CALVIN KLEIN - KLEIN TO DESTROY $30 MILLION MANSION

KLEIN TO DESTROY $30 MILLION MANSION

American fashion mogul CALVIN KLEIN will destroy his $30 million (GBP20 million) New York estate to replace it with a more modern structure less than half its size.
The fashion mogul submitted an application this week (beg15Dec08) to tear down the massive Southampton mansion known as Dragon's Head.
The 50,000-square-foot castle-like residence was built in 1926 but Klein has been riddled with complaints about the sprawling structure since purchasing the property in 2003.
According to the New York Post, the designer will replace the building with a 17,500 square foot glass and concrete compound and has enlisted celebrity hotelier Ian Schrager to help him redesign it with a more modern flair.
In a letter to the Southampton Village Board of Historic Preservation and Architectural Review, Schrager writes: "We are delighted by the proposed demolition of our over-scaled and garish neighbour."