Twelve years prior to Avatar Korra's arrival in Republic City, the mansion was broken into and robbed by the Agni Kai Triad. A member of the triad killed Yasuko, Hiroshi's wife, during the break-in. In 170 AG, after Amon's attack on the Pro-bending Arena forced Mako and Bolin to leave the attic they called home, they moved into the Sato family mansion at Asami's invitation. She did not directly ask her father if they could stay, but stated that she would clear it with him later. The three, along with Pabu, were swimming in the mansion's pool when Korra arrived, though the Avatar quickly left the estate after overhearing Hiroshi Sato planning what may have been an Equalist strike over the phone.