Mitt Romney to quadruple size of his $12m California beachfront home (but he'd still rather be living in the White House)

共和国の/共和党の favourite Mitt Romney is 捜し出すing to 昇格 to living in the White House.

But if that fails the former Massachusetts 知事 has 計画(する)s to quadruple the size of his $12 million California home.

The 64-year-old has とじ込み/提出するd an 使用/適用 in San Diego to bulldoze his 3,009-square-foot oceanfront mansion in La Jolla and 取って代わる it with an 11,062-square-foot 所有物/資産/財産.

'Inadequate': Mitt Romney has filed plans to nearly quadruple the size of his La Jolla, California, home

'不十分な': Mitt Romney has とじ込み/提出するd 計画(する)s to nearly quadruple the size of his La Jolla, California, home

Upgrade: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, pictured with his wife Ann and some of their 16 grandchildren, is expanding his home

昇格: 共和国の/共和党の 大統領の 候補者 Mitt Romney, pictured with his wife Ann and some of their 16 grandchildren, is 拡大するing his home

A (選挙などの)運動をする 公式の/役人 said that the GOP 希望に満ちた, who has five married sons and 16 grandchildren, was planning the 拡大 as the home he bought three years ago 'is 不十分な for their needs'.

The 75-year-old house, which has two bedrooms, will be 取って代わるd with a two-storey dwelling.

The 計画(する)s 明らかにする/漏らす that 同様に as altering the house, the driveway will be relocated.

The 存在するing (競技場の)トラック一周 pool and spa at the home, which has a lawn running 負かす/撃墜する the white sand beach, will be 保持するd.

The Romneys' 公式の/役人 最初の/主要な 住居 is a townhouse outside of Boston. They also own a $10 million vacation home on the shore of Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.

Beach view: The La Jolla house has views of the white sand beach at t he bottom of the garden

Beach 見解(をとる): The La Jolla house has 見解(をとる)s of the white sand beach at t he 底(に届く) of the garden

Bigger and better: Mr Romney bought the property for $12 million three years ago

Bigger and better: Mr Romney bought the 所有物/資産/財産 for $12 million three years ago

Home owner: The property is one of at least three houses owned by the multi-millionaire GOP favourite

Home owner: The 所有物/資産/財産 is one of at least three houses owned by the multi-millionaire GOP favourite

The couple sold the 6,400-square-foot home in Belmont, Massachusetts, where they raised their children, in 2009 for $3.5 million.

In 新規加入, their 9,500-square-foot ski 宿泊する in Deer Valley, Utah, fetched $5.25 million last year.

Mr Romney and his wife Ann are believed to be 価値(がある) between $190 million and $264 million. He made much of his fortune as the co-創立者 of 私的な 公正,普通株主権 会社/堅い Bain 資本/首都.

At a 調書をとる/予約する 調印 in las t year, Romney told reporters why he bought his California beachfront house.

'I 手配中の,お尋ね者 to be where I could hear the waves,' he said. 'As a boy, we spent summers on Lake Huron and I could hear the 衝突,墜落ing waves at night.

'It was one of my favourite things in the world. 存在 近づく the water and the waves was something I 不正に 手配中の,お尋ね者 to experience again.'

A Romney 広報担当者 said construction on the new house will not begin until the (選挙などの)運動をする is over.


Where the other GOP 希望に満ちたs go home at night

Mitt Romney is not the first 共和国の/共和党の 候補者 to have an impressive 大臣の地位 of houses. In the 2008 race, 大統領の 指名された人 John McCain famously forgot how many homes he owned. MailOnline takes a look at where some of the other party 希望に満ちたs go home at night.


Jon Huntsman

Jon Huntsman

The former Utah 知事 and 外交官/大使 to 中国 bought his $3.6 million Washington DC home in 2010. The large house in the upscale neighbourhood of Kalorama was used to house the season seven competitors of Bravo reality show 最高の,を越す Chef.

Pawlenty

Tim Pawlenty

His $320,000 white-shuttered home in Eagan, Minnesota is 顕著に modest when compared to those of his 競争相手s and the $2.9 million 公式の/役人 住居 he lived in when 知事 of the 明言する/公表する.

Bachmann

Michelle Bachmann

The Congresswoman from Minnesota moved into her $760,000 four-bedroom Stillwater home, pictured below, in 2008. It has a deck patio from where the Tea Party favourite can 調査する the spacious three acre garden.

Bachmann




Gingrich

イモリ Gingrich


The 68-year-old and his third wife, Callista, live in a $1 million 住居 that is technically in Virginia, but is inside the Beltway. The former House (衆議院の)議長's five-bedroom house is 位置を示すd in the desriable 郊外 McLean.

Palin

Sarah Palin

When the former Alaska 知事 bought this home, pictured below, in Arizona in May it fuelled rumours that she was about to 発表する that she was running for the 共和国の/共和党の 指名/任命. She was thought to be planning to use the $1.7 million Scottsdale home as her (選挙などの)運動をする base because of its more convenient 場所 than her old house in Wasilla, Alaska.


Palin

Three months later and Mrs Palin has still not 宣言するd if she will run or not, but she is no 疑問 getting settled into the six bedroom 砂漠 home. It has its own swimming pool, spa and a a 地階 filled with a home theatre, billiards room and ワイン cellar.


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