The Houston-area house that made national news when its luxurious three-story clothes closet was robbed has just sold for an undisclosed price. It was listed for $6,495,000.
The home at 47 Grand Regency in the gated Carlton Woods neighborhood in The Woodlands is an eye-popper in a neighborhood full of posh homes with seven- or eight-figure price tags. This one’s best known as the site of charity fund-raisers with seated dinners for 500 people and a dance floor — a topper on the outdoor pool — for 300.
Owners Theresa and Lamar Roemer bought the mansion in 2013 and completely remodeled it with a more contemporary flair.
Theresa Roemer, often described as a socialite or philanthropist, has owned fitness centers and holds several state bodybuilding titles from 1991-2000, according to earlier reports. Lamar Roemer is a former professional tennis player who competed in the U.S. Open and Wimbledon before becoming a businessman. He eventually founded his own energy company.
Nan and Company Properties was the listing agent at the time of the home’s sale. Though the home had been on and off the market a few times in the past several years, its most recent listing was for 82 days before it sold to an undisclosed buyer for an undisclosed price.
“From the first time I walked in this home, I knew this was going to be spectacular listing,” said Nancy Almodovar, CEO of Nan and Company Properties and listing agent. “It was a personal mission of mine to find the right buyer for this estate and see it across the finish line. We are thrilled to announce the sale is complete.”
By the summer of the following year, the home was making headlines after a robbery in which thieves stole an estimated $1 million in luxury handbags ($60,000 Hermes bags), Rolex and Cartier watches and other items.
Before — and after — the burglary, the Roemer’s home and the spectacular closet were featured in numerous publications and on TV, including “Good Morning America” and the “Today Show.”
Reports at the time said burglars entered the back of the home using a glass cutter on a bathroom window while the couple had gone out to dinner.
In some back-and-forth between would-be thieves and the Houston Press, it was revealed that some of the items were costume, rather than the real deal. (The thief threatened to reveal the fakes unless the couple paid him $500,000. When they refused, he contacted the Houston Press.)
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With 17,380 square feet the home is full of “extras” — a gym, media room, catering kitchen, numerous wet bars, seven bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and three half bathrooms — but Theresa Roemer’s closet stands out. The wine room holds 245 bottles and has seating to hold several people.
With an entrance made of floor-to-ceiling glass and a floating spiral staircase, the closet looks more like a swanky boutique than an in-home closet. There are display cases that show off beautiful handbags — real or otherwise — and a special case for sunglasses.
Other walls have shelves for shoes and designer clothes are tucked behind glass-front cabinet doors. A champagne bar sits in the center of one floor, and Theresa Roemer boasted of parties she’d host just in her 3,000-square-foot closet.
Back in 2013, the Roemers bought the home from Windsor Village United Methodist Church co-pastors Kirbyjon and Suzette Caldwell, according to the sales history on the Montgomery County Appraisal District website. Earlier this year, Kirbyjon Caldwell was sentenced to six years in federal prison for defrauding more than two dozen people through the sale of worthless Chinese bonds.