Grand Island, in the northwest corner of New York State, in the middle of the Niagara River channel between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.Accompanied by a real estate agent, Yang Jing flew by helicopter from Buffalo to the island in the river.Grand Island, the fourth largest island in New York State, is located right in the middle of the Niagara River, surrounded on all sides by the Niagara River.Strawberry Island, the southernmost point of Grand Island, divides the Niagara River into two channels and embraces Grand Island like two arms.The island is not very large, only 333 square kilometers, and belongs to Erie County, across the West Niagara River from Canada.Grand Island is only seven kilometres from the famous Niagara Falls, and on a clear day, you can even see the mist rising over Niagara Falls.And if you take a yacht from Grand Island and go upstream, you can see all four of the Great Lakes in one place, except for Lake Ontario.At first, Yang Jing didn't know that there was such an island next to Niagara Falls, and he also accidentally found a real estate brochure, so he knew that there was such a small island in the middle of the Niagara River.Yang Jing knew that Gege liked natural scenery very much, and Gege liked Niagara Falls very much, she had been here twice, but she still felt unsatisfied.In this case, it is better to simply buy a property next to the waterfall, and you can also take Gege here for a vacation in the future, and after enjoying the waterfall, you can also take a boat on the four lakes.Although Lake Ontario cannot be reached directly via the Niagara River, Tonawanda, a small town east of Grand Island, is connected to Rochester, more than 100 kilometers to the east, from the Niagara River to the Genesee River, which flows into Lake Ontario.That is to say, although you can't enter Lake Ontario through Niagara Falls by yacht, you can eventually reach the middle of Lake Ontario through this waterway, and if you want to move on, then you can enter the St.
Lawrence River from the east end of Lake Ontario, and you can directly reach the Atlantic Ocean That is to say, theoretically speaking, as long as Yang Jing and Gege are willing, then they can start from Grand Island, take their own yacht to first circumnavigate the Great Lakes, then travel around the world, and finally return to Grand Island.It's obviously a pretty good place, and the island doesn't have a lot of people, and it's dominated by animal husbandry, which has a bit of a paradise charm.If it weren't for the fact that the New York State government of New York would not sell this island, Yang Jing really wanted to buy this island directly.However, although the island is not sold to the outside world as a whole, the pastures, farms and real estate on the island can be sold to the outside world, so Yang Jing contacted the real estate agent according to the contact number marked on the brochure."
Mr.
Smith, this is Alfred Manor, which consists of a 13,000-square-foot main building and four annex buildings, totaling 29,000 square feet, and a total area of 35 acres with a 150-acre farm and a 120-acre vineyard attached to the estate."
Seeing Yang Jing staring at the farm below for a long time, the real estate agent explained the situation of the manor at the side in a timely manner.Yang Jing turned his head and asked, "Alfred?"
Is it the son of Irene Dubon, or that great-grandson of his, Alfred Irene Dubon?
”"Sir, it's Alfred Irene Dubon, the one of the three DuPont brothers, that is, the great-grandson of Irene Dupont."
The real estate agent replied respectfully.When meeting with the real estate agent before coming, the real estate agent not only promoted the property of their real estate company, but also sold a manor for sale to Yang Jing.The estate is Alfred Manor, the property of the DuPont family, built in 1918 of the last century.Because there have been two Alfred in the history of the Dupont family, Yang Jing asked such a question.However, Yang Jing's question is also a bit wrong, although there have been two Alfred in the history of the DuPont family, but there is a gap of several decades between them, the old Alfred died as early as the nineteenth century, but this manor was built in 1918, obviously built by Alfred Jr.However, Yang Jing asked, but the real estate agent did not dare to say anything else, because after meeting with Yang Jing and when Yang Jing revealed his interest in Alfred Manor, the real estate agent immediately contacted the Dupont family and said that someone was interested in buying the Alfred Manor on Grand Island.The people of the DuPont family immediately inquired about Cole Smith, but it didn't matter if they checked it, and they learned that this Cole Smith was actually the big boss behind the recent KY investment fund.It just so happens that the two companies controlled by the DuPont family, the KY Investment Fund, are both major shareholders, one is Dow Chemical, and the other is General Motors, which is jointly controlled by the Morgan family.So, the DuPont family immediately told the real estate agent that he must greet Mr.
Cole Smith.Seeing that his big customers valued this Cole Smith so much, the shrewd real estate agent immediately realized that the middle-aged man in front of him was definitely not ordinary.Alfred Manor is located in the northwest corner of Grand Island, so the small island called "Navy Island" in the middle of the Niagara River can be seen across the river more than 500 meters wide. ”The real estate agent shook his head with a bitter face and said, "Sir, although I would like to sell you that small island, even the Grand Island under our feet, but this is really not something I can calculate.Damn the state of New York doesn't allow the islands of inland rivers and lakes to be sold to private individuals. ”Yang Jing was also amused by the real estate agent's words, and he asked with a smile: "I'm sorry, we've known each other for so long, and I don't know your name yet." ”"Donald James Tom Nitz.Sir, this is my name, you can call me Donald. ”Although the real estate agent had already reported his name to Yang Jing when they met in the morning, it was obvious that Yang Jing did not remember it, but this Mr.
Tomnitz obviously did not dare to complain, and still honestly reported his name again.When Yang Jing met this guy in the morning, he didn't remember the guy's name because he was thinking about something, and now it's fine, so when he heard this name, he couldn't help but be happy again, because this slightly special surname immediately reminded him of a person.Yang Jing really never expected that he was just buying a manor, and he actually met the CEO of Houghton Company, the largest real estate company in the United States in the future.It's just that this famous real estate agent in later generations is still a little-known real estate agent at this time.Yang Jing remembered that Tomnitz seemed to have joined Holden in the new century, so before he joined Holden Company, he could let this guy take care of the properties he was about to buy for himself!
So Yang Jing smiled and asked, "Donald, are you interested in coming over and helping me take care of those properties under my name?"
I mean, I want to leave my existing and upcoming properties to you, I wonder if you are interested in helping me?
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