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Roger Ailes was selling parts of his New York real estate
Roger Ailes was a polarizing figure in Putnam County, with his supporters pointing to his philanthropy while his detractors said his weekly newspapers unfairly treated Democrats. Wochit
PHILIPSTOWN, N.Y. — Fox News founder Roger Ailes was a major property owner in this town across from West Point on the Hudson about 50 miles upriver from New York.
But the 77-year-old was divesting his holdings here at the time of his death Thursday.
"In the past couple of years, he has put several of those properties on the market," said Bill Hussung, a real-estate broker and owner of Robert A. McCaffrey Realty in Cold Spring, N.Y.
He and his wife, Elizabeth, had a reason they had accumulated a real-estate portfolio in an area along Beverly Warren Road, Hussung said.
"He famously bought a really gorgeous property on top of a mountain overlooking Boscobel and Cold Spring and then bought surrounding properties to keep them open" so that they had no neighbors, Hussung said. "That’s kind of a famous real-estate story that has been always told about Roger."
But the 77-year-old was divesting his holdings here at the time of his death Thursday.
"In the past couple of years, he has put several of those properties on the market," said Bill Hussung, a real-estate broker and owner of Robert A. McCaffrey Realty in Cold Spring, N.Y.
He and his wife, Elizabeth, had a reason they had accumulated a real-estate portfolio in an area along Beverly Warren Road, Hussung said.
"He famously bought a really gorgeous property on top of a mountain overlooking Boscobel and Cold Spring and then bought surrounding properties to keep them open" so that they had no neighbors, Hussung said. "That’s kind of a famous real-estate story that has been always told about Roger."
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One of the couple's properties — a contemporary three-bedroom house on wooded three acres on Beverly Warren Road — sold in December for $825,000, according to the Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service.
Two other Ailes properties still are listed for sale.
A three-bedroom, 3½-bath home on nearby New York Route 9D initially was put on the market for $1.475 million in May 2014. The price has been reduced multiple times since, and its current asking price is $765,000.
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The other Ailes property on the market is a four-bedroom, six-bath home built in 1980. The home was renovated in 2014 and priced at $2.75 million.
Roger and Elizabeth Ailes also own a 8,933 square-foot, four-bedroom home at on Beverly Warren Road, according to Philipstown's tax roll. The house is not on the market, according to Zillow.
In December, Elizabeth Ailes sold the Putnam County Courier and the Putnam County News & Recorder newspapers, which the couple resurrected in 2009 after the publications briefly ceased publication.
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The newspapers are both headquartered in a historic building at 144 Main St. in Cold Spring. That two-story building also is on the market for $1.15 million, according to the multiple listing service.
Roger Ailes hasn't been in the Philipstown area lately, particularly after his August attempt to take control of Putnam County's $1.5 million senior center project in exchange for a $500,000 donation came under intense scrutiny. The day after a Journal News investigation revealed his secret deal with the Putnam County executive, the county Legislature decided not to vote to make it official and Ailes withdrew his gift.
He had resigned July 21 from Fox News following a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson. He left the cable-TV network with a $40 million severance package.
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In April, the Palm Beach Daily News reported that Roger Ailes was the buyer behind a trust that paid $36 million in September for a six-bedroom, 6½-bath Palm Beach house that's one lot south of the exclusive Beach Club. Both have Atlantic Ocean frontage.
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One of the couple's properties — a contemporary three-bedroom house on wooded three acres on Beverly Warren Road — sold in December for $825,000, according to the Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service.
Two other Ailes properties still are listed for sale.
A three-bedroom, 3½-bath home on nearby New York Route 9D initially was put on the market for $1.475 million in May 2014. The price has been reduced multiple times since, and its current asking price is $765,000.
► Scoop: Drudge beats Fox News in report of Ailes' death, thanks to his wife
► In memory: Fox News pays tribute to co-founder Roger Ailes
The other Ailes property on the market is a four-bedroom, six-bath home built in 1980. The home was renovated in 2014 and priced at $2.75 million.
Roger and Elizabeth Ailes also own a 8,933 square-foot, four-bedroom home at on Beverly Warren Road, according to Philipstown's tax roll. The house is not on the market, according to Zillow.
In December, Elizabeth Ailes sold the Putnam County Courier and the Putnam County News & Recorder newspapers, which the couple resurrected in 2009 after the publications briefly ceased publication.
► Payouts: Fox's bill for Roger Ailes settlements is now $45 million
► TV: A miniseries about Roger AIles is in the works from Showtime
The newspapers are both headquartered in a historic building at 144 Main St. in Cold Spring. That two-story building also is on the market for $1.15 million, according to the multiple listing service.
Roger Ailes hasn't been in the Philipstown area lately, particularly after his August attempt to take control of Putnam County's $1.5 million senior center project in exchange for a $500,000 donation came under intense scrutiny. The day after a Journal News investigation revealed his secret deal with the Putnam County executive, the county Legislature decided not to vote to make it official and Ailes withdrew his gift.
He had resigned July 21 from Fox News following a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson. He left the cable-TV network with a $40 million severance package.
► Resignation: Roger Ailes steps down as Fox News chief executive
► Support: Trump lauds Roger Ailes after Fox departure
In April, the Palm Beach Daily News reported that Roger Ailes was the buyer behind a trust that paid $36 million in September for a six-bedroom, 6½-bath Palm Beach house that's one lot south of the exclusive Beach Club. Both have Atlantic Ocean frontage.
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