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New York Post
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Miracle Mop titan Joy Mangano is auctioning her LI mansion
A famed inventor and entrepreneur with a new Broadway close-up sure knows how to clean up — and this time she has enlisted an auction house to help. The mastermind of the self-wringing Miracle Mop, Joy Mangano has sold more than $3 billion worth of home products — including 1 billion hangers — and designed everything from guitars with Keith Urban to natural cleaning products with the rapper Pitbull. And, on July 25, Mangano is auctioning her 9-acre Long Island estate with Concierge Auctions, in partnership with broker Kyle Roskot of the Agency. 11 Joy Mangano. Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Images 11 Driving up to the estate's gracious entrance. Visual Grip 11 The interiors of the home are breathtaking. Visual Grip 11 The light-filled, two-story great room. Visual Grip 11 The chef's kitchen anchors the home. Visual Grip 11 Gorgeous beamed vaulted ceilings show the home's attention to detail. Visual Grip 11 The bar and game room provides ample space for entertaining guests. Visual Grip The historic property, known as Swan Manor, first hit the market for $20 million in 2022 and it was last asking $11.99 million. It was originally designed in 1917 by Stanford White, who created Washington Square Park's famed arch, the listing notes. While there is no minimum bid, starting bids are expected to be 'between $4 million to $7 million,' a Concierge Auctions spokesperson said. The estate will be auctioned move-in ready and fully furnished. 'I've seen a lot of homes around the world. This is a beautiful estate, and it also feels like a home,' said Mangano, a perfectionist who has spent millions renovating the property, which she bought for $1.35 million in 2000. The gated property is on the hamlet of St. James on Long Island's North Shore, between Manhattan and the Hamptons, in Suffolk County. It includes a 17,790-square-foot, nine-bedroom main house, and a 2,349-square-foot barn-turned-guesthouse that comes with three bedrooms. The main residence features a two-story great room, a sun room and a large chef's kitchen, along with an indoor pool. There's also a formal dining room with a fireplace, vaulted and wood-beamed ceilings, a gym, a sauna and a hot tub — and a wine cellar and tasting room in the finished basement. Outside, there's a tennis court, a pergola deck, walkways and a stone garden waterfall. 'When I first came to this amazing estate, my whole family was here. Now I'm rambling around with my dog. The space is miraculous. It was a dream come true for me and now it's someone else's turn,' Mangano told Gimme Shelter. 11 One of the estate's many bedrooms. Visual Grip 11 The lovely indoor pool is one of many perks. Visual Grip 11 Just in time for summer, there's also a massive chunk of outdoor space for al-fresco hangouts. Visual Grip 11 Swan Manor's grand lawn. Visual Grip The news comes as 'Joy: A New True Musical' debuts on Broadway, starring Tony-nominated actor Betsy Wolfe. It's based on Mangano's life story and follows the success of the 2015 biopic 'Joy' starring Jennifer Lawrence, who received an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Mangano and a Golden Globe. 'The only thing that's better than a movie is a musical because it goes on and on,' Mangano quipped, adding that her home is a great place to foster creativity. 'The first time I heard the music for the show was here in my living room at Swan Manor. It was monumental — and now they are getting standing ovations!' she said. Celebrities who have stayed at Swan Manor include Paula Abdul. 'I purchased [the home] myself. I was enamored with everything about it. Everyone who comes here never wants to leave,' Mangano said.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Concern grows over whether the Hollywood industry can survive in California
Los Angeles — For years, Phil Mangano made a good living as a film and television editor in Los Angeles. "It was just job after job after job," Mangano told CBS News. "…Very consistent work." But after Hollywood writers and actors went on monthslong strikes in 2023, production ground to a halt. California lost roughly 40,000 film and tv jobs that year alone, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. "When that finally settled, we were like, OK, great, things will come back," Mangano said. "And there has been no significant increase in job opportunities." Since its peak in 2021, television production in the greater Los Angeles area has decreased by 58%, according to the nonprofit group FilmLA, which handles film permitting for the city and county of Los Angeles. The number of shoot days for television fell from 18,560 in 2021 to 7,716 in 2024. And in the first quarter of 2025, on-location production in L.A. declined by 22.4% from the same period last year, per numbers from FilmLA. "Right now, it's a triage situation. The patient is dying and you need to bring it back to life," Matthew Belloni, who covers show business for Puck News and hosts the popular podcast "The Town," told CBS News. Belloni says Hollywood productions, and hence the jobs, have gone to other U.S. states and other countries who are willing to offer generous tax incentives. "Some European countries that are offering up to 40% back on these productions," Belloni said. "And that's incredibly influential." California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to stop the bleeding by more than doubling the state's annual film and TV tax credits from $330 million to $750 million. "Film and film making, pre and post-production, it's on life support," Newsom told reporters earlier this month. "L.A. County and L.A. city are struggling." But is the proposal too little too late? "The sad reality is that California has sat on this issue for 30 years," Belloni said. Belloni is unsure if California can provide enough tax credits to offset the high cost of working in the state. "Other jurisdictions have done their own aggressive cuts to that bureaucracy," Belloni said. "Is California willing to do that? Don't know." In the meantime, Mangano and thousands of others in Hollywood are looking for whatever work they can find. "I applied for a job at Costco a couple months ago," said Mangano, who adds that he cannot hold out "much longer." "I have a little savings left," he adds. "We're hoping that'll float us for a few more months. And then we have to start making some hard decisions…Whether or not we can keep the house." Trump says Musk is "not really leaving" as DOGE savings lag behind projections How a toddler's brave walk into the darkness to get help inspired his family California track and field final begins with new rules for transgender athletes
