Palm Desert estate causes controversy
The Los Angeles Times reported today how the $30 million dollar estate property of publishing executive Duane Hagadone has upset area residents who view the 64,000 square foot residence as “a monstrosity.”The main gripe about the property currently under construction is that some feel it takes away from the natural beauty of the mountains and desert just north of San Diego County and east of the San Bernadino National Forest.
Living Large seems to be the catch phrase of Mr. Hagadone who owns a 205-foot yacht named Lady Lola and has also constructed the world’s only floating 18-hole golf course!
Hagadone left college to sell ad space for a Coeur d’Alene newspaper where his father served as publisher. Mr. Hagadone would later extend his publishing holdings to eighteen different newspapers, magazines and publications.
To his credit, Mr. Hagadone has spent $700,000 to make the estate less noticeable and more in tune to the environment of Summit Cove region.
The estate is part of the exclusive Bighorn development which includes many celebrity residents including television host Mary Hart.
While the home is twice the size approved by city officials, the property does have its supporters.
One local resident compared the property to the one built by the late Bob Hope and said he was “proud to have it my community.”
