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Ever wanted to live like a Don? Well, now’s your chance—if you’ve got USD$18 million (about R340 million) burning a hole in your pocket.
The former palatial pad of Paul Castellano, once dubbed the Boss of Bosses of the Gambino crime family, has hit the market at 177 Benedict Rd, Staten Island.
Built by the man himself in 1980, the place has enough old-school opulence to make Tony Montana blush—and it’s still sitting unsold after nearly six months online.
Castellano enjoyed the spoils of mob life here until he was famously whacked outside Sparks Steak House in 1985. Now, his 33,000-square-foot, four-level beast of a home is looking for a new kingpin. The mansion sprawls across 1.58 gated acres in the swanky Todt Hill area – yes, the same neighbourhood as former Mets closer John Franco.
It’s got eight ridiculous ensuite bedrooms, 17 bathrooms (because one throne clearly isn’t enough), a 13-car showroom garage, a commercial-grade kitchen, a wine cellar built for flexing, and both indoor and outdoor Olympic-sized pools. Because why have one when you can have two?
There’s also a solarium, private library, home theatre, gym, sauna, in-home beauty salon (yes, really), and enough marble to make an emperor jealous. But the crown jewel? That garage. While it doesn’t come stocked with million-dollar Ferraris or a Maserati MC20, it does scream, “I collect cars and I don’t do economy class.”
But despite racking up over 44,000 Zillow views and more than 2,300 saves, no one’s bitten. Maybe it’s the gaudy wallpaper, maybe it’s the price tag, or maybe—just maybe—it’s that this place comes with some serious baggage. You can change the curtains, but history? Not so much.
The price is obviously steep. $18M is a cool $1.2M more than when it was first listed at $16.8M back in October 2023. Since then, it’s been passed around like a hot potato and still hasn’t found a buyer, even with RJM Realty Empire Inc. now holding the reins.
And get this, across the street, 176 Benedict Rd sold recently after being listed at $8.95M. That sale set a new Staten Island record… until this place moves. If it ever does.
Bottom line: this is a monument to excess with a side of infamy. But so far, nobody’s dared to step into Castellano’s shoes—or his marble palace. Maybe they’re scared of ghosts. Or maybe they just don’t want 17 toilets to clean.
[Source: Man of Many]
