With outdoor space at a premium, some wealthy homeowners are tearing down neighboring houses to fit sports courts and other features
Cheryl DeSisto spent her New Jersey childhood playing in her backyard until dark. But that was something her three children seldom did at their home in Manhattan Beach, Calif. To remedy that, Ms. DeSisto took an unusual step: In 2018, she bought the house next door for about $3.2 million, tore it down and turned the roughly 5,000-square-foot lot into an outdoor play space for her children.
“When we moved in here, I just kept envisioning this yard next door for my children to play,” said Ms. DeSisto, 50.
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