Herbert N. Straus House
40°46′18″N 73°58′00″W / 40.771604°N 73.9665989°W
The Herbert N. Straus House is a large
Vicky Ward in 2003 described the house as "the crown jewel of the city's residential town houses...it sits on—or, rather, commands—the block of 71st Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues. Almost ludicrously out of proportion with its four- and five-story neighbors, it seems more like an institution than a house" and that it was believed to be the largest private residence in Manhattan.[4] The house's 2008 property tax bill was the fourth highest for a single residence in New York City.[6] In 2019 it was valued at $77 million by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and at $56 million by the New York City Department of Finance.[6]
History
Herbert Straus, the sixth of seven children born to
The
Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein moved into the house in 1996, at which time he claimed to own it, although its registered ownership changed in 2011 from a trust connected to both Wexner and Epstein to a trust controlled by Epstein.[6][5][3][4]
Vicky Ward visited Epstein at the house for "The Talented Mr Epstein", her 2003 profile in
A large office spanned the width of the house, decorated with a large
The
2021 sale
In March 2021, former Goldman Sachs executive Michael Daffey purchased the home for $51 million, with proceeds from the sale going to the Epstein Victims' Compensation Program.[9] Daffey secured a $30.6 million loan from Citigroup to purchase the home.[10]
References
- ISBN 978-0926494220.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-538386-7.
- ^ a b c Mark David (February 25, 2011). "A Big Deal Goes Down at NYC's Lordly 834 Fifth Avenue". Variety. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Mark David (February 25, 2011). "The Talented Mr. Epstein". Vanity Fair. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Matthew Haag (July 8, 2019). "$56 Million Upper East Side Mansion Where Epstein Allegedly Abused Girls". New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ a b Ellyn Santiago (July 8, 2019). "Here's the $77M Mansion the Feds Want to Seize from Jeffrey Epstein". Heavy. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Lt. Straus to Marry Miss Anne Helburn". New York Times. April 18, 1944. p. 24.
Last month he and his brothers [...] donated the unfinished mansion of Herbert N. Straus at 9 East 71st Street to the Roman Catholic Bishropic of New York.
- ^ Conklin, Audrey (March 17, 2021). "Former Goldman executive pays $51M for Epstein's NYC mansion. Who is he?". FOXBusiness. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Stupples, Benjamin (July 9, 2021). "Buyer of Jeffrey Epstein's NYC Home Gets $30.6 Million Citi Loan". www.bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
External links
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