The billionaire vs. millionaire war over a Utah megamansion

Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images A contentious battle between millionaire homeowners and their even richer billionaire neighbours involving an oversized mansion and allegedly disobedient dogs may finally be over. After nearly two years of bitter litigation, a Summit County judge dismissed two lawsuits related to a proposed construction project by Matthew Prince, the billionaire founder and CEO of cybersecurity firm Cloudflare, paving the way for him and his wife, Tatiana, to build their dream 11,000-square-foot (1,021 sqm) mansion. The friction began in 2022, when Prince first proposed building a sprawling estate in Park City’s historic Old Town, modelled after historic area mining camps. In early 2024, the Park City Planning Commission narrowly approved the build. A group of 10 neighbours — including Eric Hermann and his wife, Susan Fredston-Hermann — quickly appealed the decision, but lost. Hermann told Realtor.com that he objected to the size and scope of the Prince plan, calling it “out of proportion” with Park City’s historic Old Town. “You will notice that Prince’s renderings of the project never include nearby structures — just trees — which prevents any visual comp...