Abandoned Mike Tyson mansion in Ohio
Mike Tyson’s abandoned Ohio mansion is not only one of the finest examples or early-American pimp but it’s hard to find someone with that taste with enough money to buy a multi-million dollar mansion.
The mansion was purchased by Paul Monea (of the Taebo informericals) and was seized shortly after by feds who are investigating Monea for a money laundering scheme. By then the property was already deserted and he paid only $1.3 million dollars.
As of right now the Monea family owes in excess of $231,000 from 2007 to be collected in 2008.$41,138.75 is the total due for 2007. The taxes apparently have not been paid in about 5-6 years. The house was listed on eBay by either Monea or Mr. Tyson back in 2005 for $3 million. The house is currently appraised at $2.3 million.
The Moneas are unlikely to ever pay their back taxes so it is waiting for the IRS to claim the property and auction it off at some time in the future.
The 60 acre property is located in a remote area of Ohio in Southington. It features a 10,000 square foot house with five bedrooms, an indoor pool and overdone bathrooms. It’s well appointed with white tiger stripe carpet, gold plating and boasts a large facility for lions that Tyson used to keep as pets. He once bragged he’d spar with them to keep in shape.
Here is the address in case you are curious:
3737 State Route 534, Southington, Ohio
Layout
The front gates
From the road
The Driveway
Exterior
Another view
Front Door
Entry
Staircase from above
Living Room
Big screen TV
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Another View
View from above
White tiger stripe carpeting is hard to find
Entertainment Room
Dining Room
Remote controls
Light Controls
Pool room
The Pool
Ice Cream Sundae Bar
Couches
More of the pool room
The pool is getting worse with time
Jacuzzi tub
Basketball Court
Lion Cages
Barbecue
Another stairway
Bedroom
The bed
Kitchen
More of the Kitchen
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this is bull****. how can the inside be so nice if the exterior is so worn out? how do we know they are pictures of the same house?!
unbelievably tasteless.
Hell if it is empty they should let mike tyson live in it for old times sake! He is probably homeless. Poor guy.
That’s crazy! Who owns this place? It’s kind of disturbing that it is simply abandoned like that.
Goddamn ugly place! I’ll take it off the Monea’s hands for 50K ’cause I’d have to spend at least 500K to get it up to a liveable standard! Must admit though, it’d be kinda nice watching the snow fall whilst sitting in a warm Jacuzi!
Pretty awesome, except for the fat disgusting thing by the lion cages.
Very tasteless, I would sew the architect who designed it. A lot of space (and money) does not mean it is a place to have a decent life. Ugly place!
Before you go calling people on their design tastes, Lunarts, perhaps you should focus on your ability to spell. I doubt you would even have the brain capacity to sue someone- you are too busy trashing someone that planned a house around what some famous rich person wanted. If some guy told you to put purple carpet around his orange pool table and he would pay you several million, would you turn it down? Regardless of what you think the place looks like guys, half of you would give up your mobile home sitting on that quarter acre in a heartbeat. Get over yourselves and the useless thought that your opinion matters.
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I bet Ryan’s g/f is a ****ing babe. I mean, really – pant – pant. She’s probably so hot, I’d go gay for her.
Other than some of the riff raff that’s posted here, it’s an interesting location and I wouldn’t be surprised to see such an extravagant place in such a sad condition. Exceptional find. Whoever took these should post them to the Urban Exploration Resource. http://www.uer.ca
I absolutely love exploring abandoned places, great post!
that place is the most puke-inducingly awesome house evar (and i’ve been to graceland)! think he was raising white tigers for more carpeting? i wonder if mike had a sweet 80’s robot waiter like rocky balboa when he got rich in rocky 3. damn that was a sweet robot. rock should’ve brought it into the ring with him against clubber lang.
on another note, will this be one of the houses the government buys up under mccain’s plan? if so, vote obama.
i would take it for $600 a month rent including utilities, i mean, it is in the hellhole that is new jersey.. and only a well seasoned junkie could love that interior…
The exterior isn’t worn, just overgrown.
Just think how far you would have to walk to get anything. And all those stairs you would have to climb. Personally too much empty space makes me feel uncomfortable but I wouldn’t mind that pool room.
This house is incredibly tacky. Even if it was not dilapidated, the house is one of the most tasteless abode’s that I have ever seen. It truly shows what a **** Mike Tyson really is.
bleh…talk about gaudy 80s interior design. Reminds me of visiting my aunt back in the early 90s..
