Mayor Eric Adams’ former chief of staff and onetime counsel to the Kings County Democratic Party Frank Carone is giving up his Brooklyn bona fides and settling down in Manhattan with his wife.
Carone, a politically connected attorney who served as City Hall chief of staff until stepping down at the end of 2022 to launch his own consulting firm called Oaktree Solutions, is selling his Mill Basin mansion at 2626 National Drive for an asking price of $6.9 million, a source familiar with the family’s thinking confirmed to Crain’s.
The mayor’s long-time confidante — who is expected to help run Adams’ re-election campaign next year — and his wife Diana first put their home up for sale last year but little traction caused them to remove the listing. They decided to re-list it this spring, when the market is traditionally better, according to the family source and the Real Deal, which first reported on the listing.
City records show that the family bought the property for a little over $1 million in 2003, before tearing down what was there and building their current seven-bedroom waterfront abode from the ground up and raising their two children there.
Although the decision to move out was a difficult one, the source said, adding that now that the children have moved out, they don’t need as much space — the roughly 9,000-square-foot chateau sits on more than 14,000 square feet of land and boasts a bi-level backyard with a saltwater pool, dock access to the bay, a cabana and a wood-burning pizza oven. Inside, the 3-story home features a chef’s kitchen, a custom wine cellar and a primary suite with a balcony, according to the listing on Zillow, which names Brooklyn 4U Realty’s Anthony Sciortino as the realtor.
Once the sale is finalized, the Carones will settle down full-time in their 45 Sutton Place South apartment they bought for $2.2 million in 2021, according to city records — when they’re not visiting their daughter in Florida, who is soon to be wed, the source said.
The move also makes more sense for Carone’s job and political machinations, according to the family source, who said a commute from Mill Basin to Midtown is just “not conducive.”
Carone re-joined his old Brooklyn-based law firm Abrams Fensterman last year after resigning from his post at City Hall, according to reports, and also teamed up with real estate giant SL Green in its bid to open a casino in Times Square.
Julianne Cuba , 2024-04-26 19:38:59
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