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Local Mansion Going to Auction: Bids Start at $1.8M

Have at least $1.8 million dollars to spend? Why not take a look at this mansion on Polly Park Road?

If you have artistic tastes, the desire to spread out and relax on a large property, a love for Westchester County—and a couple of million dollars to spend—there might be a home available on Polly Park Road in Harrison with your name on it.

A 7,500 square-foot mansion located at 81 Polly Park Road will go to auction March 4 at the Ritz-Carlton in White Plains. The sprawling estate includes seven bedrooms, seven baths, two half-baths and plenty of features.

Owner Neil Bernstein, 48, purchased the home, located near the Rye-Harrison border, in 2008 for about $2.75 million and is auctioning the property to return to Cape Town Africa, where he has made millions as a successful businessman, real estate developer and musician.

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The mansion was once listed at $2.95 million and will start at a minimum bid of $1.8 million. The home includes a gym, three car garage, home theater system, wine cellar and separate staff quarters.

As if that isn't enough, the home is already filled with 50 pieces of furniture including paintings and art from the collection of Gianni Versace valued at up to $40,000 each that can be included for an additional cost.

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Named the Brookside Estate, the home was renovated in 2004 and is three stories high, made of shingle and stone.

If the winning bidder has a little more to spend after making the purchase, he or she can also add a Range Rover, Jeep Liberty or a limousine once owned by former Bear Stearns President Alan Schwartz for a fixed price.

Calling the auction the "opportunity of a lifetime" for prospective bidders, Misha Haghani, principal of Paramount Realty USA, which is handling the sale, described the auction as a rare opportunity for someone to purchase such an extravagant property in an auction setting.

Paramount Realty USA is a real estate auction company that specializes in luxury real estate. Representatives will show the home by appointment.


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