Wow, this house big, but only a half-step up from a double-wide prefab. Look at the kitchen, really cheezey. Could be Mikey didn’t know better and his peeps were doing the “spend a dollar for Mikey, and one dollar for me” trick.
How come there are still green plants in the house ?? Nice flowers by the jacuzzi ? I would have said they were fake except that one of the trees by the pool looks like it lost a bunch of leaves. hmmmm. Why not drain the pool? 2+2 does not equal 4 here ….
In short, the house big, but like someone said before, it would take $500k to bring it up to standard.
DUDE i totally saw this place!!!!!! i have a picture in my room of the front gate-y thing! hahaha.
thats ballen needs a tlc thing goin on like the gold gotta go and the tiger carpeting i seen alot more pictures on another site bye the way the guy said tyson broke lol ok u see his new house bigger than this in vegas and he didnt own this house at the tiome it was abanded it wraped up in court the guy that owns taboe videos forgot his name he has other companys what happened i dont no why undercover agents were gonna buy the house from him they told him cash only they said it was drug money the guy was like i dont care well anyways some bs the feds did but thats why
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Damn yo, I would have to find a way into that house, bring two generators, and have the most epic house party ever. Noise wouldn’t even be an issue! Flawless place, wish i was still in high school and living in that town cuz that would be a rap.
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All that freaking money… I would shoot the designer. It looks bloody disgusting inside.
Money doesn’t buy style I guess.
Two words – Rave party
I can’t believe there isn’t any security alarms of any kind.
So those must be fake plants in the swimming pool area. Very realistic.
The pic of the chairs in the swimming pool is so kewl Iwish I could have that house!!!!!!!!!!!
if somebody went inside the fence with a weedeater, im sure they would find those lions and tigers he kept for pets!! My question is, how were these pictures obtained? Did the photographer just walk in, or were they giving permission? surely the place isnt THAT easy to get into are it would be so vandalized a person couldnt even recognize it. Its a shame that the town doesnt buy it and turn it into something useful like a YMCA. Lord knows there is plenty of space for children….hopefully the tacky carpet wouldnt give them nightmares!!ha ha
More than likely they just walked in. I would love for them to restore everything back to how it was originally, and see it turned into something like Stan Hywett Hall. For everyone who is interested in going threw this house and looking at it it would probably make the town a ton of money. Even though honestly if they wouldn’t have ran him out of town they probably would be in better shape. How does everyone think they got their firestation. When the guard shack burned down Tyson had the firestation built so that if something else ever were to catch on fire they could get there before it was nothing. As far as I am concerned he helped the town out a lot and the bull crap of not letting him keep a couple of animals IN A CAGE really screwed them over.
This house wasn’t built by Tyson! It was from about 1980, the former county commissioner embezzled a ton of money to have it built and when the county found out they repo-ed it, so the tacky style kind of reflects the early 80’s. The guardhouse was originally a beauty salon built for his wife, the mom of one of my former classmates ( I’m originally from southington). He actually left the place because the county wouldn’t change the laws forbidding exotic pets, so the cages were never occupied.
Doesn’t look like it’s been empty more than maybe 6 months at the most. The green plant life isn’t quite dead so somebody’s doing some watering. Probably just a security guard. You can tell the bank emptied everything of real value. Anybody know WHERE in Ohio this is?
looks like hooror house – shame amercia for that ****ty hero!
green flower ?
water on swimmingpool ?
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mozna to kupic..? mi sie bardzo podoba
a gdzie to dokladnie jest..? macie jakis adres..?
Um, it’s not in NJ, it’s in Ohio. Morons.
that house is the best house iv ever seen it is one of a kind and i would buy it in a heart beat all these people talking crap they dont under stand that mike built this house and how many of the people talking crap still live with there parents? i think its a great house and mike should build me one when im rich !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
House is in Southington Ohio. Look it up on google maps. Follow 534 north from the center of town and you can see the satellite photos. Look for the BB court.
Hey I’m the photographer who took some of these pictures. This place is very tacky. Its been abandoned for a while. The “more pictures” link above goes right to my flickr account. email bpdphotography@yahoo.com if you want to know anything else about the mansion.
That is crazy. We just moved up to the area and happened to drive by it one day and we figured it was someone else named Mike Tyson. That is just insane!
The styling isn’t all that bad in the majority of the house. Granted, the snow tiger carpet is gaudy as is the red carpet and gold-mirror finish of the entertainment and dining rooms. This house reflects mid-90’s “player/pimp” style and it could’ve been worse in my estimation. I like the stone exterior and the use of natural unstained wood and brick in the interior. Very castle-like and tasteful in most aspects. Wouldn’t take much to rip out the gaudiness and make it more contemporary.
