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Lauder Returns To ZBA With Request To Re-Build Oceanfront Home

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The remnants of the old house now sit behind new dunes constructed following Superstorm Sandy. The new home is proposed to be built further to the east, toward the top of the frame in this photo.

The remnants of the old house now sit behind new dunes constructed following Superstorm Sandy. The new home is proposed to be built further to the east, toward the top of the frame in this photo.

After years of trying to protect the home from erosion, the small house owned by billionaire Ronald Lauder was destroyed in Super Sandy in 2012.

After years of trying to protect the home from erosion, the small house owned by billionaire Ronald Lauder was destroyed in Super Sandy in 2012. Michael Wright

authorMichael Wright on Jan 27, 2021
Billionaire businessman Ronald Lauder has returned to the town Zoning Board of Appeals with a request to rebuild an oceanfront house that was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy and is what... more

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