Behold the grand foyer of John and Cindy McCain’s former home. This Phoenix mansion is 14,000 square feet, with 9 bedrooms, and 8 baths. Amenities include 2 guest houses, his and hers dressing cabanas, a spa, 3 ramadas (2 w/full bar set-up), a pavilion, a large lap pool, and a detached 7-car garage. It was a simpler life, unburdened by the real estate confusion that besets the senator today.
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The couple lived at Stately McCain Manor for 20 years–starting after John left his first wife who only had one house. In 2006 they sold the mansion, possibly seeking to avoid the razzing that John Edwards endured on the campaign trail over his palatial home. The estate sold for a little over $3 million. The current owner who remodeled and presumably redecorated, now has it on the market for $12 million.
The couple later moved on to a 7000-square-foot condominium at 2211 Camelback Road, the golden glinting structure shown below, also in Pheonix–it was originally two condominiums, but they converted the two into one living space. Like regular Americans, the McCains buy in bulk to save money. We buy the big packs of toilet paper, they buy condos, but it’s the same principle. The luxury building has everything from biometric security to a zero edge roof top pool. The couple are also trying to unload a $730,000 loft that they bought for Meghan McCain as a graduation present.
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When he’s in DC, John crashes at his pied-a-terre in Arlington, Virginia in the Crystal Gateway complex.
When the McCains want to get away from it all they head for their estate in Sedona. Actually, the compound is big enough to span two municipalities. The giant deck is perfect entertaining the DC press corps.
But what do the McCains do when they want to get away from the cabin? The McCains also have two condos in La Jolla and two more in exclusive island enclave of Coronado, California.
Because what self-respecting gigolo‘s real estate portfolio would be complete without at least 1 unit in the La Playa Tower?
Let’s count ‘em off by city: Phoenix (2), Sedona (>1), La Joya (2), Coronado (2), Arlington (1): >8. And those are just the ones that we can trace from the names that show up in public records. Who knows how many more Cindy and John have stashed away in trusts and overseas hamlets?
So, it’s obvious why McCain can’t keep them all straight. But, hey, who’s counting?
La Playa, Coronado




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I myself have a house just like McCain’s tool shed.
do we have a picture of the thousand dollar office?
I can’t wait to see THAT!
man, a one thousand dollar medical facility…we really need to see this for a thousand dollars, site unseen I believe I would give them twice that!
They had a trio of cheap, stinky hotels on their property?
Wow … they are loaded!
But we gotta remember, folks — only Democrats are elitist and out of touch when they own a few homes. Republicans, on the other hand, are examples of the “American Dream” of
earningmarrying your riches.Or at least that’s what one would learn if one only watched the corporate media.
Boy, that’d be tough being stuck in La Playa all year. dham. no wonder he has so many homes.
Camelback, Saddleback, Brokeback McCain.
McCain has a Holding Company called Dreamcatchers that holds some of his properties. Cute, isn’t it? What is the name of your holding company?
The truly tactful rich stop counting after 5… it’s so “gauche” to flaunt the 6th, 7th and 8th properties, don’t you know.
I beg to differ with you — Cindy McCain has lived in all those homes in Phoenix and Coronado and La Jolla. John lives in Arlington, VA. The two have not lived together for years.
I think Cindy’s spent more time with her husband in the past year than she did in the 20 years before combined.
Don’t forget the private jet and full time pilot on standby to shuttle McCain to and fro – high and pressurized.
no wonder she looks so drawn….
Has anyone tried to go on a satellite map yet?
So that’s why she looks so strained.
Maybe Larry Flynt will nail the SOB.
owe you a Coke.
that’s just sad
In the previous post Katymine mentioned that Arizona is a community property state and property purchased while they were married should be considered both of theirs no matter what name it is on. I’m not sure whether or not this applies to property attained with inheritance.
McCain probably gets his nookie overseas so he doesn’t get caught (not by Cindy, by the Media). You know like Neil Bush.
c’mon, give Neil a break, those women just knocked on his door, what’s a guy to do?
I always have problems when I travel. Beautiful young women just show up in my hotel room.
