Wiederhorn cuts ties to Portland


Controversial executive Andy Wiederhorn put his West Hills mansion, known as The Ivy, on the market for $5.7 million. 

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Controversial executive Andy Wiederhorn put his West Hills mansion, known as The Ivy, on the market for $5.7 million.

The Ivy, as Wiederhorn and his wife, Tiffany, dubbed their 81-year-old estate, offers a revealing glimpse of Wiederhorn’s personal and professional roller coaster as well as Portland’s evolving economy. In the go-go late ’90s, when Wiederhorn was flush, he built two mammoth additions to the house, including a separate pool house and a new wing boasting a nearly full-size hardwood basketball court that doubles as a ballroom. At about 25,000 square feet, it is the largest single-family home in the city, he said. 

The Ivy became a contentious symbol of Wiederhorn’s lavish lifestyle in 2000 when he became embroiled in a headline-making financial scandal.

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