The home once belonged to Khalil Bin Laden, the half-brother of the late Islamic terrorist responsible for September Osama Bin Laden.
A home in Orange County that once belonged to Osama Bin Laden's brother and others has been torn down in Oakland, Florida.
The home once belonged to Khalil Bin Laden, the half-brother of the late Islamic terrorist responsible for September Osama Bin Laden.
Bin Laden was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda from 1988 until he died in 2011. He is widely known as the mastermind of the September 11, 2001, commonly known as 9/11 attacks in the United States.
According to Fox 35 Orlando, the home - which sits on 17 acres of land - has changed owners several times over the years and it used to belong to the family that created Tupperware and a creator of Jello.
Now, it’s in the hands of a developer.
"It’s a lot of history. The house made it to 97 years, almost to 100, so many different people lived here," says a woman who used to live in the house.
Khalil and his family lived there for more than 20 years but were forced to flee following the September 11 attacks.
According to county records, it was last sold in 2021 to an LLC.
WESH reports that the same LLC filed a notice in January that it would be making " improvements" to the property, including demolishing and removing residential building structures.
As of Wednesday afternoon, about 20% of the property was a pile of pieces of brick and boards. It will take weeks for the property to be completely demolished.
Frank Herring, principal at the Cornerstone Group, which owns the LLC that owns the property told WESH that they have a plan for the space that hasn't been formally submitted to the city of Oakland yet.
He said it would include some commercial space along the West Colonial side of the land, some multi-family housing, and a few acres preserved along the lakefront.