the listing<\/a>. Shaw said people interested in the home appreciated the home\u2019s architecture but weren\u2019t necessarily ready to take on renovating the home. The buyers have plans to update the home, she said.<\/p>\nWhen the home was listed in September 2025, it was the most expensive listing in Texas that month, according to the Houston Association of Realtors. The $15 million sale could rank among Dallas-Fort Worth\u2019s top home sales of the year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The family room at 9769 Audubon Place.<\/p>\n
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After the home was listed, Tandy Mitchell told The Dallas Morning News that the estate feels like a home instead of a mausoleum.<\/p>\n
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\u201cEverybody that walked in said even though it was a big house\u00a0\u2014 it felt like a home,\u201d Tandy Mitchell said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Preston Hollow home was built for entertaining with a 20-seat soundproof theater, a 2,500-square-foot pavilion with a catering kitchen and a 1,000-bottle, temperature-controlled wine room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The entrance to the 20-seat movie theater room at 9769 Audubon Place.<\/p>\n
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The mansion has hosted developers interested in adding a theater to their shopping center and politicians like Ted Cruz, who spent the night at the home, the couple said.<\/p>\n
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Custom pillows for homeowner and Cinemark founder Lee Roy Mitchell and his wife, Tandy, in the movie theater at their home at 9769 Audubon Place.<\/p>\n
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The kitchen at 9769 Audubon Place pictured, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Dallas.<\/p>\n
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The library at 9769 Audubon Place pictured.<\/p>\n
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A view of the great room at 9769 Audubon Place.<\/p>\n
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The couple said they thought the home would be their forever home, but it\u2019s too much house for them as they get older.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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