Tom Ford
A designer reads a house the way he reads a suit: by its line, its provenance, and the names that made it. Ford has spent two decades buying, restoring, and quietly releasing the most architecturally consequential homes in America, then a few abroad. What follows is the record of those houses, held together by the press that documented them.
- PR-TF-01The Bloomingdale EstateLos Angeles, California
- PR-TF-02Halston HouseUpper East Side, New York
- PR-TF-03Casa della PortaPalm Beach, Florida
- PR-TF-04LasataEast Hampton, New York
- PR-TF-05Red Mountain ResidenceAspen, Colorado
- PR-TF-06The Chelsea ResidenceChelsea, London
- PR-TF-07Cerro Pelon RanchGalisteo Basin, Santa Fe
The Bloomingdale Estate
Holmby Hills, a 1920s house with a hostess's history
The Betsy Bloomingdale Estate is a 1920s house in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, that Tom Ford acquired in late 2016 for $38.75 million. The roughly 10,000 square foot, nine bedroom home was previously owned by the society hostess Betsy Bloomingdale.
- 2016 Ford's first major acquisition of the decade: a landmark estate once owned by the society hostess Betsy Bloomingdale, whose dinners drew Hollywood and Washington alike. Robb Report
- Now Reporting notes Ford has sounded out agents about a sale, though the estate has never been formally listed, keeping it in the held column of the record. Market Reporting
Halston House
101 East 63rd Street, the Hirsch Residence by Paul Rudolph
Halston House is a Paul Rudolph townhouse at 101 East 63rd Street in Manhattan, one of only three Rudolph residences in the city, that Tom Ford bought in 2019 for $18 million. Formerly the home of the designer Halston, the roughly 7,500 square foot house was restored by Ford rather than modernized.
- 2019 WWD broke the purchase: Ford had taken one of only three Rudolph residences in Manhattan, the steel-and-glass townhouse where Halston entertained the Studio 54 set. WWD
- 2021 The New York Times catalogued the interior among the rooms that shaped modern design, as the Netflix series renewed interest in the house. Galerie · The New York Times
- 2026 Reporting indicates Ford is preparing to list the restored townhouse, with friends citing more time spent in London. NewsNation
Casa della Porta
A Maurice Fatio landmark, acquired by trade
Casa della Porta is a 1920s Maurice Fatio landmark in the Palm Beach Estate Section that Tom Ford acquired in 2023 through a property trade. The roughly 17,400 square foot Mediterranean house, known for its coral-stone facade, has been valued by local agents near $100 million.
- 2023 In one of Ford's boldest moves on the record, he traded a modern Palm Beach mansion to a local executive for this landmarked coral-stone house, built for an automotive magnate and called by its architect his finest work. Robb Report · The Wall Street Journal
Lasata
The seven-acre compound where Jacqueline Kennedy summered
Lasata is a 1917 Arts and Crafts estate on roughly seven acres in East Hampton, New York, that Tom Ford acquired in August 2023 for $52 million. The compound was the childhood summer home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and was later owned by the Krakoffs.
- 2023 Ford landed one of the Hamptons' most storied estates, the childhood summer home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, later owned and restored by the Krakoffs. Robb Report · The Wall Street Journal
Red Mountain Residence
A contemporary house cantilevered into the view
The Red Mountain Residence is a contemporary house in Aspen, Colorado, designed by Ro | Rockett, that Tom Ford acquired in late 2023 for $42.25 million. The roughly 9,500 square foot, six bedroom home appears to lift off a stone base toward the mountains.
- 2023 Ford entered Aspen's tightest market quietly, taking a newly finished house of glass and stone that appears to lift off its base toward the mountains. The deal drew little notice at the time despite its size. Robb Report
The Chelsea Residence
A white stucco mansion near the river, taken off-market
The Chelsea Residence is a white stucco-fronted mansion in Chelsea, London, that Tom Ford acquired off-market, with reporting placing the price near $104 million. The house, near Hyde Park and the Thames, became a family base as London grew central to Ford's life.
- Recent Architectural Digest reported Ford's off-market purchase of a white stucco-fronted Chelsea mansion near Hyde Park and the Thames, as London became the centre of family life around his son's schooling. Architectural Digest · reported
Cerro Pelon Ranch
Tadao Ando in concrete and desert, the house Ford called his inspiration
Cerro Pelon Ranch is a Tadao Ando concrete estate in the Galisteo Basin near Santa Fe, New Mexico, that Tom Ford owned for roughly two decades before selling it in 2021 for $48 million. Designed with Marmol Radziner, the ranch includes a glass-walled main house, equestrian grounds, and a Western film set.
- 2009 The Wall Street Journal profiled the ranch as Ford's refuge: a concrete house with a glass wall over a reflecting pool, a tennis court, equestrian grounds, and its own Western film set. The Wall Street Journal
- 2021 The sale surfaced when the buyer's agent posted it, and entered the books as a major New Mexico transaction after four years on the market. The Real Deal · Inman
The Questions on Record
How many homes has Tom Ford owned?
This record catalogues seven significant residences Tom Ford has bought, restored, or sold across New York, Los Angeles, Palm Beach, the Hamptons, Aspen, London, and formerly Santa Fe. His reported United States holdings exceed $250 million.
Which architects designed Tom Ford's homes?
Ford's homes carry significant authorship, including Paul Rudolph at the Halston House in Manhattan, Tadao Ando with Marmol Radziner at Cerro Pelon Ranch near Santa Fe, Maurice Fatio at Casa della Porta in Palm Beach, and Ro | Rockett in Aspen.
Which of Tom Ford's homes have historic provenance?
Several. Lasata in East Hampton was the childhood summer home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the Halston House was the residence of the designer Halston, the Holmby Hills estate belonged to the society hostess Betsy Bloomingdale, and Casa della Porta is a designated Palm Beach landmark.
Which homes has Tom Ford sold?
Ford sold Cerro Pelon Ranch, his Tadao Ando estate near Santa Fe, in 2021 for $48 million after owning it for roughly two decades. Reporting in 2026 indicates he is preparing to list the restored Halston House in Manhattan.
Who represented Tom Ford on his real estate deals?
Where the press documented representation, Frank Newbold of Sotheby's International Realty represented Ford in his 2023 purchase of Lasata, opposite Eileen O'Neill of The Corcoran Group and Ed Petrie of Compass for the seller. In the 2021 sale of Cerro Pelon Ranch, Kevin Bobolsky of the Kevin Bobolsky Group represented Ford, while Clayton Orrigo of Compass and Neil Lyon of Sotheby's International Realty represented the buyer. Several of Ford's other transactions were off-market or undisclosed.
Where are Tom Ford's homes located?
Ford's current residences of record are in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles; Manhattan; Palm Beach; East Hampton; Aspen; and Chelsea, London. His former New Mexico ranch near Santa Fe was sold in 2021.
Read together, the record draws a single line: parents who sold real estate in Santa Fe, a training in interior architecture, and a collector who buys the name on the drawing as readily as the address. Ford does not assemble houses. He assembles authorship. The press, in turn, has kept the receipts.
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