The plants throughout the house are all artificial. The fact that leaves have fallen off some of them probably reflects the presence of high temps in the summer that weakens the adhesive used to keep the leaves on the stems. Also note the frozen pool water indicating lack of heat in the winter and evidence of algae growing in the water; the site is not maintained by anyone.
Also: the ubiquitous vandal just had to throw the furniture in the pool. That is a relatively recent “addition”.
the place needs a serious overhaul–the interior is like really bad 70`s–i like the idea of an indoor swimming pool—that entry hall really sucks–those railings are really ghetto–i heard that his ex wife actress Robin Givens and her overbearing Mom helped design the place—-
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Of course everyone’s tastes are different & as pointed out, this is a property designed a couple of decades ago, so fashions are very different now.
None the less, its an impressive property. Beautiful, private location, interesting features, unusual decor. Mike has never been a conventional kind of guy, so no reason to suppose his home would be I guess.
The one thing that I did find suprising however is the bedrooms.. is the master bedroom shown in the photos? I would have imagined something very grand, lavish, sumptious, exotic … a massive over sized bed, ornate decor etc… very disappointing…
Thanks for sharing these very cool photos by the way,.. very enjoyable
Anyone know where Mike lives now?
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What some of you fail to realize is that this house was built around the late 70’s early 80’s and for those times that was the style. Once Mike Tyson got a holdof it he was boxing’s wonder boy and loaded! The crazy zebra carpeting and light fixtures were most likely considered the illest *literally* style of the time, I figure mid to late 80’s when he was at his top. So the carpets, bathrooms and design is your typical 80’s pimp styling home. Sure its outdated but it’s kind of cool at the same time, reminds me of ‘Scarface’. I love the jacuzzi tub in the master bthrm with the bay windows around and the mirror ceilings. There’s an urban exploration site that has posted more pics of the house. I think it’s pretty awesome regardless and so much could be done with it now and with over 60 acres, the parties you could throw and no one to complain…lol…CLASSIC!
I live in southington. the reason mike bought the house wich was built in 1982 was because don king had, and still has a training camp down the road in orwell . he bought the house when he was at the top of his game. he did stay there but not as much as he did at his other houses. and yes there is still a security system, and no you cant just walk up to the house . and if you did even though there is no police department in southington, there is a state highway patrol beric down the road. also the pictures of the exterier dont do it any justice compared to seeing it in person. by the way he did have his tiger’s there for a little wile before the county made him remove them mostly due to southington parents complaing because there is a school rite down the road.
Chris, thank you for extra information and nearly-insider’s perspective. Would be it accurate to say that whatever fine school system decided to graduate you didn’t have an open door policy with Harvard?
any ideas of how to get in? how did you do it?
you said there is a security system but is it still functioning?
im super interested in checking this place out.
Tacky on so many levels esp. the carpeting.
Just drove by today & it still looks like ****!!!
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Kinda spooky
isnt 50 Cent living there now
he aint poor i bet he has it good not great not rich just good cause he asked Freddie Roach for a job so he has money just isnt loaded anymore
i cant understand how they could have walked in and took pics. before 50 cent bought Tyson’s house in Farmington, CT the house was empty for a lil while and there was gaurds there all the time. Even if you hopped the fence i highly doubt that you could get inside. Its a shame that the Ohio mansion is in poor shape, i would love to explore it but i live in CT.
For those thinking this is photo shopped or is not the same house on the inside as it is on the outside……it is….you think the outside looks bad in these photos you should see it now….i pass it at work regularly and you would think it was a family of scum bums living there.
HERE IS THE REAL STUFF….. http://images.google.ch/imgres?imgurl=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.luxist.com/media/2007/05/510.jpg&imgrefurl=http://spas.luxist.com/2007/05/20/50-cents-home-estate-of-the-day/&usg=__STDGjlWKXVtVLxWe92vJEjNaFC0=&h=640&w=427&sz=54&hl=de&start=176&um=1&tbnid=q57L1tLTz4V8HM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=91&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmike%2Btyson%2Bmansion%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Dde%26rlz%3D1W1GPEA_de%26sa%3DN%26start%3D162%26um%3D1re
WELL GUESS WHAT NO MATTER HOW BAD OF CONDIDTION IT MAY BE…YOU STILL CAN’T AFFORD IT!!!!!
