Astors’ Beechwood Takes Shape as Larry Ellison Art Museum

Restoration of Astor’s Beechwood underway 12/30/12 on Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI Yesterday, while cruising down Newport’s Bellevue Avenue, I glanced over at Astors’ Beechwood and, much to my surprise, it wasn’t there!  After a quick double take I realized the big, beige Italiante mansion WAS in fact there, but it was no longer the cream-colored […]

Newport’s Hopedene Sold Today for $16M

Hopedene, Newport, RI, sold $16M 12/19/12 It was another stellar day for Newport, RI luxury real estate as word spread that Gustave White Sotheby’s brokered the sale of Hopedene for $16M. The sale was Rhode Island’s highest recorded sale this year and the second highest ever.  Located on Cliff Avenue with a sweeping lawn and […]