Real Estate
The Great Gatsby's Long Island Mansion Listed for $17 Million
F. Scott Fitzgerald placed his hero in this home in The Great Gatsby. Now it's being sold by James Mai, a financial whiz made immortal in The Big Short for having foreseen the 2008 financial crisis.
235 Middle Neck Road
Source: Compass & Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty
No matter how much money you have, you can’t buy your way into the Great American Novel. For that, you need talent and persistence—and maybe some savings to keep afloat before you hit the bestseller lists.
But if you have $16.88 million lying around, you can buy the inspiration for one of the greatest of Great American Novels—because the Long Island house that helped shape The Great Gatsby is up for sale.