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In the resort town of palm beach in Florida (USA) Commission for architecture approved the demolition of a mansion owned by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev. On Monday, March 28, writes the Palm Beach Daily News.
The entrepreneur bought the house in 2008 potential candidate for President of the United States Donald trump for $ 95 million. This transaction became the largest in real estate in the entire history of palm beach. The trump bought the house four years before, paying him 41 million.
The Commission authorized the demolition of the main house and the fountain at the main entrance; fences, roads and gates will be preserved. The sources claim that the site of the demolished mansion, the owners are planning to build two or three separate homes.
The mansion was built in 1988. Total area of the building is 5.7 thousand square meters, it is located on a plot of 2.4 hectares with a 145-metre beach. Before trump bought the asset, they has long been owned by businessman A. B. Gosman.
For the mansion with Rybolovlev sued by his ex-wife Elena. Their divorce process lasts since 2008. In may 2014 she was able to sue the ex-husband’s half of its state — of the order of 4.5 billion dollars.
In August of 2013, Elena filed an additional lawsuit in the U.S. court of Hawaii, arguing that the ex-husband started to massively buy up property to avoid payments in a divorce. She claimed in court that Rybolovlev sold the stake of Uralkali (63%) and Silvinit (25 percent), investing the money in expensive homes and penthouses in new York and Monaco. Grievances related to including a mansion in palm beach and another house in Hawaii, Rybolovlev acquired by the actor will Smith.
