Millionaire's Nantucket cliff-edge home defies erosion predictions

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 24 Sept, 20:26 · Archive

A house bought for $899,000 on the edge of a Nantucket cliff has survived five years despite warnings of imminent collapse.

A millionaire purchased a Nantucket house perched just a few feet from a 40-foot cliff drop, betting it would survive at least five years despite erosion concerns. The property had migrated closer to the cliff edge as the island's sand barrier eroded over time. The house has now outlasted those predictions.

How it is being reported

• Homebuyer’s ‘crazy’ $899K bet on a crumbling Nantucket cliff is still standing 5 years laterNew York Post · 24 Sept, 20:10
• Millionaire bought Nantucket home atop cliff for pittance despite warnings it would likely crumble into ocean... but he now appears to have beaten nature in spectacular styleDaily Mail · 24 Sept, 15:11

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