HAWKEYE'S HAMPTONS

New York Post ^ | January 15, 2005 | Braden Keil

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Kennedy discount

Just in time for the inauguration is Ethel Kennedy's blowout sale. The widow of RFK has lowered the price of her famed "Hickory Hill" estate by $5 million. The 18-room Colonial residence on 6 acres in McLean, Va., is now sporting a price tag of $20 million. "It's an extraordinary piece of property, but that price is still unheard of in Virginia," said one broker.

Bobby Kennedy purchased the estate in 1957 from his older brother, then-Senator John F. Kennedy, who bought the property after he wed wife Jackie in 1953.

The house features 13 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, two pools and a pool house - which doubles as a screening room - a tennis court, and a stable. Ethel plans to live full-time in Hyannisport, Mass.

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The essence of NIMBYs. The first story is about Alan Alda's lush pad but there's a story about Ethel Kennedy, too.

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Why don't the Kennedy's turn their compound into a giant homeless shelter and let the city run it. They aren't greedy capitalists so they won't really have a need for another $20M. I'm sure there are lots of poor people who would like to live in a nice neighborhood like that. I bet there isn't a lot of low income housing in that zip code so its probably overdue anyways. I'll look forward to hearing from Robert Kennedy about his altruistism in regards to this property.