Richest Man In N.J. Completes New Hamptons Home

Livingston’s David Tepper – recently named the “richest man in New Jersey” for 2015 – has completed his new Hamptons mansion.

Tepper bought the home he tore down from Joanne Dougherty, the former spouse of former Governor Jon Corzine, NJ.com reported.

He purchased the 6.45-acre Sagaponack estate for $43.5 million in 2011.

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At the time of purchase, plans included an 11,000-square-foot-plus main house, nearly twice as big as the mansion that once stood there, according to plans filed with the Sagaponack Village Building Department.

Plans also included a 1,000-square-foot-plus three-car garage with a basement, a 550-square-foot pool house and a 270-square foot tennis pavilion.

Read the full history of the Southhampton property here.

File photo from 2011