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What luxury residences and properties did Epstein own in New York, Palm Beach, Paris, and New Mexico?
Executive summary
Jeffrey Epstein owned a high-profile real-estate portfolio that included a 7‑story Upper East Side Manhattan townhouse (9 East 71st Street), a waterfront Palm Beach mansion on El Brillo Way (358 El Brillo Way), an 800‑sqm luxury apartment on Avenue Foch in Paris, and the sprawling Zorro Ranch in New Mexico (about 10,000 acres with a 26,700–33,000 sq ft main house). Multiple outlets document these holdings and later sales or demolition: the Manhattan home sold for roughly $51 million [1], the Palm Beach house was sold and demolished after a 2020 sale for roughly $18.5 million [2] [3], the Paris apartment (near the Arc de Triomphe) was searched by French authorities and later sold for about €10–11.9 million [4] [5], and Zorro Ranch—known locally by that name—was bought in the 1990s, developed into a large hacienda and later sold [6] [7].
1. Manhattan townhouse: an Upper East Side fortress of influence
Epstein’s principal New York residence was the neo‑classical, multi‑story townhouse at 9 East 71st Street on the Upper East Side; reporting describes it as a seven‑story, roughly 28,000 sq ft mansion with extensive interiors, surveillance and unusual decor, and as the place where investigators later focused searches and seizures [8] [9]. The estate sold the property after his death; a former Goldman Sachs executive, Michael Daffey, purchased the townhouse in a 2021 sale reported at about $51 million and proceeds were routed to the victims’ fund [1] [10]. Official prosecutors and the Southern District indictment identified the New York residence as a site involved in the alleged criminal conduct [11].
2. Palm Beach mansion: waterfront estate razed and litigated
Epstein purchased a Waterfront Palm Beach home on El Brillo Way in 1990 and it became central to the earlier Florida investigations; the property was sold in 2020 and subsequently demolished by its buyer [3] [2]. Contemporary reporting and local records show the house was sold for about $18.5 million in March 2020 and demolition began soon after, with proceeds used toward estate liabilities and victim claims [2] [12]. Prosecutors have long said the Palm Beach residence was among the locations where abuse occurred [11].
3. Paris apartment on Avenue Foch: luxury flat tied to French probe
French prosecutors searched an Epstein apartment on Avenue Foch, one of Paris’s priciest streets near the Arc de Triomphe; sources place the flat at about 800 square metres and note it contained a dedicated massage room investigators questioned [4] [13]. The Paris unit — often described as two apartments joined and redecorated by Alberto Pinto — was later marketed and sold by the estate for roughly €10–11.9 million according to multiple outlets [5] [14] [15]. French and international reporting ties that apartment to parallel inquiries into alleged abuse in France [16].
4. Zorro Ranch, New Mexico: remote hacienda and lingering questions
Epstein bought the Zorro Ranch in 1993 and constructed a large Mediterranean‑style main house and ancillary facilities on thousands of acres; local and national reporting describes a very large mansion with courtyard and living spaces the size of an “average American home” and places the property roughly 30 miles southeast of Santa Fe [6] [7]. Survivors and documents referenced in later estate releases recall visits there, and New Mexico authorities interviewed possible victims and examined the property as part of inquiries [17] [18]. The ranch was put on the market and later sold; local coverage and public records show transfers and continued political and legal interest in events that occurred there [19] [7].
5. Sales, estate receipts and what “ownership” meant after 2019
After Epstein’s 2019 death, his executors sold properties to generate cash for victims and estate expenses; reporting estimates his real‑estate holdings were a sizable portion of his assets and that sales between 2021–2023 produced funds for the Epstein Victims’ Compensation Program [20] [1]. Forbes and other outlets reported that the estate’s liquidations and settlements paid out large sums to victims, while some properties—like Palm Beach—were razed by new owners [20] [2].
6. Limitations, open questions and competing emphases
Reporting agrees on the four high‑profile properties above but differs in exact square‑foot numbers and sale prices across outlets; for example Manhattan dimensions are variously reported as 21,000–28,000–51,000 sq ft and sale prices are reported around $51 million [8] [21] [1] [10]. Available sources do not mention every transaction detail or every accessory property sometimes referenced in Epstein’s listings (e.g., certain New York apartments beyond the Upper East Side townhouse) and some local reporting emphasizes community reactions and demolition decisions rather than exhaustive chain‑of‑title explanations [22] [23]. Where sources explicitly link properties to alleged crimes, prosecutors’ filings and survivor testimony are cited [11] [17].
If you want, I can produce a concise table summarizing each property’s location, reported size, key dates (purchase, sale, demolition) and the specific sources for each fact.