{"id":293595,"date":"2023-10-11T16:01:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T21:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=293595"},"modified":"2023-10-12T04:01:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T09:01:48","slug":"late-mafia-boss-staten-island-mansion-on-sale-for-16-8m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/late-mafia-boss-staten-island-mansion-on-sale-for-16-8m\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Mafia Boss Paul Castellano\u2019s Staten Island Mansion on Sale for $16.8M"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Staten Island<\/a> mansion once owned by Gambino boss \u201cBig Paul\u201d Castellano is on the market for $16.8 million, The Staten Island Advance<\/em><\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

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The mansion that Mob boss Paul Castellano, bottom right, designed to look like the White House. \u201cBig Paul\u201d proved to be a reclusive leader of the Gambino crime family who rarely left his baroque fortress. (Image: SILive\/IMDB)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prospective buyers eager to own a piece of Mob history are no doubt urged to make the seller\u2019s agent, Connie Profaci Realty, an offer they can\u2019t refuse, although the listing<\/a> on the agent\u2019s website makes no mention of the property\u2019s notorious former owner.<\/p>\n

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The opulent baroque mansion on Staten Island\u2019s Todt Hill is set on two and a half acres of land. It boasts eight ensuite bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, an Olympic-size pool, home cinema, gym, sauna, and a 13-car garage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Nicknamed \u201cThe White House\u201d by locals for its elaborate Palladian portico, the property was commissioned by Castellano himself shortly after he rose to power as the head of the family in 1976. It was completed in 1980 as the Gambino family was about to enter its peak years.<\/p>\n

Rise to Power<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Castellano\u2019s life of law-breaking began in childhood in his native Brooklyn when he would collect receipts for his mobbed-up father\u2019s numbers game racket. From there, he rose to become one of the most powerful Mob bosses in America, controlling labor and construction racketeering,\u00a0gambling,\u00a0loansharking,\u00a0extortion,\u00a0money laundering, and\u00a0prostitution in New York and beyond.<\/p>\n

\u201cBig Paul\u201d was the brother-in-law of Carlo Gambino, who led the family from 1959 until his death from a heart attack in 1976.<\/p>\n

Gambino\u2019s decision to name Castellano as his successor was unexpected and it put certain noses out of joint, including that of an upstart capo named John Gotti.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nevertheless, Castellano proved to be a pragmatic boss who ran the organization from the White House like a corporate entity, often siphoning money from illegal rackets into legitimate businesses. He kept a low profile and he was conservative \u2013 he upheld his predecessor\u2019s prohibition on the crime syndicate entering the drug trade, a stance that also irked Gotti.<\/p>\n

White House Bugged!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In 1983, while Castellano was on vacation in Florida, the FBI installed a secret listening device in the White House. They achieved this by first drugging his guard dogs and then disabling his security system.<\/p>\n

Recordings from within the White House allowed the agency to gather a wealth of information incriminating Castellano and many of his Gambino underlings.<\/p>\n

In 1984, he was indicted on federal racketeering charges, and a year later, for loansharking. He was killed before he could stand trial.<\/p>\n

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Castellano and his underboss, Thomas Bilotti, were gunned down as they left the Sparks Steakhouse in Manhattan in December 1985. The hit was ordered by Gotti, who took over the family shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The White House has changed hands three times since Castellano\u2019s demise. It was last sold in 2000 for $3.1 million.<\/p>\n

If you can\u2019t muster up the $16.8 million asking price in cash, the good news is a 30-year fixed mortgage with a $3.36 million down payment will only cost you $124K in monthly payments, according to the agent\u2019s website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Staten Island mansion once owned by Gambino boss \u201cBig Paul\u201d Castellano is on the market for $16.8 million, The Staten Island Advance reports. Prospective buyers eager to own a piece of Mob history are no doubt urged to make the seller\u2019s agent, Connie Profaci Realty, an offer they can\u2019t refuse, although the listing on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":293600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[88319,82946,88320],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLate Mafia Boss' Staten Island Mansion on Sale for $16.8M<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\": Paul Castellano built a mansion like the White House at the height of his powers as the Gambino Mafia boss. 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