惊讶!华人夫妇60万买下的“豪宅一条街”长这样

2017-08-10 08:42:17来源:海外网
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海外网8月10日电 一对华裔夫妇2015年通过市政府拍卖会以9万美元(1美元约合6.67元人民币)的超低价格买下了旧金山最富有的街道,成了这条街道的新“地主”。

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郑麦可(Michael Cheng,音译)以及林蒂娜(Tina Lam,音译),如今依法拥有普利西迪欧街(Presidio Terrace)的道路、人行道以及公共区域的产权.

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据侨报网报道,该街为椭圆形,由35个豪宅包围,而平均房价每栋约510万美元。不仅如此,曾经住在这里的不乏知名人物,包括前众议院议长波洛西(Nancy Pelosi)、前任旧金山市长阿里奥图(Joseph Alioto)、加州民主党参议员范士丹(Dianne Feinstein)。

他们是如何捡到这个“大便宜”的?原来这条私人街道原本由豪宅住户所共同持有,但社区的管理委员会连续三十年都没有缴交每年应缴的14美元税务,因此2015年旧金山税务当局在网上拍卖了这个富豪区的街道,以抵扣30来积欠的944多美元税务、罚款和利息。正好被平常就关注地产趋势的这对华人夫妻相中,以90,100美元的价格中标。

不过直到今年5月份收到郑麦可夫妇的信,问他们是否有兴趣回购街道产权的时候,普利西迪欧街的这些富豪居民才惊觉原来门前的街道已经易主。他们对此非常震惊。

这些居民们发现,房主协会长年欠缴地产税的问题症结在于,旧金山市政府的缴税通知,竟然寄往从1980年代就已经废止不用的联络帐号。目前,房主协会已经起诉了这对夫妇和市府。上个月他们向城市监督委员会申请听证,希望能撤回这场拍卖,预计听证会将在10月份举行。

Welcome to one the most exclusive streets in San Francisco.

这是一条椭圆形街道,早在1905年它就存在了。

Presidio Terrace is a block-long, oval street (and private development) that has been run by homeowners who live there since at least 1905, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

由于它的安全性,多年来,吸引了加州一些最富有和最有权势的政治家在此居住。

It has attracted some of the wealthiest and most powerful politicians in California over the years, thanks to enhanced security and its isolated location at the top of the peninsula.

这里雇用着私人保安,没有他们的许可任何人都不得进出。

No one gets in or out without the hired private security knowing. A uniformed officer with Black Bear Security Services stands guard at the stone-gate entrance at all hours.

透过铁艺围栏,里面的房子清晰可见。

We peeped through the wrought iron fence to see what Presidio Terrace is like.

这座住宅曾属于参议员黛安·费恩斯坦(Sen. Dianne Feinstein)和她的丈夫金融家理查德·布鲁姆(Richard C. Blum)。建于1909年,有16间客房。

On the corner sits a Tudor-style home that once belonged to Sen. Dianne Feinstein and her husband, financier Richard C. Blum. Built in 1909, it contains 16 rooms.

费恩斯坦于1985年买下这幢住宅,后来将其转给女儿凯瑟琳·费恩斯坦(Katherine Feinstein)法官,2013年以950万美元的价格出售。

Feinstein grew up across the street from the home but always admired this mansion, with its storybook charm. She bought it through a family trust in 1985.

国会少数党领袖南希·佩洛西(Nancy Pelosi)曾在这所房子里居住过。住房记录显示,它最近一次的出售是在1990年,售价270万美元。

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi once lived in a Mission-revival mansion further up the street. The Democratic Party held many fund-raising events there over the years.

被树木遮住的白色小楼里曾经住着旧金山前市长阿里奥图(Mayor Joseph Alioto),它有6个浴室。

根据财产记录,阿里奥图在2013年以950万美元的价格出售了这所房子。

根据Zillow的数据,这条街上的住宅6月售价达到510万美元,是旧金山房价中值的4倍。

The median home value in the Presidio Heights neighborhood topped $5.1 million in June — about four times the median home value in San Francisco, according to data from Zillow.

屋主需每年向房主协会支付年费。据悉2013年的年费为3,410美元。

Residents pay an annual fee to the homeowner association. In 2013, that came out to $3,410 a home, according to a listing for Alioto's mansion.

而房主协会长达30年都没缴每年14美元的郡地产税,原因是市府寄出的缴费通知地址无效。

The association failed to pay a $14-a-year property tax for three decades. It claims the city sent the bill to an outdated address, which caused penalties and interest to stack up.

欠缴税款加上利息与罚款,累积金额为994美元,只得依法交付拍卖。

这对夫妇一个是软件公司的经理,另一个是房地产经纪人。

Along came Lam, a product line manager at the software company VMware, and Cheng, a real-estate agent who brokers investment opportunities for high-net-worth individuals.

他们目前居住在圣何塞,表示还未从投资中获益多少。

The couple, who live in San Jose, don't actually get much for their $90,000.

石门入口处的棕榈树和其他绿色植物都属于这对夫妇。

从拍卖会上买下这条街之后,郑麦可夫妇积极考虑如何让这笔投资获益最大,他们决定将向住户们收取街道上120个停车空间的“合理租金”。

The couple is interested in charging the neighborhood's deep-pocketed residents to park on Presidio Terrace.

居民们是在今年5月30日,也就是郑麦可买下这条街道两年之后,接获书面通知时,才知道早就失去街道产权了;他们接到的书面通知内容是,询问屋主是否有兴趣,愿意把产权购回。

Unsurprisingly, residents are not happy — more than two years after Lam and Cheng scooped up Presidio Terrace without their knowledge. Many were first made aware of the purchase in May, when a title-search company working on behalf of the couple contacted them to see whether they were interested in buying back the property outside their homes.

一位要求匿名的住户接受“旧金山纪事报” 采访时说,听闻街道产权易主的消息时震惊不已,“对于随随便便就有人可以趁机占便宜,把我们的街道跟人行道买下来的这种状况,我也感到非常忧心。”

对于顺利击败其他竞标者,郑麦可接受媒体访问时表示:“我们只是运气好。”

责编:樊小菲、李瑞辰

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