Sandra Lee and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo initially asked $2.3 million for Lily Pond, but the brokers decided it was too high, and cut it down to $1.7 million, per Curbed. In February 2020, Town & Country reported that the home was on sale for $1.6 million.
“We don’t need the house,” Lee told the New York Times in May 2019, explaining the sale. She said that since Cuomo’s three daughters are now grown, the mansion was too big for just the two of them. Instead, she told the outlet that the two would split their time between Lee’s apartment in New York City, the Hamptons, and the governor’s mansion in Albany.
Just a few months after putting the house on the market, however, Lee and Cuomo announced their separation. These days, Cuomo lives alone in the governor’s mansion, which is also known as the New York State Executive Mansion. The mansion, which was built in 1856, is located at 138 Eagle Street in downtown Albany. Over the years, it’s served as the official residence for “32 of New York’s 56 Governors,” according to the New York State website. Per the site, “It is a house that is eclectic in style, filled with history and rich with tradition.”
Written by: Nicki