Stunning mansion next to house where Donald Trump grew up is one of most expensive ever in NYC borough after listing for $5.775M
A lavish mansion just a few doors away from Donald Trump’s childhood home is now for sale for $5.775 million.
If the palatial Tudor-style home manages to fetch its asking price, it will be one of the most expensive homes ever sold in Queens.
The mansion is located in Jamaica Estates, where many of the most expensive properties in Queens are located.
Alexana Martins of the Corcoran Group, whose home is listed, said the average sales price in the area is $2.1 million.
A home that sold for $3.8 million remains the most expensive sale to date.
The 8,000-square-foot mansion (pictured) in Jamaica Estates, Queens, has hit the market and the sellers are asking $5.775 million
The mansion is just a few doors away from Donald Trump’s childhood home (pictured)
Trump (pictured) lived in the area and his childhood home sold for $2.14 million in 2017
If the mansion reaches its asking price of $5.775 million, it will be the most expensive sale in the region
The neighborhood was once home to former President Trump, whose childhood home, a modest 2,500-square-foot Tudor, sold for $2.14 million in 2017.
This latest listing in Jamaica Estates is asking $5.755 million and is a lavish 8,000-square-foot home with six bedrooms.
The country house from the 1930s is full of character and stands on half a hectare of land.
After purchasing the house in 2000, the Kantiuses, the current residents, carried out a number of renovations.
The country house was purchased in 2000 by the Kantiuses, who quickly carried out various renovations. The house features more than 30 murals by specially commissioned Russian artists
The dining room is decorated with a Murano glass chandelier and the floors have a glossy parquet pattern
An elegant and carefully selected chandelier also hangs above the kitchen table
The couple installed a swimming pool, which is an extremely rare luxury for the area
Over the course of four years, Dr. Mikhail Kantius, a dermatopathologist, and his wife Gina added a gold-plated sink and a swimming pool—an unusual luxury for a New York City home.
Gina enlisted some Russian artists to paint more than 30 beautiful murals on the walls.
The Kantiuses also dropped about $1 million on the mahogany that dominates the house.
Mahogany can be found in the cigar room, the library and on the doors and stairs.
The six-bedroom home features multiple working fireplaces that will warm future tenants
The handrail of the stairs was expertly crafted by a Russian metal artist
An elegant metal chandelier hangs above the stairs in the rotunda
The house dates from the 1930s and exudes antique charm
Above each dining table, a Murano glass chandelier casts its warm light.
And in the rotunda hangs an elegant metal chandelier above the stairs, the handrail of which was specially made by a Russian metal artist.
Other impressive features of the house include: a wood shop, gym, sauna, billiards room and massage room.
The dining room has glossy parquet floors and the house has several fireplaces.
The bathroom features several gold-plated items
Other impressive features of the house include: a wood shop, gym, sauna, billiards room and massage room
The current owners dropped about $1 million on the mahogany wood that dominates the house
Mahogany can be found in the cigar room, the library and on the doors and stairs
Tall windows ensure that the interior of the house receives maximum natural light.
The Kantiuses told it Wall Street Journal that they sold the house to spend more time in their West Palm Beach home.
Still, they think it’s a shame to leave such a beautiful house behind.
According to Alexana Martins, who is selling this home, there is another home in Jamaica Estates on the market for $4.99 million.