The former CEO of the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain has listed his Palm Beach oceanfront estate for $96 million. Leonard Riggio’s contemporary-style house is among the most expensive single-family homes ever marketed for sale in the “multiple listing service,” records show. The Riggios have longtime ties to New York. Leonard Riggio’s career as a bookseller […]
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Barnes & Noble chairman, wife list beachfront estate at $96 million in Palm Beach
The chairman of the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain has listed his direct-oceanfront estate for $96 million on the far North End of Palm Beach. The listing for Leonard Riggio’s contemporary-style house at 1446 N. Ocean Blvd. entered the “active” category of the multiple listing service late in the afternoon on June 20. It is […]
What happened to old Paramus Barnes & Noble? Nonprofit starts new chapter at Rt. 17 site
PARAMUS — The old Barnes & Noble site on Route 17 opened a new chapter on Tuesday. New Concepts for Living, a nonprofit serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, cut the ribbon on its state-of-the-art Achievement Center, about 15 months after the bookstore closed down after a 30-year run. With staff, clients, family members […]