The godfather of all mansions is up for sale on Staten Island.
The palatial former home of “Big Paul” Castellano has an asking price of $16.8 million, according to a posted last week on Zillow.
The Gambino crime boss was assassinated outside a Manhattan steakhouse in 1985 on the orders of rival John Gotti in one of the city’s most mob hits.
Known as the “White House,” the eight-bed, 17-bath property sits on two acres of “pristinely manicured” grounds in the ritzy Todt Hill neighborhood and has an unobstructed view of the Verrazzano Bridge.
The 33,000-square-foot manor has a host of amenities including a gym, sauna, library, home theater, wine cellar, “personal beauty parlor,” solarium, indoor and outdoor Olympic-sized pools, plus a 13-car showroom.
Castellano is pictured in custody in 1984. (Tom Monaster / New York Daily News)The Staten Island Advance, which first the news, described the house as a “borough gem” and “local landmark” in which Castellano conducted business and raised a family. The FBI it in the 1980s before his demise.
The Zillow listing describes the property at 177 Benedict Road as “truly a sanctuary where work and leisure harmoniously coexist.
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A real estate website described the home as ‘truly a sanctuary where work and leisure harmoniously coexist.” (Mary DiBiase Blaich for New York Daily News)Castellano’s own work-leisure balance came to a violent in December 1985, when he and his driver were shot to death outside of Sparks Steak House in Midtown Manhattan.
The pair were ambushed by a crew of four wearing matching trench coats and black Russian fur hats.
They were acting on orders from John Gotti, who was parked just a half block away and later drove past the murder scene. The Teflon Don went on to seize control of the Gambino operation before being put behind bars, where he in 2002.
The home, pictured in 1985, has an asking price of nearly $17 million. (James Hughes for New York Daily News)
Another Gambino crime family boss, Frank Cali, was shot and killed in outside his Staten Island home, located less than half a mile from Castellano’s mansion.
The Benedict Road house was built in 1980 and last sold in 2000. It’s been the of burglars several times over the years. In 2015, Hillary Clinton held a
for her presidential campaign there hosted by then-owner Sal Rusi.
Connie Profaci Realty has the .