This house is in Southington ,OH. I grew up 2 miles down the road,it has been empty for years, not months.The grass has not been mowed for at least 5 years.I am suprised that the place has not been vandalized more.
hey im the neighbor to this joint and listen what is the big deal about it. it is not right to break in without absolute permission and who ever took these pics DID NOT HAVE PERMISSION!!!! also 98% of the people that tried to break in we caught. just about every week someone tries to get in and we still get them. AND IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GO TO JAIL OR PRISION BREAK IN AND WE WILL GET YOU.
PLAYA HATIN, broke azz folks who have nothing, will never have anything…let the man be! He paid his dues…he worked hard at his profession. Why don’t you get a life and worry about your OWN [mobile] homes?
Honey you really need a non-ear-eating waste of talent for a role model.
Is that a Labatt Blue in the on the countertop in the last kitchen picture? Mike Tyson likes/drinks Canadian beer. Cool
I just drove past this place last week, relatives grew up 2 minutes from the house.. it looks like hell from outside!!! but the gate is still neat to see in the middle of ohio
i live in southington pass by fifty million times a day and almost every time there are people stoppin to see even with it lookin shabby it is still cool having in town just very disturbing with all the curiousity of out of town explorers that not only tresspass but vandalize maybe they could cut the lawn weed wack etc…
i live in garretsville OH a town very close to southington and one night me and some buddys went in their just to see what it was like. it was nice still just needs some work.
What was with the huge group of cars there last Friday night?
i would love this house a few model jobs ballin u see it if u aded your taste i love this place
Hey this is the photographer who took the pictures that are posted here. I returned to the Mansion for a second time to get some updated pictures. You can follow the link above that says “more pictures” or you can go directly:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpdphotography/sets/72157607308583198/
Email bpdphotography@yahoo.com if you want to know anything else about the mansion
I was just there again last week – http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeadamsphotographer/sets/72157621471165121/
Enjoy my photos of the place.
I think it’s pretty cool. I would love to have that pool. I mean the whole pool room is just awesome. If you compare it to 50 Cent’s house (it was Mike Tyson’s before), there are many design cues in common, such as both houses have the untreated wood in the indoor pool rooms. Some of the rooms might be rather tacky, but in is sort of cool, in a nostalgic way. I would love to see it in person sometime. Maybe next time I am in Ohio.
I once visited this house in the late 80’s, when mike lived there, i remember a hot tub to the right as soon as you walked in the front entrace. The property was taken care and the pictures that was taken has no reflection on Mike Tyson. The thing that took my breath was all the expensive cars that he had parked in the driveway.
it is the same house trust me ive been there and i have far more pictures then this guy.
Great pictures. I just rode by this place on my way to Geneva on the lake. What a mess on the outside. And what a nice ride up 534 through Amish town of Mesopotamia.
Cool!
This property has now been seized, and is up for auction at the end of this month (August 09). It is estimated to reach $2m, however I find that unlikely given some of the structural reports I have read. Decor is also an influencing factor in the price.
The entire place needs to be stripped, with the possible exception of two of the bedrooms and a “common” room toward the rear. Additionally, an undeveloped basement room which lies almost directly beneath the pool area is in dire need of repair, owing to severe damp and possible dry rot.
I was a given a tour of the property a couple of months ago, together with several other people who are interested in purchasing it. I found this thread by chance whilst searching for additional reference photographs. I have placed a pre-bid that I believe takes into account all negative factors, yet still takes into account the many positive factors attached. Location in relation to ameneties and work in my case.
Regards
Braz.
those are really cool old plants…. love rich people they get what they want even if its ugly to most people…… but u know what screw it if you want zebra carpet go for it!!
What do you people do just walk in and do as you please to get the pictures? I have been by there several times have never thought of just walking in and nosing around
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BRZING! Or anyone in the know . . . Seized by who? And why?! And when is the auction??
i have drivin past this property many a time…..the outside is gorgeous….the lawn needs mowed…..have always wanted to walk through it
Oh it’s the same house! It’s a shame that it’s so run down now. Just was there and it’s absolutely disgusting! Broken glass everywhere and the pool was like jello. It’s a party house for the time being.
Okay everyone, lets not just wander in now, I have put in an offer to purchase, and I am trying to stop people from breaking in. Little respect now for the possible new owner.
