Epstein's Mansion Undergoes Massive Renovation

By Jason Hall

October 22, 2025

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Late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's Upper East Side mansion where many of his sex crimes took place has undergone a nearly million-dollar remodel, the New York Post reports.

City records show that a $925,000 renovation was completed by the home's new owner, former Goldman Sachs executive Michael Daffey, who picked it up for $51 million in 2021, two years after Epstein was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial. The private home was sold for significantly less than the $88 million asking price and Duffey reportedly planned "a complete makeover, physically and spiritually."

Daffey reportedly completed renovations on five floors, which included knocking down numerous walls to open the maze rooms in which Epstein reportedly preyed upon his victims and hosted notable names for more than 20 years. The convicted pedophile's old walls, gilded ceilings, light fixtures, shelves and molding and millwork were all stripped away and replaced during the renovations, according to the city records.

The new memoir, Nobody's Girl, written by late Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, has dragged the private home -- once the largest in New York City -- back into the spotlight. The book describes Guiffre as having repeatedly been subjected to sexual torture in a room she referred to as "The Dungeon."

A wall in "The Dungeon" was reportedly knocked down in a nearby back bedroom. Giuffre described the room as a "gloomy" black marble alcove in her posthumously released memoir.

“Black-lacquered cabinetry, bloodred carpets, a huge taxidermied tiger and a custom-made chess set whose pieces were scantily clad women,” she wrote, claiming she was forced to sleep under a tapestry depicting wild boars devouring dead animals while screaming children watched in horror.

“To me, though, the house’s most unsettling design detail was a hidden back staircase whose banister was adorned with a series of carved eyeballs that stared at you as you gripped them, climbing up or down. The message was clear: ‘We’re always watching you,'” she continued.

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