It's estimated that it would take 10 years to do a full renovation.

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In 1991 he moved to San Francisco, where he bought a 1913 Willis Polk-designed Gothic revival home that needed a full renovation.

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Just a few weeks ago, Brazilian weekly newsmagazine Veja reported that the Legacy 600 was finally sold by Excel Aire last year, and the new owner paid for a full renovation with the aim to find a new buyer for the jet.

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Nancy Selldorff, a full-time mother in Boston, is currently in the midst of a yearlong gut renovation of her 12th-floor condominium.

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