Thanks
I drive by that house everyday and get so upset thinking i would love to have that property for my family to grow up on. I absolutley love that house and all the land, and it is just ridiculous they are letting it just sit there and rot. why not just give it do someone lol
or at least bring down the price, because aint no one going to pay that much money for that run down place it needs alot of work
I am amazed and shattered to see these photos on the internet. I am a close and dear friend of Mr. Tysons and have spent much time inside of this home. These are actual pics and bring back many memories. It tears at me to know there are people out here who have choosen to trespass and vandalize such a beautiful home in such a horrific manner. To the potential new owner, I wish you the best and I only hope that you can rehabilitate the property to the the condition that I recall it to be back in the 80’s.
I have done some researching, and according to the Trumbull County Public Records, this is owned by JOHN TOGGLE TRUSTEE, whatever that is. The house is valued at about 2.3 million dollars, and is on 58 acres. For some reason the mailing name for the owner is “THE MONEA FAMILY TRUST.” I have a feeling these records need to be updated. I’m pretty sure the house is owned by a private owner now.
If you’d like to take a look at the public listing, here is the link:
http://property.co.trumbull.oh.us/
Mr. Zennoti,
I would welcome your input on what this looked like before the destruction. Purchase is proceeding very well given the factors involved in this transaction. If you are local, I would appreciate your stopping by as work progresses. Some work has already begun, and will accelerate at closing. Security measures are being prepared and will be in place shortly.
wow i would like to see the pics after the new owner fixes all the problems
It’s about time someone restore that house. It’s a mess. I hope you take care of that SM. Good Luck!
SM,
If you are really buying the property, I would like to have a chance to chat with you about the place. My mother worked there for 3 years as a housekeeper and I have memories from that house that you can’t imagine. I wish you could have seen it then, it was amazing. Hope all goes well with the transaction. Please contact me if you have any questions. Good luck!
44 Rivers,
Yes, still moving forward, and I would love some input from someone who knew the house prior to the mess. E mail is scmfg@yahoo.com for this project.
SM,
Have you thought about restoring it or are you completely gutting the place? The decor looks outdated too. It’s going to take a fabulous designer (maybe even a team) to make that 80’s pimp palace into a warm home. I hope you have a good one…or are you re-designing/restoring it yourself?
Lin
SM,
Are you buying this from the Monea Family Trust? Because I have done some additional research and the owner, John Toggle, is a trustee of the Monea Family Trust. But, like I said, I have a feeling the Trumbull County Public Records website is a little out of date, so it might have been take by the IRS.
Tate
Lin,
Redesigning/restoring to my own design, but using contractors. Yes, very outdated interior, kitchen has not had updates since 80’s. Will be a very challenging project to say the least. Will need to gut most of the inside before renovation can begin. Pool is drained now, looks better already.
Tate,
Trumbull records are not up to date, has changed hands since Monea Family Trust and my purchase.
SM,
Good luck with your designs. I’m sure you have your work cut out for you. I bet everyone blogging on this site (including me) would love to see the before and after shots, but if I were you I’d keep that a secret.
Lin
I hope this doesn’t sell to some snob who is going to redecorate the whole thing because they think its ugly. Its perfect as is. Just think of the history. Tyson was such an icon, the parties that were probably thrown there and the people who walked around in that house should be enough to triple the value.
I have studied this house for 3 years now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLqJ6IJnyZc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EIY3ZGN15E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8whTfoSIYHM
I’m glad to see someone fixing it up, what a mess it is, this place is a part of history.
By the way, most looting was done by the neighbors next door who own a dirt, gravel place, there are tire tracks in the first vid going to and from there property. they can drive through in the back, they got lots of stuff. anybody with pics, storys, history, please contact me.
search youtube for my vids on this mansion. type in mike tyson mansion on youtube
sorry guys youtube deleted my account, im gonna upload them again, under bseriesc
Why do people think it is okay to go onto someone else’s property to take pictures, steal, vandalize, etc.? Has anyone ever heard of “private property”? As curious as all of us may be, the law is the law.
As far as someone purchashing the property who might “change” things…isn’t that what typically happens? Regardless of being a snob or not, people have different taste and style. Mike Tyson lived in that home in the 80’s. What was “in” then is definitely not what is “in” now. It really has nothing to do with being ugly or he being an icon.
Finally, all of the people viewing the pictures now will more than likely not be privy to what the house “becomes” after the new buyer takes ownership and updates, re-decorates, etc.
Lin,
At the time i took video it was owned by NO ONE! There werent no trespassing sign
or anything at that time unlike now,the house sat there for 10 years empty.Dont hate just because u didnt have balls to go in.
U can tell kids did most of the damage, if you wanna voice your opinion on this subject, maybe you should tell the dirt company one house over, they stole tons of ****.