Oh no, she is completely isolated with a pre-nup and via trust setups. McCain doesn’t get squat that she doesn’t give him.
Work on his VD collection?
McCain really might not want to bring up Rezko again. He has his own Rezko-lite in the form of Donald Diamond.
http://www.iht.com/articles/20…..iamond.php
good idea!
will hunt up the address
lindsay posted the address downstairs, will now google
9401 W THUNDERBIRD RD #200, PEORIA, AZ 85381.
You know, if McCain had some Alaskan ol company executive bring in a crew and jack up that place at La Playa, in Coronado, it would make it really unique.
HOLY CRAP
this property is 3/4 of a block with a HUGE building and HUGE parking lot
ONE THOUSAND BUCKS!
Prenups can always be challenged. McCain can say he was under duress when he signed it. PTSD, Nightmares, etc. The Republicans (who supported Bush in 2000) all said McCain was too crazy to be President. Now they have forgotten what they said.
uh-oh – whhadido?
and…
Lindsay, thanks for this series on Lifestyle Of The Rich And Befuddled. Good think about the biometric ID: McCain would prolly need a servant’s help to remember an access code.
Send it to Olbermann.
go here
http://maps.google.co.uk/
and paste in the address I posted above, you will not believe your eyes
I have no access to oblerman but whoever does feel free to send it off to him
Donald Diamond develops property in Coronado, amongst other places.
I found some real estate documents showing that Sharon Harper is or was on the board of Sedona Hidden Valley Limited Partnership in the 1990s. She’s also the registered agent for the PMC medical center and the Estrella Medical Center. Her husband, Oliver, is a bundler who has raise between 100 and 500k for McCain.
I just used a tool to measure this property, it is 480 feet wide and about 368′ long!
What’s the total square footage and acreage on all of his properties?
There must be undeveloped real estate out there as well.
All those tax breaks for the wealthy sure do pay off!
Barely over 4 acres
it’s a postage stamp lot.
that’s the property, the actual building is 234′ by 157′
this needs some investigative work me thinks
Do they own just one office? You can click on and get a picture, also.
Republics will shift any and all positions to try to remain in power. The only thing that one can count on is that their current set of positions have little to do with how they will govern once in office.
postage stamp with HUGE office building and it’s got some EXCELLANT manicured landscaping going on around the perimeter of the building
Perris, Thanks for looking it up.
that’s a good point, it is probably just one office in this building
I missed that
I’ll still give a pretty penny for it
McCain’s probably happy about all the talk about property. No one’s asking about those $520 Ferragamo shoes right now. How many of his supporters have even seen a pair of $520 shoes? Yeah, he’s one of them all right.
I have a pair of ferigamos
there are far better shoes, don’t get those unless you want something bespoken and then make sure you know what you want
must learn to spell Ferragamo though
Did they cost $520? I feel bad paying $80 every couple of years.
not for me, they were a gift from friend who wanted me to date his girlfriends friend and wanted me to wear nice shoes
ah, women
Yes – Forty lashes if you don’t know the proper spelling – test @ 11
I just want to point out that Arizona real estate records are public, and available on the internet.
I don’t have time to go drilling for the recorded owner of all of McCain’s listed properties. But someone who did could find out not only that, but also what the assessed tax value is.
Actually I want to know how many pairs of ferragamo shoes he has. I wonder if he ever goes shoe shopping with Condi. What is important though is John Edwards hair cut and did you know McCain was a POW. Yup, the MSM are still licking their fingers and kissing McCain’s buttt.
Lindsay did quite a lot of research earlier which is why we found out that the medical property is listed at $1000.
when I first read your comment I thought you wondered if he ever went shoe swapping with Condi,
who knows ? …
forty laces
The Democrats need to run with this
Is it necessary for Obama to send me the ad about McCain’s houses. Gee, I just saw an e-mail from Barack and about had heart problems.
Yesterday, Raw reported that his and Cindy’s houses were worth $14 million. If the house they gave their daughter is not included, we can say they have 7 houses. That means the average price of each house is $2 million. About half of which are in Arizona.
Only if he swapped boots w/ Condi
WIth so much in common, maybe Condi will be the running mate!
They make bespoke shoes?!
