Guys, did you know that Les Wexner also purchased the house next door to Epstein's mansion? 11 E 71st Street.
AnonymousJuly 12, 2019 at 1:21 PM
Wexner also purchased the town house next door at the time he acquired #9, I think the address is #11. Wexner was renovating both at the same time. I live in the neighborhood and a friend's father was very involved on historic preservation and the planning commission at the time. There was a lot of uproar about all the permits Wexner was pulling for this project. At the time he was installing the most sophisticated security available and it required also sorts of unheard of work. While I do not remember him never really living there, I do recall talk of the problems it caused those around the property going on for some time.
One day I walked down 71st to take a look at the place. As I was standing outside admiring the beautiful architecture, a well dressed gentleman with planes rolled up comes out. He asked what I thought and we started talking about how beautiful it was. He told me a little about the history and how the house next door was going to be for staff. Then he asked if I would like a tour. If it had not been full of workmen, I might have declined. It was incredible. What they were doing was beautiful, he pret
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AnonymousAugust 4, 2019 at 4:07 PM
@ 1949-1950 my mother lived in an apartment at 11 East 71 St, moved out for a couple of years and moved back in when I was a toddler and we lived there until I was 3. Strange to see that Epstein may have purchased it for his staff.
http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-1933-herbert-straus-mansion-no-9.html
It's creepy seeing Epteins mansion back when it was a Catholic hospital. I didn't know about the Titanic connection either.
https://habituallychic.luxury/2020/07/a-look-inside-9-east-71st-street/