Billionaire real estate mogul Michael Fuchs is looking to sell his swanky Hamptons estate at 797 Meadow Lane — slapping a $44 million asking price on the sprawling waterfront property, The Post has learned.
The move comes amid a rough patch for the RFR Holding co-founder, who — alongside business partner Aby Rosen — recently got the boot from Manhattan’s iconic Chrysler Building after a bitter legal battle.
Fuchs purchased the Southampton gem back in 2014 for a cool $6 million, buying it from the Elgort clan — famed shutterbug Arthur Elgort and his actor son Ansel, of “The Fault in Our Stars” fame.
Now, the 3.2-acre retreat, boasting 406 feet of Shinnecock Bay frontage, is up for grabs.
The main house spans 4,600 square feet with seven bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms, plus a bonus two-bedroom boathouse ripe for development.
Think luxe perks like a heated pool by the water, a tennis court and calming views — not to mention ocean access just across the street.
The listing details its “rare opportunity,” touting its prime spot minutes from Southampton Village.
Bespoke Real Estate, which has the listing, declined to comment. A rep for Fuchs also declined to comment.
Fuchs isn’t just cashing in on a beachfront beauty — he’s navigating choppy waters elsewhere.
A Manhattan judge recently yanked RFR’s ground lease on the Chrysler Building, ordering Fuchs and Rosen to vacate the Art Deco landmark by January 27. The ruling capped a messy dispute with Cooper Union, the downtown college that owns the land beneath the 77-story tower.
Court docs reveal RFR owed more than $21 million in back rent after allegedly halting payments in June, prompting Cooper Union to start eviction proceedings in September.
Things got uglier when RFR fired back with a lawsuit, claiming Cooper Union’s handling of Israel-Gaza protests on campus in 2024 spooked tenants and tanked the building’s appeal.
The judge tossed the claim and hit RFR with damages for the unpaid rent. Fuchs and Rosen had snagged the ground lease for $151 million in 2019 — a steal compared to the $800 million dished out by majority owner Abu Dhabi Investment Council in 2008.
Still, the deal came with a hefty $32 million annual rent bill and a crumbling building in dire need of TLC. RFR floated big ideas, like flipping the skyscraper into a hotel or adding a sky-high observation deck, but the crushing lease costs proved too much. Talks to rework the terms flopped, and the collapse of RFR’s partner, Signa Holding, into bankruptcy in 2023 didn’t help either.
Fuchs’ woes don’t end there. The real estate heavyweight has been through the wringer lately, including a brutal 2022 divorce from his French ex-wife, Alvina Collardeau-Fuchs.
The former power couple lived large in a $41 million London mansion — six stories of opulence with an indoor pool, five bedrooms, and a staff of chefs and housekeepers. When the marriage imploded, a judge ordered Fuchs to fork over a $44.1 million settlement.