Paul Krasinski, who made news over various permitting and fire code controversies at his 9.7-acre compound known as The Farmhouse, has sold it for $3.4 million.
Krasinski, the enigmatic brother of actor John Krasinski, famous for his role as Jim Halpert in the sitcom The Office, did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
The Feb. 13 sale, first reported in The Boston Business Journal, fell well short of the asking price of $4.5 million. The property, at 296 Center Hill Road in the Ellisville neighborhood, was on the market since April 2025. The buyer is Reya Holdings, L.L.C., with a business address in Milton.
The 4,637-square- foot, five-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom house comes with several outbuildings. Krasinski bought the property in 2021 for $1.75 million, with a $1.59 million loan from the Small Business Administration, according to records at the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds. Initially, he used it for short-term rentals and as a venue for events such as weddings.
Plymouth South High School, MAP Academy, and EdTV – the Plymouth Public Schools’ video education production program – also participated in events at The Farmhouse.
It first made news in 2024, when the town ordered Krasinski to stop using buildings on his property for educational programs.
He was sent two cease-and-desist orders by the town in March of 2024, one for using his house for public and educational purposes and for putting up and altering several buildings without getting permits, and another for operating an educational facility in violation of fire safety codes.
At the time, Fire Chief Neil Foley said town inspectors went to The Farmhouse and discovered one building was built on a neighbor’s property and another wasn’t far enough away from the property line to meet regulations for new construction.
Krasinski said students did come inside the property’s main house as invited guests, but no programming was going on in the main house.
In April 2024, Krasinski held an event for the Plymouth Public Schools after the cease-and-desist orders were issued – a film festival for EdTV.
Jackie Bruno, a former NECN and NBC Boston television anchor and reporter who spoke at the event, said then—after learning of the town’s action — that more than 200 people were in attendance, and Krasinski provided three tents and catering services. She also said high school and middle school students were present.
“We have been working very closely with town officials on building permits,” Krasinski told the Independent at the time. “I think there was some kind of confusion as to whether we were hosting any of these programs out in these various buildings, which we did not.”
Neighbor Josh Jordan said last year one of the buildings Krasinski put up, which he called the Wellness Center, was partly built on Jordan’s land. Utility lines to another building Krasinski had built, which he called the Biddle Barn, also ran across Jordan’s property, he said.
Krasinski has said he used some of the proceeds from the sale of his software company, Carlisle-based Epicenter Experience, to build the campus at The Farmhouse.
Fred Thys can be reached at fred@plymouthindependent.org