Brandon Miller’s widow lists debt-ridden Hamptons estate for $15M

Brandon Miller’s widow Is looking to sell the heavily-mortgaged Hamptons property that provided a dreamy backdrop for her Instagram feed but was also the scene of her husband’s apparent suicide.

Miller has listed her Water Mill home at 25 Cobb Isle Road for $15.5 million. The seven-bedroom home spans 8,700 square feet and sits on a little over an acre, according to the Bespoke Real Estate listing.

The shingle-style home features five fireplaces, an outdoor living and dining area and a pool house. Brandon Miller bought the property in 2011 for $3.2 million, developed it under the entity Cobb Isle Cottage LLC, and transferred it to his name when it was completed in 2013.

Miller’s company, Real Estate Equities Corporation, or REEC, also developed and sold an adjacent property at 29 Cobb Isle Road. That waterfront property is also on the market for $14.5 million. Water Mill is perhaps Southampton’s most exclusive enclave.

The Water Mill house is where Miller rigged a white Porsche Carrera to poison himself in the attached three-car garage, according to the New York Times. He died July 3 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, leaving behind a tangled web of unfinished real estate projects and delinquent payments.

Miller listed the house less than three weeks after a lender sued her over missed mortgage payments on the property. That $1 million mortgage from bridge lender Titan Capital was one of several loans Brandon Miller took out on the house, according to property records, as he struggled to pay creditors. 

In 2017, he got a $3.25 million mortgage from Titan, according to property records. He then took out a $6.2 million loan from UBS in 2021 and the $1 million Titan loan that same year.

In 2022, Miller satisfied a mortgage from Titan and took out a $2 million mortgage from the same lender, records show. He also secured a $2 million mortgage from Stevens Financial Group that year. The most recent loan, a $208,000 mortgage from Florida-based Funding Club LLC, was recorded on July 30, four days before he died.

Miller’s death has drawn attention in part because Candice Miller is a well-known influencer and lifestyle blogger. But while she was posting about extravagant parties and expensive beauty treatments, Miller’s finances were falling apart.

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Shortly before his death, a creditor told Candace Miller about her husband’s financial situation, but Brandon assured her he was straightening everything out, the Times reported.

Miller had taken the reins of Real Estate Equities Corporation from his father. The company’s portfolio was heavy on office projects at a time when there was little demand for them.