Author Archives: Castles of the Realm

Sept. 25, 1991 An emaciated husky mix and her 13 puppies were picked up Friday on an undeveloped stretch of Middle Jam Road and the Gorham-Standish line. Concerned neighbors had contacted police of both towns when it became apparent that the dogs had been abandoned and were in danger of starvation. The mother dog, more … Continue reading »

The Old Westbury mansion belonging to Victoria Gotti was raided by federal agents last week in what reports said was part of a tax fraud investigation. A search warrant was issued for the property on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service for an investigation targeting her sons John, Carmine and Frank, the New York Daily … Continue reading »

Cue jokes about how the New York City co-op market is “killing her softly.” Roberta Flack, the Grammy award-winning R&B singer best known for 1970s classics “Where is the Love?” and  “Killing Me Softly With His Song,“ has relisted her two-bedroom, two-bathroom co-op in the famed Dakota building on the Upper West Side, and is … Continue reading »

Previous Next Brangelina’s sudden split is making entertainment headlines for many reasons. Did he cheat? Is he an angry alcoholic? Whatever the real cause, as with most famous celebrity breakups, our minds go to an important question: Who’ll get the house? Or, in their case, who’ll get one of the many sprawling international properties they … Continue reading »

In addition to new single “Perfect Illusion,” pop diva Lady Gaga is reportedly debuting a new real estate property in her portfolio. The singer/performance artist is said to have bought Frank Zappa’s estate in the Hollywood Hills for $5.25 million. Although the buyer’s identity is shielded behind a trust, the beneficiary is believed to be … Continue reading »

Eagle-eyed real estate yenta Yolanda Yakketyyak was the first to whisper in our eager ear that Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood sold their fairly unassuming beach getaway in Malibu in an off-market deal for $7 million. The buyer, according to property records, is internet entrepreneur Adam Bern­hard, who additionally owns a neighboring property he scooped … Continue reading »

The Associated Press Published Wednesday, September 21, 2016 1:00PM EDT RHINEBECK, N.Y. — A dilapidated mansion in New York believed to have inspired the phrase “Keeping up with the Joneses” is on the auction block. The Poughkeepsie Journal reports the 24-room Wyndclyffe Castle will be auctioned Wednesday. The mansion was built in 1853 in Rhinebeck … Continue reading »

(Photo: Public domain) Wyndclyffe, a mansion in Rhinebeck, New York, which is about 100 miles north of New York City, has been in bad shape for decades, ever since it was abandoned in the 1950s after a series of owners couldn’t afford to maintain it.  Owing to its size, it’s not hard to see why: … Continue reading »