She is ready to leave the past behind: hoping to attract a buyer, “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice has reduced the price of her New Jersey mansion from $ 2.5 million to just under $ 2.25 million.
The ‘RHONJ’ star’s six-bedroom, five-and-a-half-mansion spans 10,000 square feet and, according to the listing, lies on 3.7 acres in northern NJ. The price reduction comes as the divorce of her two-decade-long marriage continues, and photos are shared with her new boyfriend, co-founder of Digital Media Solutions, Luis Ruelas (46), on Instagram.
A towering access road and a Juliet balcony create a royal exterior of the palace home in Montville Township, NJ. The inside of the front door has shaped wings like handles, which open onto a black marble floor and a two-story foyer with a Cinderella staircase, a large chandelier and vaulted ceilings with photos.
The stone and plaster house has a formal dining room with a hand-carved fireplace, a large room with a wood-burning fireplace, a wine cellar and an office. Classic Italian touches are found all over the house – one bathroom, for example, is ‘bagno’, which means ‘bathroom’ in Italian.
The iron master suite has high vaulted ceilings, a fireplace, dressing room, three walk-in closets and a sumptuous bathroom with onyx tiles and Greek pillars, according to Realtor.com.
As befits the author of the hit cookbook “Fabulicious!” Giudice’s kitchen is equipped with stainless steel appliances and a bartender’s pantry. It has marble countertops, detailed crown formation, white cabinet, a wine cooler, a sink for the farmhouse and double stovetops and ovens. Attached is a second dining room with spiral pillars against the windows.
According to a previous report by Realtor.com, the garden has a covered veranda, a newly added pool and a terrace landscape.
Giudice, 48, and her ex-husband Joe Giudice, 48, raised their four children in the home until 2015, when the couple were convicted and eventually jailed for bankruptcy fraud, conspiracy to post fraud, wire fraud and failure to pay taxes. pay. Page Six reported earlier that Joe had been deported to Italy.
The now split couple bought the property in 2002 for $ 530,000 and built the house to size, which was completed in 2008. Teresa renovated the house in July 2020 and threw her ex’s dark decor preferences, which include heavy curtains, dark colors and old-fashioned colors. furniture, according to E! – but apparently it was not enough to get rid of the memories, and she offered the house for sale in September 2020.
‘[Teresa] was like, ‘My house needs a lot of work, it’s dark, it’s full of old Italian stuff, Joe’s gone … I need to feel lighter in this house.’ It’s a big house, everything was doom and gloom and darkness, and she had memories of a lot of things and she just wanted to brighten it up, “interior designer Jimmy DeLaurentis told E. She also said the house is ‘a lot’ to maintain. ”
The next season of ‘RHONJ’ starts next month on February 17 and goes on Giudice’s journey to sell her house and create a new life ‘for herself and her four daughters, Gia (19), Gabriella (16), Milania (15) and Audriana (11), according to Bravo.
It is unclear whether Giudice, whose net worth is said to be $ 11 million, is going shopping for a new home and whether she will move in with her boyfriend, who lives in Allendale, NJ, half an hour north of her old grave. .
Listing agent Joshua Baris of Coldwell Banker Realty in Fort Lee, NJ, and a Giudice representative did not respond to The Post’s requests for comment.