Mitt Romney sold his controversial mansion with a car lift for $ 23 million

Utah Senator and former Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, sold his famous home in San Diego, Calif. – which made headlines in 2012 for planning the installation a car lift– to $ 23.5 million and became the 5th most expensive sale in county history.

The house was a landmark for his opponents in the 2012 presidential election in which he competed (and lost) against Barack Obama, who said he was an example of Romney. I was disconnected from reality when he built an elevator for his cars on the property.

The transaction comes after years of strong reactions from neighbors to tear down and demolish the initial structure facing the sea.

Anthony Ciani, an architect from La Jolla, Calif., And Romney’s former neighbor at the time, told the New York Post that his problem was mainly with for public beach use.

“Not all of the neighbors have had problems with Project Romney,” Ciani said. “But others, including myself, have challenged their claim to own the sandy beach west of the property line, which could interfere with the historic public use of the beach.”

Romney, 74, and his wife Ann bought the La Jolla home in 2008 for $ 12 million, according to property records.

At the time of purchase, the house consisted of only three bedrooms and five bathrooms. then the residence It has been converted into a two-story, five-bedroom, seven-bathroom house.

The reconstruction, strongly opposed by the inhabitants of the district, included new retaining walls, a relocated driveway and a garage for four cars with elevator.

The sale price makes it the fifth most expensive home sale in San Diego County history and the third most expensive for La Jolla. Biggest purchase in San Diego County history remains the sale of a waterfront home in 2007 to Del Mar for $ 48.2 million.

Romley and a vote that will go down in history

Romney became the first senator in U.S. history to vote for impeachment to a president of his own party. He did so in February 2020 when he supported the impeachment of Donald Trump in the impeachment trial against him.

It was an unprecedented event after the political trials of Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill clinton in 1999.

The senator said he had resorted to his deep mormon faith make the “hardest decision” of your life. But Trump, celebrating his acquittal, targeted him directly.

“I don’t like people who use their faith as justification do what they know to be wrong“the business mogul once said.

If Romney had “devoted the same energy and the same anger to defeating a hesitant Barack Obama that he is doing it to me, could have won the electionsTrump tweeted later.

Romney’s relationship with Trump has seen its ups and downs. During the former president’s campaign, the MP described him as “fraud“.

But he was then pictured having dinner with Trump at a New York restaurant, arguably discussing his possible appointment as secretary of state – a post he ultimately assumed. Rex Tillerson-.

At 74, Romney, who made a fortune in corporate finance, no longer has presidential ambitions, and his tenure as a senator for the state of Utah sand runs until 2025.

With information from ANSA.