Cisco Co-Founder Sandy Lerner Spent ‘Tens of Millions of Dollars’ Fixing Up This Virginia Manor 19 Years Ago — Now It’s on the Market for $19.8 Million

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Sandy Lerner, co-founder of the networking-equipment company Cisco Systems and cosmetics brand Urban Decay is saying goodbye to the mansion she purchased in 1996, according to The Wall Street Journal. Located in Upperville, Virginia, the 17,000-square-foot estate is on the market for $19.8 million.

The Northern Virginia manor was in rough shape when Lerner acquired it. The ceiling’s crown moldings were crumbling, the pipes had burst and the basement was flooded. In fact, it had been uninhabited for about a decade, she told the Journal. Lerner purchased it for $7 million and put “tens of millions of dollars” over the course of three years to fix it up. Lerner is now 70 years old and looking to slow down, prompting her listing the farm for sale.

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