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Julia Koch \u2013 the second-richest woman in America \u2014 may not be on the social scene, but she is keeping busy. <\/p>\n

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We hear the famously private socialite has been creating a family compound in the Hamptons, complete with multi-million dollar renovations.\u00a0Koch, who is worth an estimated\u00a0$81.2 billion, owns two homes on Meadow Lane in Southampton, also known as \u201cBillionaire\u2019s Lane.\u201d She quietly scooped up another nearby plot for $33.5 million in the past year, we hear.<\/p>\n

A source revealed she is creating a \u201cfamily compound,\u201d for her three children with late husband David, who passed at age 75 on August 23, 2019.<\/p>\n

We hear Koch has been busy updating the homes to the tune of millions of dollars, especially one she purchased in 2022 for $75 million that needs a full renovation to \u201cbring it up to date and make it more modern,\u201d our source said.<\/p>\n

When the property first came\u00a0on the market, one report described it as a \u201c22,000-square-foot Tudor-style fixer-upper.\u201d Additionally, it has\u00a0500 feet of beach frontage and a total of 15 bedrooms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A neighbor told Page Six at the time\u00a0that the home \u201chad fallen into a bit of a state of disrepair. They\u2019re in the very early stages of exploring different options [for restoration] \u2014 and that might be years away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, she also owns an $18 million mansion on the street, which is known for having wealthy residents such as Calvin Klein, Leon Black, Aby Rosen, Ian Schrager and Jay Sugarman, who have all had propertiies on Meadow Lane. <\/p>\n

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Koch has bult a reputation for being the queen of stellar redos.\u00a0She previously tapped\u00a0A-list\u00a0 designer Peter Marino to\u00a0work on her $40\u2009million Upper East Side townhouse\u00a0and received\u00a0the\u00a0Ballinger Award\u00a0for restoration or rehabilitation\u00a0of a landmarked\u00a0estate or public space in 2008 for her work on a Palm Beach property.<\/p>\n

The socialite is rarely seen. She was last spotted by Page Six in 2023 at Washington Post heiress Lally Weymouth\u2019s Fourth of July bash. She was then spotted the night after at billionaire New England\u00a0Patriots owner Robert Kraft\u2019s holiday shindig. Prior to that, she had not been spotted on the scene since 2019, after her husband died.<\/p>\n

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