Oheka Castle Featured in Taylor Swift's Video Sells for $72 Million at Auction
Oheka Castle, a 127-room French Renaissance mansion on Long Island's Gold Coast, sold for $72 million at a live auction in New York City on October 27. Built between 1914 and 1919, the 112,895-square-foot estate spans 23 acres and has featured in Taylor Swift's 2014 'Blank Space' music video, as well as films and TV shows like Gossip Girl and Succession. The property attracted over 740 prospective buyers worldwide before being sold to pending buyers Ronald Browning and Paul Alflen. It also operates as a hotel and event venue.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (62/100). Lens Score 34/100.
Outlets measured: moneycontrol, economictimes. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
economictimes broke this story on 28 Oct, 02:27 am. Other outlets followed.