Category: mansion

Feds Warned About Risks of Delaying 24 Sussex Decision Almost a Year Before It Closed

Almost a year before the closure of 24 Sussex Drive due to disrepair and an infestation of rodents, the chairman of the National Capital Commission’s board of directors warned that further delaying a cabinet decision on the fate of the residence would put the whole structure at risk. The mansion, which sits on a prime…


Car Reported Stolen in 92 Found Buried at California Mansion

ATHERTON, Calif.—Three decades after a car was reported stolen in Northern California, police are digging the missing convertible out of the yard of a $15 million mansion built by a man with a history of arrests for murder, attempted murder, and insurance fraud. The convertible Mercedes Benz, filled with bags of unused concrete, was discovered…


The Gorilla (1939)

When a wealthy man is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save”…


Couple Buy 109-Year-Old Mansion, Transform It Into $900,000 Home for Their Son

The day Trey and Abby Brothers brought their first-born baby home was extra-special. Their son has started life in a rambling 109-year-old mansion – but his parents aren’t super rich; they’re just smart. Trey, 33, works in information technology, and Abby, 31, is a registered nurse. They purchased the 6,000-square-foot, six-bedroom mansion in Aberdeen, North…


Biotech Investor Buys $70 Million Mansion in Orange County, Setting New Record

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—Setting an all-time high record for home price in Orange County, a biotech hedge fund mogul purchased a $70 million oceanfront estate, nearly doubling the price the last time the property was sold in 2018. Joseph Edelman, founder and CEO of the New York-based Perspective Advisors, and his wife, Susan Lebovitz-Edelman, purchased the…


The Most Expensive Mansion in US—Worth $500 M—Files Bankruptcy

Developer of “The One” mega-mansion, the nation’s most expensive mansion worth an estimated $500 million, filed for bankruptcy protection Oct. 26, a day before the mansion was set to foreclose. After the project developer, Nile Niami—who owns Crestllyod—defaulted on more than $100 million of debt, the lenders of the project, including the largest lender the…


French Craftsmen Discover 239 Pre-Revolution Gold Coins in Walls of Mansion During Reno

While remodeling an old mansion in the French countryside, three craftsmen stumbled on hidden treasure: 239 rare gold coins stashed away in the walls of the property. The hoard is valued at roughly $350,000. In 2019, the married couple who owned the home in Plozévet—a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France—decided to…


Couple Buy ‘Crumbling’ 18th Century Mansion, Save It From Ruin in 3-Year-Transformation

It was a formidable project. An 18th century mansion, vacant for 30 years and falling into disrepair. But Katie and Lester Bayfield had a vision for the future of their investment. Over the course of three years, the couple pulled out all the stops, transforming the mansion from near-ruin into an antique luxury home, for…


Reawakening a Giant

In his illustrious design career, Chuck Chewning has executed major projects in Europe and North America, winning big awards. Yet it might have appeared that even someone of Chewning’s virtuosity would need to reach deep into his repertoire to restore the Armstrong Mansion in 2017. This 26,100-square-foot Italian Renaissance Revival palace stands at 447 Bull…