Melissa And Joe Gorga Selling Their Unfinished Franklin Lakes Mansion For $2.65 Million!

Melissa Gorga and husband Joe Gorga are selling their unfinished Franklin Lakes mansion. According to Nj.com, the Real Housewives of New Jersey couple put the home put the 9,500-square-foot mansion on the market for $2.65 million.

The couple originally had planned to move into the five-bedroom home upon completion as fans witnessed on the Bravo hit reality television series, however they have instead listed it for $2.65 million.

The 9,500-square foot home on a nearly 1-acre corner lot has five bedrooms and six full bathrooms, and features a two-story great room, a kitchen with coffered ceilings and marble floor, and giant walk-in closets. (as seen in photos below). Click here to view full set of photos!

Unfinished living room area (Photo Credit: Realtor)

Unfinished Kitchen (Photo Credit: Realtor)

According to Realtor, the home is a few hundred thousand dollars away from being finished. It needs kitchen appliances, high-end light fixtures, and a loving buyer who wants to finish the basement.

“It’s a gorgeous house,” says listing agent Jerome Sahlman of Re/Max Village Square-Upper Montclair. “Joe is a good builder who works like a dog from 6 a.m. till 9 p.m.”

Sahlman, who calls himself Joe’s “real estate guru” and sometimes collaborator, says “RHONJ” hurts the builder as much as it helps.

The Gorga's Franklin Lakes home (Photo Credit: Realtor)

“They come off not looking very good,” Sahlman says of the show, which he thinks sells short Joe’s skills and work ethic. “He’s one of the hardest-working builders in the metropolitan area.”

Joe’s next project is a 37-unit apartment building in Morristown—they call it MoHo—that’s scheduled for occupancy in November. Rents at Morristown Lofts will range from $1,800 to $3,500, Sahlman says.

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