{"id":190129,"date":"2025-08-31T09:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T09:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/31\/richard-geres-former-connecticut-mansion-demolished-to-make-way-for-luxury-development\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T09:36:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T09:36:01","slug":"richard-geres-former-connecticut-mansion-demolished-to-make-way-for-luxury-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/31\/richard-geres-former-connecticut-mansion-demolished-to-make-way-for-luxury-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Gere&apos;s former Connecticut mansion demolished to make way for luxury development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2025-08-31\" datetime=\"1756632961\" pubdate=\"\">31 August 2025<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/richard-gere\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,richard-gere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Gere<\/a>\u2019s once-grand Connecticut estate has officially been reduced to rubble,<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Richard Gere&#8217;s US home has been demolished<\/p>\n<p>The Pretty Woman star, 75, and his wife Alejandra Gere, 42, sold the sprawling 32-acre property in New Canaan for $10.75 million in October 2024 before relocating to Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Now, as reported by PEOPLE, the historic site is being transformed into a nine-property luxury development, the new owners\u2019 plans revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Before the wrecking ball swung, salvage experts from Hudson Valley House Parts worked tirelessly to rescue the architectural treasures hidden within the home.<\/p>\n<p>Founder Reggie Young told the outlet: \u201cWe recently checked in and the house has been taken down. We are grateful that the buyers allowed us time to salvage and get everything out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nThe New York-based company partnered with Delaware Valley House Parts in New Jersey and Green Circle Auctions to preserve key elements of the estate, including vintage fixtures, ornate woodwork, and original stonework.<\/p>\n<p>\nGere purchased the property in 2022 from singer Paul Simon and his wife Edie Brickell, reportedly with plans to turn it into a working farm. But those ambitions shifted when the couple decided to move closer to Alejandra\u2019s family in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>\nGere has been slammed by Paul Simon\u2019s daughter over the demolition of her childhood home.<\/p>\n<p>\nLulu Simon took to social media to accuse the star of betraying a promise made to her family.<\/p>\n<p>\nLulu, 30, raged on Instagram: \u201cJust in case anyone was wondering if I still hate Richard Gere \u2013 I do!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nShe alleged he had pledged to preserve the land as a \u201ccondition of his purchase\u201d \u2013 a promise she claims was broken when he resold it.<\/p>\n<p>\nLulu said: \u201cHe bought my childhood home. Promised he would take care of the land as condition of his purchase.<\/p>\n<p>\nShe added: \u201cProceeded to never actually move in \u00a0 just sold it to a developer as 9 separate plots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nIn a second Instagram slide, Lulu added: \u201cI hope my dead pets buried in that backyard haunt you until you descend into a slow and unrelenting madness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nThe caption accompanied a photo of Gere surrounded by family pets.<\/p>\n<p>\nLulu followed the posts with a meme showing a frog in front of a surreal landscape with the caption: \u201cTime will put your enemies in the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nThe home, originally built in the 1930s, was scheduled for demolition in May, according to People.<\/p>\n<p>\nRichard and his wife, 41-year-old Alejandra Gere, relocated to Madrid with their children to be closer to Alejandra\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe told Vanity Fair Spain in April 2024: \u201cShe was very generous in giving me six years living in my world, so it is only fair that I give her at least another six living in hers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nThe couple have two sons \u2013 Alexander, six, and James, five. Alejandra also has a son, Albert, 11, from her previous marriage to businessman Govind Friedland.<\/p>\n<p>\nRichard is also father to son, Homer, 25, with ex-wife Carey Lowell.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/richard-geres-former-connecticut-mansion-demolished-make-way-luxury-development-1428729.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>31 August 2025 Richard Gere\u2019s once-grand Connecticut estate has officially been reduced to rubble, Richard Gere&#8217;s US home has been demolished The Pretty Woman star, 75, and his wife Alejandra Gere, 42, sold the sprawling 32-acre property in New Canaan for $10.75 million in October 2024 before relocating to Spain. 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