A little more than 12 years after Kiefer Sutherland sold his 19th-century townhouse in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan for $17.5 million—in less than 24 hours after it hit the market, no less—the actor and musician’s former residence has once again surfaced for sale. Greeting all who enter the front doors with a gilded sign above reading Beau Geste (meaning beautiful gesture), the Greek Revival-style abode is now asking $20.5 million.
Records show Sutherland paid $8.25 million for the property in 2008. The 24 star then sold the place around four years later for $17.5 million to distressed-asset adviser David Matlin and his wife Lisa. They went on to offload the home in 2015 for $17.75 million to a trust linked to Thomas Brodsky, a Manhattan-based developer, owner, and manager of residential spaces in New York City.
The phrase Beau Geste (meaning beautiful gesture) is etched above the front doors to the Greek Revival-style abode, perhaps hinting at what’s to come.
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Originally built in the early 1800s but renovated during Sutherland’s tenure in collaboration with designer Steven Gambrel, the red brick structure has five bedrooms and seven baths spread across multiple levels accessible via both stairs and an elevator. Touted in marketing materials as offering “the rare and coveted combination of period detail and modern convenience,” the first floor is highlighted by a mud room that flows to an all-white kitchen outfitted with top-tier appliances. An adjacent family room with one of eight fireplaces found throughout opens to a landscaped courtyard garden via a breakfast nook featuring a wine fridge and banquette seating.
A fireside living room boasts a wall of steel-framed windows overlooking the garden below.
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Holding court on the second floor is a main entrance leading to formal living and dining rooms, and occupying the entire third level is a primary suite boasting a private terrace, two walk-in closets, and a marble-clad bath flaunting dual vanities, a built-in soaking tub, and a separate shower. Four more ensuite bedrooms can be found on the fourth and fifth floors, with a staircase ascending to a rooftop terrace equipped with lounging and dining areas, plus an outdoor kitchen and shower.
A landscaped rooftop terrace is ideal for alfresco lounging and entertaining.
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Rounding out the listing, which is shared by Chris Poore, Serena Boardman and Eyal Dagan of Sotheby’s International Realty, is a finished basement hosting a wine cellar, laundry facilities, and a cedar closet.
The eldest son of late actor Donald Sutherland has since moved on to other residential circumstances. Earlier this year, he sold a modest English Tudor-style residence tucked away in the trendy Atwater Village neighborhood of L.A. for $1.6 million. And in 2022, around the same time he quietly sold his longtime estate in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Toluca Lake to engaged Hollywood couple Macauley Culkin and Brenda Song in an off-market deal for $8 million, he picked up a historic 73-acre retreat in New York’s Hudson Valley for $5 million.
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Source: Luxury - robbreport.com
