When Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds quietly purchased a sprawling 110-acre property in Lewisboro, New York through an LLC back in 2018, they envisioned their ultimate passion project — a luxury compound complete with a 14,500-square-foot main home, pool house, gym, geothermal systems, and all the high-end touches befitting a Hollywood power couple. Fast forward eight years, and that dream is sitting unfinished on the ground with over $2 million in unpaid contractor bills stacked on top of it.
Five contractors and subcontractors filed mechanics liens against the property in April, claiming they’re collectively owed $2.1 million for work that never got paid. One construction company alone is out more than $1.35 million for framing, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, drywall, and masonry services. This isn’t a case of minor disagreements or paperwork delays — it’s a project that reportedly stalled sometime around late 2025 or early 2026 after slowing considerably the year before.
The timing certainly raises eyebrows. Blake spent months entangled in a legal battle with Justin Baldoni tied to the film“It Ends With Us,”a dispute that finally reached a settlement earlier this year but included no money exchanged. Between courtroom drama and whatever else was happening behind the scenes, the New York mansion appears to have been quietly shelved.
During a 2022 planning board hearing, Blake had called the local community“heaven”and said the couple was“desperate to get shovels in the ground.”Those shovels eventually went silent. Neither Blake nor Ryan has publicly commented on the contractor debt claims, leaving workers and subcontractors in limbo and a once-anticipated estate frozen in mid-construction.
It’s a stark reminder that wealth and star power don’t automatically mean projects go smoothly — or that bills get paid. For the contractors owed millions, the dream home is starting to feel like a very real nightmare.
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