The property is located in Albany, a luxury resort community on the island of New Providence.The Candys purchased the waterfront property for around $40 million in early 2021, Ms. Crompton-Candy said. They had moved to the island from England in early 2020, before the onslaught of the pandemic, to give their four young children, aged 10 and under, a more laid-back lifestyle, she said. They purchased the house after living for close to a year in an apartment elsewhere on the resort, she said.
Sandwiched between the ocean and a marina, the compound comprises a main house and two guesthouses. The roughly 9,300-square-foot, five-bedroom main house was designed with their children in mind, Ms. Crompton-Candy said, with a children’s office for doing homework. A large glass window between the kitchen and playroom allows parents to keep an eye on the kids. There is also a movie theater, an art studio and a dance studio.
The name Lion House was inspired by the couple’s late dog, a Shih Tzu named Snoopy, who “ruled the house and was king,” Ms. Crompton-Candy said. He died the year they bought the home and it was named as an homage to him, she said.