A peek inside Michael Bloomberg's new $26M London home

[Cheese Sandwich]

One dazzling London home is not enough for Michael Bloomberg.



The baroque-style mansion dates back to 1715 and was once home of novelist Mary Ann Evans, better known under her pen name, George Eliot.



It’s not Bloomberg’s first London home — the finance mogul also owns a four-bedroom, three-bathroom home in the pricey Cadogan Square area of Knightsbridge.



The billionaire former New York mayor has snagged a $26 million mansion in the British capital, according to reports.



Bloomberg beat out several other bidders and paid more than $1.5 million over the asking price to secure the property, which overlooks the River Thames on posh Cheyne Walk in the Chelsea neighborhood.





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[Agschmid]

1. It's a lovely house.

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. has he stopped trying to control education policy?

[Cheese Sandwich]

3. I don't know...Just thought it would be nice to check in with Bloomberg...

see what he's up too.

[kelliekat44]

4. It really is obscene and over done to me. nt

[mackerel]

5. Not my taste at all. Nice yard though.

[reorg]

6. the room with the columns reminds me

of Saul Goodman's office in Breaking Bad.