Then he could put up condi in a condo
I don’t think it’s accurate to describe McCain as a “gigolo”… because I doubt very seriously that sex is what Cindy McCain was interested in with him… at least I hope not… no, the Spanish Fly that attracted Cindy the Heiress to John McCain was a whiff of power…
Just make sure that the Decider gets a key.
OT
Bolt got a third medal for Jamaican track in the 400 relay, and a third world record
Stolen (with permission) from commenter kurtyboy at TPM, I think this would just make a lovely bumper sticker:
One House, One Spouse
Obama ‘08
Mark Shields tells us conventional wisdom makes the VP choice Biden
you can take that for what it is worth.
This medical office just tickles me…. not funny but weird…. WHY, wasn’t Miss CindyLou the one who was given a deal by the DEA for stealing RX pain killers from a children’s charity?
Even in the depressed commercial property market in Phoenix would you buy a medical office for $1000….. Is this with or without equipment?
Inquiring minds would like to know!
It doesn’t apply if the property was purchased with Sugartit’s sole and separate property.
If she commingled her assets with his to buy something, then that becomes community property. But if she just bought it outright, then it’s hers.
Given the Senator’s philandering history, I’d say someone gave her good advice. All reports are that Sugartit has kept her sole and separate property away from the
gigolo,errrr, Senator.Because of the smog, I did not expect to see so many track and field records broken.
Typical slumlord/junkie thing going on.
McCain is ancient, crippled, and crabby. Aren’t his philandering days far behind him? He can’t even make a credible Viagra commercial these days.
Katymine, I mentioned earlier your comment about community property. There were a few responses #67 being the last. In GA it’s community property except for inheritance property and money.
this sounds like a seinfeld show, one htat shouldhave been…lol.
CindyLou Who got that advice 20-some years ago before she married the
gigolo,errrr, Senator. Why can’t I keep those things straight?and Remembering is such hard work..
Usually inherited property is separate and remains that way, so that if she used her separate assets to purchase a house, it would therefore be a separate asset.
I don’t know enough about the track & field architecture, I do know they made the most of wave physics to provide an optimal pool for the swimmers.
I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that the materials used and the layout were the latest in engineering — bio-engineering.
Oh my!
NewsHour is noting McCain and his many houses.
McCain’s response “Rezko! Rezko!”
Bobo, McCain’s an ordinary rich guy.
i posted this a couple of times already, but the carpet thing, well……
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http://www.architecturaldigest…..rentPage=2
i looked at these photos yesterday, and that cat stood out..but didn’t see the captions…..was the only thing in the photos that wasn’t framed, or an objet d’art besides the towels on the lounge chairs by the pool..bizarre.
and the train on the mantle–glass over it.
and weird thing, cindy refers to things in the ‘one step removed’ way—my husband, over and over, and “has been in the family” not my family when talking about her childhood home….
did anyone read the article? i did yesterday.
mccain saed cindy has a photo fetish-
and the article mentions one–this is so strange,,,one of mccain the day he dropped out of the race the last time, now, tell me, is this a photo you would want around to remind you of thatday?
and–
ya just can’t make this stuff up
==snip==
The house is also a showcase of the senator’s enthusiasm for buying exotic carpets. “I’m a terrible shopper, but I buy these rugs when I travel. I was recently in Afghanistan and bought this,” he says, pointing out a large, finely made carpet in russet and brown. There are others from Turkey and Georgia, as well as the Native American carpets from his wife’s family.
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The Chinese got much luckier than they deserved to be, and rain came through and cleaned up the air around Beijing.
Once the rain cleaned things up, their (very temporary) smog reduction efforts seem to have worked.
I would hope someone who is a lawyer would contribute or answer….
WHY isn’t anyone going after McBush for his carbon footprint for all these homes?
They railed against Gore & Edwards about their large homes but McBush can and does get away with anything
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while.
That’s a great point. Is there any organized opposition to do that yet? They can’t all be pouting Clintonites.
Raunch-o McSame-o
You lie. I am sooooo jealous.
I only live in one municipality at a time.
