Tony Buzbee buys River Oaks mansion listed for $15.5 million — and plans to demolish it

Prominent trial attorney Tony Buzbee is expanding his River Oaks footprint after buying a mansion listed for $15.5 million in one of Houston’s priciest purchases in July.

Buzbee wasn’t drawn to the 15,000-square-foot mansion for its design. Instead, he plans to demolish the entire structure at 1708 River Oaks and donate the materials, worth about $4 million, to Habitat Humanity, Buzbee said in an email.

“I’ve never liked that house and over the years have made several attempts to acquire it,” Buzbee said…

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