Viral Oilman Kerry Krottinger Buys Westlake Mansion

A North Texas oilman, investor and trophy hunter whose former home went viral years ago bought another mansion in a wealthy Metroplex suburb.

Kerry Krottinger, through his Lotus Petroleum Company, purchased the home at 1121 Post Oak Place in Westlake from sellers Anthony and Anne Barone last week, public records show. The house is in the Vaquero Club subdivision, a golf course-anchored community. The final sale price is undisclosed.

The five-bedroom, five-bathroom mansion, built in 2012, spans 10,365 square feet on a 1.2-acre lot, according to the listing. Hardwood and stone predominate in the interior, with some rooms clad entirely in wood paneling.

The home left the market in December after asking $11 million, according to Redfin. Before that, the Barones had been asking $11.3 million, putting the home on the market for brief stints starting in September 2024. The latest listing price amounts to about $1,060 per square foot.

Lotus has been buying and selling property in nearby Quail Hollow, a luxury enclave developed in 2015, where Krottinger lives, public records show. Lotus disposes of the homes quickly; it’s bought several since 2017, but the property on Post Oak Place is the only home under Lotus’ name in Tarrant County records today.

From 2018 to 2020, Lotus owned the home at 1888 Lakeshore Drive in Westlake, now listed by the STK Joint Revocable Trust for $19 million. It ranked third among the most expensive residential listings to hit the market in Texas this month, according to the Houston Association of Realtors.

Westlake is a common choice for executives relocating to North Texas, said Troy George, co-owner and broker of Synergy Realty, whose partner Lucy Noonan had the listing when the home at 1121 Post Oak was on the market. Major corporations with a significant presence in Fort Worth include Toyota, Bell and Lockheed Martin.

Notable residents of the Vaquero Club neighborhood formerly included political commentator Glenn Beck, who sold his home on the other side of the golf course in October with an asking price of $11.8 million.

Aside from his oil business, Krottinger is well known for hunting. National Geographic published a photo of Krottinger’s taxidermy-stuffed home in Dallas not long after the killing of Cecil the Lion in 2015, upsetting animal rights activists.