Thursday, October 02, 2008



Hurry, hurry, hurry!
The Helmsley estate has been dropped from $125 million to $95 million, a saving of a full $30 million. If you've been waiting, now's your chance. I once hazarded a guess, when the Queen of Bedford Hills Women's Prison was still alive, that the place might be worth $45-$50 million. The listing broker was obviously far more optimistic than I and remains so even today - but that optimism is dipping.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Meet me out front - i'll be the one with the suitcase full of cash

Anonymous said...

Maybe Barney Frank - Chris Dodd - or Nancy Pelosi - or Harry Reid - might be interested. I'm sure some liberal will buy it. Did Mel Gibson sell his property - Chris? Last I read it was on the market for around 35 Million.

Chris - I'm reading the Greenwich Post - very nice picture of you - and congrats for being the Top Producer at the Raveis Old Greenwich - office. Who is Lou Galasso? Interesting Lou was the top listing agent - nice picture of Mary Newcomb - too!

How was the open houses today? Any - thing of interest?

Have a nice evening to all!

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful picture - Chris - thank you! I like the suitcase full of cash remark - yes - it happens - esp. in the New York market.

Chris Fountain said...

The picture was courtesy of David Ogilvy - say what you must about some of his pricing decisions, he does a spectacular (and expensive - clients don't front these costs) job of displaying his listings to their very best advantage. This photo shows that.