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Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal Mr. Pomeranc said he's gotten offers on the Victorian in the past, but it wasn't until this year that he and his wife were was ready to sell.

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Pritzker family heir John Pritzker and New York's Pomeranc family have combined their hotel businesses into a single operator of hotels ranging from West Coast boutiques to East Coast luxury hotels.

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Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal Hotelier Michael Pomeranc owns this historic Victorian home in Englewood, N.J. He and his wife Terri purchased the home in 2000 for $1.75 million, according to property records.

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Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal 'The home's condition was not in good shape by any means,' recalled Mr. Pomeranc, who restored the 19th-century Victorian shortly after purchase.

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'It was an interesting challenge for me,' Mr. Pomeranc said.

A Hotelier's Victorian Maya Pope-Chappell 2011

Hotelier Michael Pomeranc restored his 19th-century Victorian in Englewood, N.J., sourcing period materials and the home's original, hand-written plans.

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Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal Mr. Pomeranc said he used the home's original, hand-written plans that were found in a closet.

A Hotelier's Victorian Maya Pope-Chappell 2011

'The areas between the old and new are completely indistinguishable,' Mr. Pomeranc said.

A Hotelier's Victorian Maya Pope-Chappell 2011

Mr. Pomeranc said he used the same type of statuary marble that would have been found in the original home.

A Hotelier's Victorian Maya Pope-Chappell 2011

Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal Mr. Pomeranc said he and his wife are ready to downsize now that their four children have left the home.

A Hotelier's Victorian Maya Pope-Chappell 2011