Southington homeowner told to stop renting
Luxury mansion home to raucous and ‘lifestyle’ parties has had more than a dozen complaints this summer
A rented McMansion in Southington was the scene of more than a dozen complaints this summer as hundreds of revelers came for bashes that included a “lifestyle” party, a police report released Thursday said.
The town planning department has ordered the owner of 375 DeFashion St. to stop renting the hilltop property.
The police report shows things have quieted down since late August, when officers responding to yet another noise complaint found two coach buses parked on the 6.4-acre estate.
Town records show Gary Levine bought the 9,747-squarefoot house seven years ago for $550,000. Sitting on a rise at the end of a long, curving driveway, the seven-bedroom, five-bath home is appraised at $736,205, assessor’s records show. Levine could not be reached and his son, AdamLevine, would not comment whenreached Thursday.
Neighbors complained to police about noise at the property through the summer.
On June 13 after a particularly raucous party, officers spoke with AdamLevine, whosaid Airbnb had rented the house, according to a police report.
Levine complained to police that partiers the night before had trashed the place.
The woman renting the house said she was inviting 10 people over “to relieve stress brought upon by COVID,” the police report says. Instead, hundreds showed up, smashing photographs, ruining the floor in spots and strewing garbage, vomit and condoms all over the house, police said.
On June 20, an officer responding to a noise complaint found about 30 cars parked on the property, the report says. A town official and a neighbor pointed police to an invitation to a threeday party posted on Facebook by “Jilly Beane.” The invitation from the Estate Parties of CT touted a premier “Anything Goes Weekend” party at at a luxurious home that included a dance floor, swimming pool with pool house, gourmet kitchen and multiple private bedrooms.
The police report also mentions a disclaimer that guests were to sign. Listed rules included no illegal drugs, a recommendation that attendees be tested for COVID19 and an invitation to revelers that they bring their own alcohol, condoms and lubrication. Voyuers, according to the rules, “have to stay quiet and “just keep your hands to your self.”
Signed by “Adam and Mildred” and including a phone number, the form apparently was drafted by
Adam Levine and another person, police said.
“It is not known when these rules were created,” the police report says, “but they do show that Adam and Mildred intend to have parties involving sex.”
Police, however, said they found nothing illegal about a gathering
of consenting adults. Also, police said that in several responses to neighbors’ noise complaints, officers heard no loud music or other excessive noise.
Town officials say, however, that short-term rentals at the property are a problem. Dated Aug. 14, the cease and desist order sent to Gary
Levine by Town Planner Robert Phillips says the property apparently was being used as a boarding house, which is not allowed in that residential zone.