An opportunity awaits history buffs, stressed-out Manhattanites, and possibly creative developers when a Westchester, New York lakefront mansion once owned by the Straus family of Macy’s department stores, and then by the Hearst family goes to auction on June 13. A peaceful location with room to roam and restoration already prepped to begin, the mansion has been taken to the studs, the excavation dug for a cliffside infinity pool and even a lakefront log cabin further through the woods has construction started. Ideal for a buyer’s architect to design for their personal taste, sealed bidding starts at $2.5 million - an almost 60% reduction from its list price of $6.75 million.
