Overview
- The five-bedroom Tudor at 85-15 Wareham Place closed for $1.93 million, a sale that appeared on listings after the property went into contract in July and was reported Sept. 11.
- Developer Tommy Lin bought the long-neglected house in March 2025 for $835,000 and then spent roughly $500,000 on an eight-month gut renovation before relisting it.
- Renovation work preserved the Tudor exterior while adding a chef’s kitchen, herringbone wood floors and spa-like bathrooms to modernize the 3,100-square-foot interior.
- The house had fallen into serious disrepair before Lin’s purchase, with water damage and mold from a burst pipe and a reported colony of feral cats, and it previously operated briefly as a Trump-themed Airbnb.
- The buyer has not been publicly identified, the final price was about $70,000 below the last asking price, and the sale underscores how presidential provenance can amplify attention and influence value in an affluent Jamaica Estates market.