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Old Westbury, Estate of the Day

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Newsday's Rich Cribs column led me to today's property, a home for sale in Old Westbury, New York. The home was built in 2003 but the land was originally part of the Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney estate and the home itself reflects an earlier era. Features include high ceilings with thick molding and handpainted murals of scenic landscapes in the dining room. Flowered wallpaper, chintz, antique rugs and botanical prints on the walls also help give this new home a more classic feel. The seven-bedroom home is on 3.9 acres and backs up to the Old Westbury Country Club golf course. The gardens have an enclosed hot tub, pergola, fountainwall and outdoor kitchen. The home also includes a fully built out lower level which currently looks to be in use as a rehearsal space for musicians. This home is listed at $5.5 million.

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Phipps Mansion Sells After $4 Million Price Cut

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One of my favorite estate of the day properties, the Phipps mansion in Old Westbury, New York, has finally sold. This was our estate of the day last year when it was at $11.5 million but the home of the late Cynthia Phipps was originally on the market for $13 million. The final sale price of $9 million was the highest priced residential sale in all of Nassau County since last September according to the listing agent. The new owner, which Newsday says works in commercial real estate, is getting a 20-acre estate that includes a 12,000-square-foot house, built around 1930 and designed by the Manhattan architectural firm of Delano and Aldrich. The 20 wooded acres include a garden, fishpond, waterfall, vegetable garden, tennis court, heated pool, a five-bedroom apartment and a three-bedroom caretaker's house.

The main home has parquet and marble floors, high ceilings, deep moldings, pine paneling in the library, carved wooden fireplace mantelpieces and hand-painted wallpapers also contribute to the interior's splendor. The home includes a breakfast room, greenhouse, a master bedroom with a hall of closets, additional bedrooms with fireplaces and a second-floor staff area.

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The Gottis Save Their Home

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It turns out that Victoria Gotti and her family will be staying in their Old Westbury, New York home a bit longer. Newsday says that the reality TV star, gossip columnist and mob princess is working in a deal with the government that will keep the home from foreclosure. Gotti has said that she needed money owed to her by her ex-husband, Carmine Agnello from their divorce to pay her mortgage. and Agnello has said he needs cash to pay off a $10 million forfeiture judgment related to his racketeering conviction.

Gotti may be cutting a deal with the government that would give her title to a dozen properties that Agnello was looking to sell to raise money. Agnello's mother's name is on the deeds of three parcels that were supposed to be part of the package but lawyers for Gotti and the government said they are working toward a deal on the remaining commercial properties. Once she gets the money Gotti will have to pay off back taxes and other claims and could get enough money together to save her home. There is an outstanding $700,000 loan against the property. Gotti has claimed that Agnello secretly took out the mortgage on the mansion saying that she had given him power of attorney. The home was most recently on the market for $2.9-$3.2 million.

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Victoria Gotti In Foreclosure

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Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

Here's one celebrity foreclosure that doesn't surprise me at all. Victoria Gotti has been trying to sell her home in Old Westbury, New York for years and we''ve watched the price come tumbling down on the dilapidated manse from $4.4 million to $3.2 million. The NY Post reveals that Ms. Gotti, who first put the home up for sale in 2005 after it was used in the filming of her television show "Growing Up Gotti" is being foreclosed on by JP Morgan Chase. She owes $650,000 in mortgage payments. The bank has said that she owed $25,000 on the house each month but didn't make all the payments.

She's been dancing around foreclosure for a couple of years, in 2007 Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Roy Mahon decided foreclosure proceedings were too early but now the Brooklyn Appellate Division has granted the lender's motion for summary judgment on the foreclosure. The NY Post quotes Ms. Gotti's mother, also named Victoria, who lays the blame at the feet of Victoria Gotti's ex-husband Carmine Agnello who she says took out a mortgage behind her back. The listing pics reveal that Ms. Gotti hasn't spent much money on repairs so I'm not sure how much money the bank will get for this home.

UPDATE: Ms. Gotti has vowed to fight foreclosure and keep her home. A bit surprising considering how long she's been trying to unload it.

[Thanks, C.K.!]

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Victoria Gotti in Old Westbury, Estate of the Day

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We first heard about Victoria Gotti's home up for sale back in 2005 right around the time of her television show "Growing Up Gotti." Back then she wanted $4.4 million for her grandiose pile in Old Westbury, New York. The six-acre property includes a five-bedroom white brick house, a pool with waterfalls, a tennis court, a guest house, a gazebo with a pond, a stable/paddock, and a playground. The house was built in 1993 and looks like it hasn't been repaired since. Inside the decor is riddled with shabbily gilded columns, dusty-looking swaths of fabric draped everywhere and outsized floral displays. Gotti is now asking $3.5 million for the home.

[via Newsday, Thanks, C.K.]

UPDATE: This home is now listed as accepting offers between $2.9 and $3.2 million.

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Phipps Mansion, Estate of the Day

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Cornelia Guest's Templeton isn't the only grand home in Old Westbury, New York for sale. The Phipps estate was built in 1930 by the famed architectural firm Delano and Aldrich. The Georgian-style estate is on 20 wooded acres that include a garden, fishpond, waterfall, vegetable garden, tennis court, heated pool, a five-bedroom apartment and a three-bedroom caretaker's house.

The main home has parquet and marble floors, high ceilings, deep moldings, pine paneling in the library, carved wooden fireplace mantelpieces and hand-painted wallpapers also contribute to the interior's splendor. The home includes a breakfast room, greenhouse, a master bedroom with a hall of closets, additional bedrooms with fireplaces and a second-floor staff area. It is listed at $11.5 million.

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Templeton, Estate of the Day

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Back in May word came out from various sources that socialite Cornelia Guest had put her family's estate in Old Westbury, New York on the market. The listing was available then but now we've got some interior pics of the 11 bedroom home. The two-story brick colonial manor home built in 1924 has 28 rooms in total and the grounds are home to a pool, tennis courts, barn, formal gardens, and a greenhouse.

But let's talk about the interior. Namely, the animal prints. I haven't seen quite so many animal prints used in one home since we checked out Suzanne Somers's place in Palm Springs. The interior of this home is an eclectic mix of vintage antique furnishings and art combined with newer pieces from around the world. Tying it together is a whole zoo of animal prints used in the upholstery and rugs. Templeton is listed at $20 million.

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