In part because “they” are not big on the environment. Can really complain on this “footprint” when the claim the whole concern in bogus, phony science. That may be the rational explanation.
if Mitt gets on the ticket, he has a gardening crew he can share with Mc3.
Blue Texan up
I wonder if there’s a pattern of purchases (of buildings or homes and such like this) for $1000 and resale for $Millions. That would be a convenient way to launder cash contributions to a politician.
thanks for the google link perris–
HEY LINDSAY hope you’re still here—
notice the name on the building—
Be a great commercial – it even works for wrinkley old white guys
The specifics of community property law vary from state to state, but the general principle is the same.
People enter into marriages with sole and separate property. Some of it is personal property (jewelry, musical instruments, tools of the individual’s trade, clothing, etc), and that (mostly) remains the individual’s. But there are exceptions to that rule. Some of it is real property, and that may or may not remain the individual’s. If the spouse’s name is added to the deed, then it’s community property. If the spouse contributes toward mortgage payments, it’s arguably community property (the lawyers would have to duke it out and the judge decide). If the spouse is not added to the deed and the mortgage is paid out of the person’s sole-and-separate funds, then the real property is not community property. But that can be argued in court, too. Some of it is in the form liquid assets. If the liquid assets are not transferred into a joint account, they remain the separate property of the individual who owned them at the time of the marriage.
Inheritances are always separate property, but are subject to the commingling rules. Cindy’s trust fund has never been commingled with Johnny’s funds, in fact, I remember reading somewhere that they don’t even have a joint account. So anything purchased by her trust is hers and hers alone.
con’t from 88–plaza del rio management companies—the OTHER NAME FOR PLAZA co’s, that the bundler’s wife worked for, was agent for…..i posted a few links about them in your first thread about this–speir was one of the names..i posted another too, they were listing agents..and THEY ALL contributed big bucks to starting in 2007..i never did find the banner hospitals connection anywhere exept the one you posted.,..darn.
It’s actually a pretty conservative collection for an aging couple with $100mm.
If I had that kind of money I’d own a place in Hawaii (I know a great spot on the big Island)- as well as Vienna- I love that city- and something on the med near the France/Spain border..
La Jolla’s great- but Sedona kind of sucks—they’re in a great part of Phoenix- in the heart of everything.
I don’t know about Alexandria….
Shit I might even do a “little” 4,000 square foot condo somewhere in south beach.
Heck they could even get a place on the Italy Germany border
Kauai, not the Big Island.
Sedona’s not an awful place to be, but I’d rather be in a higher elevation.
Dunno anything about the Med.
But the real point is that we need to make it possible for Senator and Mrs.
BlutarskiMcCain to enjoy all those wonderful homes she owns.Didn’t somebody yesterday mention that his tax returns showed taxes related to properties? Might have to do more research.
Remember it’s not that McCain’s rich – that isn’t a character flaw. But for him to play the “I’m a regular guy and dang don’t you hate those elitists” is.
Stick to the message – which is hypocrisy, not wealth.
And did you know McCain was a POW?
I’m sure McCain owns some real property of his own … likely the condo in Alexandria. Probably some other stuff, too. It wouldn’t surprise if some of it was paid (wholly or in part) for by Cindy Lou Who.
BTW, if you have to live in the DC area, there are a lot worse places to be than Alexandria.
John McCain paid 3600 in property taxes on it looks like in Arizona. The property tax was 7200 and he paid half. So it looks like he owns something but not sure what.
lindsay–this is riiiiich…..agent for banner hospitals, pushing why people should invest in medical office buildings..written by sharon harper.
http://www.naiop.org/developme…..indexa.cfm
another version–spring ‘06
http://64.233.167.104/search?q…..=firefox-a
i just looked at your newsmeat link from earlier –i love them…why? the employment listing that is required by law, i have hooked up plenty just from that..she had plaza del rio listed one year as employer….
and another thing–on the first link they have a pic of the ‘new’ scottsdale princess medical center–wouldn’t tnat name betrademarked? do the mccains have an interest in the one in scottsdale? or do they simply own the LAND that the one in peoria is on? or do they own the princess medical center too?
Then there’s some community real property. The tax return wouldn’t identify it, but the AZ real property records should.