I can say this when tyson was selling that house, in the big room with tiger carpet, it was completely furnished, couches, plants, phones, tables, everything,wonder who got all that stuff,cause its all gone, only thing left was a 3,000 dollar dresser.
Rootsda,
Property such as this is always owned by someone; whether it’s bank owned or by a personal investor. And if you read my post, I did “voice” my opinion…NO one should be trespassing! I don’t care if there’s not a sign posted or not…people who went in OBVIOUSLY knew they weren’t the property owners; therefore, knew they were trespassing. As far as your comment on “having the balls to go in” well, I know right from wrong and also know I don’t own it! Finally, I’m not a “hater” but someone who is intelligent enough to post a comment about my opinions without using derogatory statements such as you.
Happy Holidays!
Im not wasting my time on this guy, everybody else enjoy the vids, and please comment on them, Thanks
Roots,
Not wasting your time? That’s a funny one. I’m right, you are wrong and that’s the only logical explanation as to your silence. By the way, I’m not a guy. As far as your videos, I wasn’t impressed.
Back in the day, Mike Tyson’s home could probably be compared to that of Elvis Presley’s home in Memphis… right down to the embelishment of gold and animal styled carpet. The difference is, someone was intelligent enough to keep it in pristine condition. With a little creativity, Tyson’s former home could be restored to something very nice.
I do know my facts and it is a shame that you do not have the ability to converse with someone with intelligence.
Happy New Year
So what is everyone going to do when we start having people arrested for trespassing, and yes, MANY no trespassing signs are up now.
SM
Just out of curiosity why is the house still on the market?
Its not on the market anymore, so please respect the new owners.
Im sure they have lots of other things to do other then worry about people tresspasing.
Lin,
Honestly heman or what ever u are, i like how u bithch about people going in ,
but lets think about this, u came to this site because somebody took pics and u found it interesting,but yet they went in, humm lets think about that.
if nobody ever posted pics then u would not be on here,and my vids ha ha yeah i decided to take the other 6 vids down due to respect for the new owners, enough said
Sid,
i do feel bad for u, there are so many people from different states travling just to see this place, and dont know its been sold.
As for my vids they were taken long before you purchased it, i dont have any plans on coming back.
by the way all my videos are labeled Mike Tysons Once Abandoned Mansion, not now abandoned.
Roots,
For the record, I don’t search out homes like this and am not interested in your pictures or videos. The ONLY reason I looked at this site and pictures is because I was asked to do so by the owner. Originally, I looked at just the photos for creative purposes, but after reading some of the posts became appauld at the behavior of people tresspassing.
Once again, you lower yourself by making statements about me when you know absolutely nothing about me. Actually, I think you would be quite surprised to see I am far from a “sheman” or whatever it is you’ve created me to be.
As for Sid…I’m glad things are working out for you. As I’ve told you, the house has great potential. Good luck with the remodel and redecoration of it.
You should respect the site and the new owners, every time u post ur just making an ass of yourself, nothing you have said does anything for the people who are intrigued and interesed by this.
if you would like to continue yapping ur more then welcome to email me instead of wasting space.
Rootsda@Yahoo.com
Roots,
I would not consider my opinions any less important than anyone else who expresses an opinion on this site. Since when is forming intelligent, well-written opinions considered “yapping”? Re-read all of my posts and see just how dumb you sound for saying such a thing.
I have reason to be interested in this home for reasons other than to be nosey. It is however, human nature to be curious and I do not fault anyone for wanting to see photos, but it is in the manner of how the photos were collected that bothers me. As far as chatting with you from my private e-mail, I’ll pass. I don’t think you could hold my interest for more than a few minutes.
When I do finally see the house in person, I’ll take your advice and respect it and the new owner. By the way, I know the owner!
Enjoy your day.
To answer a few recent posts:
Luke, the deed was returned twice due to errors, if you have ever dealt with government, you would understand all the delays. Just received word today, 12/28/09 that deed has come in, without transfer fees being paid, which means I pay to be able to purchase.
Roots, Lin is correct, and she is looking out for our interests in this property. Yes, a she, and a most remarkable woman, as far from sheman or whatever term was used as is possible. Lin is a rare find in todays world, and she will be handling renovations. As far as house being owned by no one, house has always been owned someone, from Tyson to Monea Trust to Fed. Gov. to current owner to me. Everyone has trespassed to view or film, period. Most did not vandalize, some did, which is not really differentiated as trespass is still trespass. As far as knowing new owner, yes, she does and I am proud to call her my friend.
Lin, lets show the world your abilities to renovate this house. As discussed in past, run with your ideas, imagination, and desires to create the perfect home, which you and I will both be proud of.
