Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are reportedly facing more than $2.1 million in unpaid contractor debt tied to their unfinished 110-acre Lewisboro, New York estate, while a separate legal fight that ended in settlement earlier this month has already battered th
By the time contractors start filing claims, the calendar doesn’t care what you were planning. It keeps moving—deadlines, court schedules, construction stoppages. And for Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, the invoices now have names attached.
Five contractors and subcontractors filed mechanics liens against their 110-acre Lewisboro, New York property last month, with Westchester County records showing the combined claims total $2.1 million.
The largest claim comes from FlowCon Inc., doing business as Flower Construction, which is seeking $1.35 million. Court paperwork obtained as part of the reporting describes work that allegedly included framing. HVAC systems. plumbing. electrical. drywall. masonry. waterproofing. painting and millwork. Other allegations include custom copper roofing, structural steel fabrication, rough carpentry, geothermal excavation and septic installation. County records, as described in the filing review, show no lien releases or discharges.
For a couple who spent years turning a remote upstate plot into what they called a long-term home. the new liens land at a particularly punishing moment. Their “forever home” project began as a passion play eight years in the making. and the buildout has stalled—construction is believed to have paused sometime around late 2025 or early 2026.
The property is not small or simple. The compound includes a 14. 500-square-foot main residence. a 3. 306-square-foot pool house for a 1. 000-square-foot swimming pool. a 1. 702-square-foot gym. and accompanying septic and stormwater systems. The retreat was envisioned as geothermal-powered and environmentally conscious.
Before any of this was delayed, the couple acquired the South Salem compound through an LLC in 2018, then added a $1.6 million four-bedroom parcel and four surrounding plots two years later.
At a 2022 planning board hearing, Lively spoke about the land in sweeping terms. She described it as “heaven” and “the most beautiful place in the world,” saying, “We love this land so much. We’re so grateful to have this land and to have such space and such privacy.”
She also said the couple was “desperate to get shovels in the ground and be living on this land.”
Their attorney, Michael Sirignano, later confirmed the couple had “no plans” to sell any of the surrounding lots. He said the intent was for the property to “remain a family compound” for Lively, Reynolds and their four children.
But the compound is still unfinished. And the question now pressing in the background is whether the same period that derailed their business momentum also helped stall their other, more personal investment.
The couple’s stalled home project is tied to a broader disruption they endured for months: a high-profile legal war with director Justin Baldoni. The dispute. described as settled last month with no money changing hands. is part of the reason their commercial empire “took a beating” over the past year.
Lively sued Baldoni—her co-star and director on “It Ends With Us”—for creating a hostile work environment. Baldoni countersued for $400 million. The case moved through months of explosive accusations. leaked texts and legal filings before both parties reached a settlement earlier this month. just two weeks before trial was set to begin. No money changed hands.
Even as that battle ended, Lively remained focused on legal costs tied to the countersuit. She is still pushing to recover legal fees, but a judge recently denied her request to submit additional filings.
While the courtroom drama unfolded, their other ventures absorbed the shock in public-facing ways.
Lively’s Blake Brown haircare line dropped from a projected $100 million brand to roughly $15 million in value at Target, as described in the reporting. Reynolds’ Aviation Gin and Mint Mobile saw weakened sales and pulled campaigns.
For Blake Brown, the slump is tied to the timing of the dispute. A review of Target sales data cited as part of the reporting says the brand pulled in more than $5 million in its first month. But by the time Lively filed her lawsuit and Baldoni countersued in early 2025. weekly sales had slumped to a range that left the line unranked in Target’s top 50 haircare brands. A person familiar with the brand’s performance told Puck it “went from a $100 million brand to a $15 million brand. ” describing it as “a non-conversation” at Target. Sales had plunged more than 87% from their peak.
Lively’s legal team has claimed reputational damages of up to $300 million.
Now, liens bring the financial consequences back down to something physical: subcontractors, specific trades, and a county record trail showing unpaid work tied to the property.
Representatives for the contractors and for Lively did not respond to requests for comment.
For the couple, the settlement with Baldoni closed one chapter—quietly, with no money changing hands. But the estate remains under construction, and $2.1 million in mechanics lien claims suggests the final tab for this “forever home” is still being tallied.
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