Billionaire Fights Nantucket Clam Shack 18 Inches From His Home

Charles Johnson sued to block eatery on the island’s Old Wharf
Fried clams and lobsters rolls inches from $6.5 million home

The proposed clam shack next to Charles Johnson’s summer home. Source: Public Documents

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By Madlin Mekelburg

August 21, 2023 at 11:00 AM UTC

Updated on

August 21, 2023 at 1:09 PM UTC

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A very seasonal legal spat is playing out in Nantucket: The billionaire owner of a $6.5 million cottage is suing a clam shack to stop it from opening a mere 18 inches away from his 1,200 square foot home.

In the summer playground of the 1%, resident Charles Johnson — former chairman of investment giant Franklin Resources and owner of the San Francisco Giants — has been quarreling with his new neighbor: Straight Wharf Fish Market.