Alarm system and video camera system will be operational shortly, so be advised, we will find anyone breaking in now.
Thanks for the updates and as I said before, I was just curious….I really hope everything works out well for you and the delays, problems and issues are distant. Enjoy the new place.
Sniff Sniff, i think im smelling a little bull**** here.
After reading your posts something isnt flying here.
Ethier way lin your the one who started bitching after my post, just read back its in black and white. You started this rambling first,( to bad you cant go back and edit what you wrote first, ) I never attacked anybody on here, im just responding to what you started bitching at me about , so u still make no sense, i dont care if you know god, if you start bitching at people you better beable to handle what you started.
Then you flake out on emailing me wasting space on here, your ****s not flying with me, either way it was a cool place, good luck to the new owners.
Im not going to bother posting anymore, lin is fake, and people like this are what turns the internet into ****.
Peace IM OUT BITCHES
Roots,
Did you really say, “Peace IM OUT BITCHES?” Or (my favorite line), “you started this rambling first?” Really? How old are you anyway, twelve? You sound like a junior high tattle-tale. My teenage children communicate on a higher level than you. Let’s get the facts straight…1) True. I posted a comment. 2) It wasn’t directed at anyone; most importantly, not at you. My comment reads: “Why do people think it is okay to go onto someone else’s property to take pictures, steal, vandalize, etc.? Has anyone ever heard of “private property”? As curious as all of us may be, the law is the law. ”
I don’t see anything in my post that singles you out. Unless the word “people” has somehow become the meaning for “Rootsda”, I think you are once again wrong. 3) YOU took it upon yourself to slam ME by saying things like, “Dont hate just because u didnt have balls to go in.” As well as trying to defend yourself by making ridiculous excuses like no one owned the home. 4) I DO know God; very well actually. My suggestion to you is to reconnect your line with him because it is quite apparent you are in need of spiritual guidance. 5) I’m certain I have handled anything I’ve “started” just fine. I’m not the one leaving the blog; you are. Seems to me it is YOU who cannot handle the fire of a heated debated because I am still here. 6) Why on Earth would I leave this blog to chat with you on my personal e-mail? So you can personally attack me in private? I really don’t think so. I think you really underestimate my intelligence! 7) Do you honestly believe I care one way or the other if I or what I say “fly’s” with you? Think again if you do. The only one I care about is the new owner and his dreams and aspirations!
Finally, I have no desire to “edit” or “go back” to change ANY of my posts as you’ve suggested. Sniff again! The only thing you smell is coming from the stench of your foul mouth!
Lin
SM,
Although you know I can handle myself pretty well, thanks for the backup. Perhaps someday your home will be featured in a magazine such as Town and Country or Architectural Digest. At that point, maybe the doubters will realize this project as well as me are very much real.
I’m definitely ready to put my ideas to work and I’m quite certain you will be happy with the results. I look forward to our upcoming meeting. With all of the stops and starts, it’s about time we get this project headed in the right direction ASAP.
Lin
SM or Lin,
Please contact me about some info about the house.
river2144@gmail.com
Thank you
Sm or Lin,
Sorry, e-mail problems, river2144@hotmail.com will work. Also, SM, did u get my other e-mail?
i live like 5 minutes down the road from this house and ive always been tempted to snoop around in there. im 18 and i think its a common feeling to do that among other teenaged guys. but i do respect other people’s property which is why ive never done it, even when no one technically owned the home. congratulations to the new owners! i hope you guys make it a nice place, theres alot of potential in there. im probably going to go off to west point next year, but if you need any advice or where its fun to go around here send me an email! id love to hear from you.. ofryer10@us.edu
Tyson was obviously a man of wealth and fine tastes….such elegance and sophistication symbolize the fine blood lines and lineage Tyson came from
[...] E neste tem tem fotos mais objetivas da casa, inclusive do portão com o nome do boxeador (megalomaníaco, não?): http://retardzone.com/2008/09/23/abandoned-mike-tyson-mansion-in-ohio [...]
hello i was wondering if the home was really purchased and if they have started to remodle it? if anyone knows whats going on email me blazer_boy1984@yahoo.com thanks
Hi I was wondering if you are going to post pictures of the remodel in progress. I am really curious to see what the pool looks like now. I hated to see that some idiots out there decided to destroy what was left in the house. It is a really neat looking house. Hannah from Westerville Ohio
There is no remodeling going on, nobody purchased it yet everything above is a lie, look up the deed in the trumbull county courthouse.
