A lavish mansion just a few doors down from the home Donald Trump grew up in is now on the market for $5.775 million.
If the lavish Tudor-style home can achieve its asking price, it will be one of the most expensive homes ever sold in Queens.
The mansion is in Jamaica Estates, where many of the most expensive properties in Queens are located.
Alexana Martins of the Corcoran Group, with whom the home is listed, said the median sale price in the area is $2.1 million.
A home sold for $3.8 million remains the most expensive sale to date.
The 8,000-square-foot mansion (pictured) located in Jamaica Estates, Queens, has hit the market with sellers asking $5.775 million.
The mansion is located just a few doors down from Donald Trump’s childhood home (pictured)
Trump (pictured) lived in the area and his childhood home was sold in 2017 for $2.14 million.
If the mansion reaches its asking price of $5.775 million, it will be the most expensive sale in the area.
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.
Valued at $5.755 million, this latest listing in Jamaica Estates is a lavish 8,000 square foot home with six bedrooms.
Dating from the 1930s, the mansion is full of character and spans half an acre.
After purchasing the house in 2000, the Kantiuses, the current occupants, undertook several renovations.
The mansion was purchased in 2000 by the Kantiuses, who quickly undertook several renovations. The house features more than 30 murals by specially commissioned Russian artists
The dining room is furnished with a Murano glass chandelier and the floors are glossy parquet.
An ornate and carefully selected chandelier also hangs above the kitchen table.
The couple installed a swimming pool, an extremely rare luxury in the region.
Over 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 home.
Gina hired a number of Russian artists to paint over 30 stunning murals on the walls.
The Kantiuses also spent about $1 million on the mahogany that dominates the house.
Mahogany is found in the cigar room, the library, as well as on the doors and staircases.
The six-bedroom house has several working fireplaces that will warm future tenants
The banister of the staircase was skillfully made by a Russian metalwork artist
In the rotunda, an ornate metal chandelier hangs above the staircase
The house dates from the 1930s and is full of antique charm
Above each dining room table, a Murano glass chandelier projects its warm light.
And in the rotunda, an ornate metal chandelier hangs above the staircase, whose banister was specially made by a Russian metalwork artist.
Other impressive features of the house include: a carpentry workshop, gym, sauna, billiard room and massage room.
The dining room has shiny parquet floors and the house is equipped with several fireplaces.
The bathroom has several gold-plated objects
Other impressive features of the house include: a carpentry workshop, gym, sauna, billiard room and massage room.
The current owners spent about $1 million on the mahogany that dominates the house.
Mahogany is found in the cigar room, the library, as well as on the doors and staircases.
The tall windows ensure that the interior of the house receives maximum natural light.
The Kantiuses told the Wall Street Journal they were selling the house to spend more time at home in West Palm Beach.
However, they are sorry to leave such a beautiful home behind.
According to Alexana Martins, who is selling this home, there is another home in Jamaica Estates on the market for $4.99 million.
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