No Gaga for Chappy

It turns out that all those rumors about Lady Gaga building a house on Chappaquiddick were exactly that. Just rumors. For nearly a year there have those who swear that the new mansion that has begun to spread across the property of 21 North Neck Road on Chappy was, in fact, to be Stefani “Gaga” Germanotta’s new home. There have even been purported Gaga sightings in Oak Bluffs and Menemsha, but now the final word is in and Lady Gaga is not, at least not now, going to be anyone’s neighbor.

According to Forbes Magazine, “After attaining the property’s address, a review of Edgartown property records revealed that a Mr. Nicholas Burgin, not Stefani Germanotta, is the legal owner of the property, having purchased it for $4.08 million from Martin L. and Donna Ritter on July 15, 2009. The construction on the site may be explained by a notice of public hearing scheduled for June 15, 2010, which details a special permit sought by Mr. Burgin and the architectural firm Peter Rose & Partners for the construction of a boathouse, boardwalk and beach stairs.

“Gaga fans across New England will be disappointed to learn that Mr. Burgin is not Gaga’s manager, business partner, or relative. Rather, Burgin is a Goldman Sachs lifer, promoted to Partner in 2006 after ten years with the firm. The rumor that Lady Gaga has her eye on Martha’s Vineyard, in the words of the singer’s representation, simply “isn’t true.””