Jeff I think you are wrong. …
http://www.wfmj.com/global/story.asp?S=11792398
SOUTHINGTON – A home with a history that includes massive diamonds, money laundering, tigers, boxers and zebra-print carpeting has been sold again.
The new owner of the house that was appraised at $900,000 essentially paid off the home’s outstanding taxes and picked up the mansion for about the same price it was sold to champion boxer Mike Tyson more than 20 years ago.
According to title transfer records from the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office, the 25,000-square-foot mansion that has been home to former county commissioner Ted Vannelli, Tyson, and imprisoned infomercial mogul Paul Monea has been transferred to a new owner.
The records state that, for the sale price of $600,000, Ron Hemelgarn is the owner of the estate on 3737 state Route 534.
According to Deanna Williams, who handles sheriff’s sales, Hemelgarn was the only bid when the department put the home on sale Oct. 22.
In purchasing the house, Hemelgarn paid off $360,604.66 in outstanding property taxes, plus $1,013.60 in deed, transfer and recording fees. However, Williams said Hemelgarn was the first lien holder on the mansion, meaning that the balance of the $600,000 returns to Hemelgarn’s pocket.
Vannelli built the house, but lost it to foreclosure.
When Tyson bought the home at a sheriff’s sale in 1989, he paid $300,000. Tyson used the home when training at boxing promoter Don King’s camp off of state Route 45 in Orwell. He returned to the house after his six-year prison sentence for a rape conviction ended in 1995.
Paul Monea, 64, who bought the home for $1.3 million in 1999, did not respond to a letter the Tribune Chronicle sent to the Elkton Federal Prison in December.
Monea was the target of a federal money laundering probe in 2007. Undercover FBI agents said Monea, whose career is responsible for such things as the tae bo craze and grill igniters marketed as pain relievers, conspired to sell the Southington mansion and a massive 40-carat diamond in return for $19.5 million the agents said was derived from illegal drug sales.
The diamond, which is named “The Golden Eye” is currently being held by the government and could be sold at auction, according to Akron-area news sources. The diamond’s value is cause for speculation.
The home was foreclosed on in 2005, according to Williams. There was interest in the home in the weeks leading to the sale, but Hemelgarn submitted the only bid.
“We got a lot of calls on this from people wanting to use it to set up a bed and breakfast, but no one bid against him,” she said.
A message was left with Hemelgarn’s attorney seeking information on what Hemelgarn intends to do with the property. A call was also made to an attorney representing the Monea Family Trust, which previously owned the home, but attorney Thomas Houlihan Thursday afternoon said he would be unable to comment on the sale without first getting permission from the family trust.
After being vacant for years, the only people who appear to go into the house have been illicit sightseers who photograph the interior of the mansion, then post the pictures on the Internet. Photographs included an in-ground pool filled with dirty water and pool chairs, a television with holes through the screen, and Tyson’s tiger cages – the residents of which had to be vacated because of a zoning law – that are overgrown with weeds.
Southington Trustee Dan Tietz said, “There are things on the Internet telling people how to get there and where to park … It’s not a ‘problem’ problem, but they (deputies) are up there continually running people off.
“It would be nice to see someone do something with it. It’s a shame,” he said.
i hate hannah
the house is soooooooo nicei would love to
have it
supp ron
i used to date hannah
i love daniel more than anything
mike tyson is a gay **** i hate him
mike tyson is a stupid ****in bitch
i wonder why mike tyson left all of his stuff in his mansion when he left and didnt come back for it
mike tysons house is soooooo cool id love to have th pool and the carpet
I live literally 3 minutes from here, in West Farmington. I used to drive past this every single day, and always wondered what the inside looked like. I can tell it’s definitely the place, at least the exterior photos. The insides could definitely be right too.
57 Photos here, taken one year apart, July 2008 and 2009: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeadamsphotographer/sets/72157621471165121/
I live on the same road as this house, actually like 1/4 of a mile down. It’s a really nice town, and the house isn’t worn, the plants have taken over. I think the bank bought it & is trying to restore it. Someone’s been given permission to cut the grass, try & fix up the house, etc. It’s really a nice place. All of those pictures were taken AFTER he abandoned the place. So really, we don’t know what it looked like when he did live there, and had it cleaned up. So, necessarily you can’t call Mike tactless.
I’m surprised someone bought the old Tyson place. I wonder if they were from the area? There’s been so many foreclosures in the Ashtabula/Geauga/Trumbell county areas and there are no jobs to be had either. Seems like a bad investment to me. The value of this place is going to go down.