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    Rupert Murdoch Takes a $20 Million Loss on His New York City Penthouse

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    After a dizzying two years on and off the market and numerous price chops, Rupert Murdoch has finally sold his penthouse in New York’s Flatiron District to an as-yet-unidentified buyer for a speck under $24 million. The Fox News and News Corp owner bought the triplex at the One Madison tower in 2014 for a whopping $43 million, which means he took a stunning $20 million loss on the property, not counting carrying costs, improvement expenses and real estate fees. The nonagenarian billionaire originally aimed for a much higher (and profitable) sum when he first listed the apartment in 2022 for $62 million. Alas, failing to find an interested party at that sky-high price, the media magnate’s mansion in the sky received several price chops. It was last discounted in June to its final ask of $28.5 million.

    The reason for the reductions was to keep the residence in line with comparable values in the area, Kyle Blackmon, the head of luxury sales at Compass, who represented the property, told Crain’s New York Business over the summer. “My client is a realist, and he is very astute about how markets function,” Blackmon explained to the newspaper.

    Rupert Murdoch’s triplex penthouse at One Madison in New York City just sold for $23.8 million.

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    The condo occupies the 58th, 59th, and 60th floors of the bronze and glass skyscraper and has been renovated during Murdoch’s decade-long residence. Altogether, the three-level spread comprises six bedrooms and six and a half bathrooms across its 7,143 square feet and is decked out with double-height, floor-to-ceiling windows that offer up panoramic views of the Empire State Building, along with the gold dome that caps the New York Edition hotel. And, for those with no fear of heights, a slender terrace wraps around the great room.

    The great room has floor-to-ceiling windows with 360-degree city views.

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    The lower floor holds an eat-in chef’s kitchen, a dining room, and a cozy library. There’s an option of taking the private internal elevator or sculptural, circular staircase to the middle level, which holds two guest bedrooms with private baths, plus a staff suite. There are two more en suite guest bedroom and a primary suite complete with an ensuite bath and large dressing room on the top floor.

    The apartment overlooks the Empire State building and 23 East 22nd Street.

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    As it turns out, Murdoch hasn’t had much luck at One Madison: he sold another condo situated directly below the triplex back in October 2022 for $12.5 million, about $1.5 million less than the $14 million he paid when he snapped it up in 2014.

    The Australian-born tycoon and his new bride—he was married for the fifth time earlier this year to retired Russian molecular biologist Elena Zhukova—isn’t saying goodbye to New York City altogether as he remains the owner of a 6,500-square-foot, full-floor apartment at Hampshire House on Central Park South, which he picked up last year for $35.2 million, a whopping $5.2 million over the asking price.

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      A Gold Dome Caps This $25 Million Manhattan Penthouse Being Sold for Charity

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      In late 2001, Greg Carr doled out a little over $7.2 million for a New York City penthouse. Now the co-founder of Boston Technology is hoisting the Fifth Avenue aerie back on the market for a substantially higher $25 million, with proceeds from the sale going to his philanthropic projects in Africa. Lawrence Treglia and Claire Groome of Sotheby’s International Realty-East Side Manhattan Brokerage hold the listing.

      Resting amid the top two floors of the Flatiron District‘s 13-story Beaux-Arts Sohmer Piano Building, which was designed in the late 1890s by pioneering architect Robert Maynicke and is described in marketing materials as a “Renaissance rocket ship,” Carr’s lofty digs offer five bedrooms and an equal number of baths spread across almost 5,800 square feet of modernized living space boasting high ceilings and vast expanses of glass throughout. There’s also a private roof deck with a fire pit, plus a two-story octagonal room capped by a gold-leaf cupola offering picturesque views of the Empire State and Flatiron buildings and Madison Square Park.

      A window-lined lounge can be found inside a 40-foot-high octagonal room below a golden cupola.

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      Other highlights include banks of elevators that open onto dual foyers traversed via a baronial limestone staircase crowned by a lengthy stretch of skylights. The living room is warmed by a fireplace, the formal dining room comes with a wall of cabinetry for storing china, and the kitchen features top-tier stainless appliances and an accompanying breakfast nook with a built-in banquette.

      Tucked behind the kitchen is a gym with an attached bath, and down on the lower level is the spacious corner primary suite hosting three exposures, a dressing room with a ton of closet space, and a marble-clad bath sporting a copper soaking tub by Waterworks, along with a rainfall shower. Rounding it all out is a hefty $6,374 monthly maintenance fee, which covers the building’s doorman, security guard, and concierge services.

      An eye-catching wrought-iron and gold-railed staircase connects the penthouse’s two floors.

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      Per Bloomberg, the first to report the listing, Carr used the penthouse largely to host parties and fundraising events but has decided to sell because he now splits his time between Africa—where he’s spent more than $100 million of his own money to restore Gorongosa National Park’s biodiversity and support the surrounding communities—and a primary residence in Sun Valley, Idaho. “I work in Africa, and I go home for holidays in Idaho,” he said, “so it wasn’t leaving a lot of time for New York.” 

      Click here for more photos of Greg Carr’s Manhattan residence.

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      Kiefer Sutherland’s Former N.Y.C. Townhouse Hits the Market for $20.5 Million

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      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.

      Click here for more photos of Kiefer Sutherland’s former Manhattan townhouse.

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      Fredrik Eklund Snaps Up an All-New Condo in N.Y.C.’s Greenwich Village

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      As Argo Real Estate and Bsafal’s highly anticipated mixed-use development in New York City’s nears the finish line, it’s already snagged a hot new resident. As first reported by The Real Deal, Fredrik Eklund has officially picked up a luxe condo at 64 University Place, adding to a property portfolio that includes homes in Connecticut and Miami, as well as a recently purchased penthouse in Austin, Texas.

      Records show the real estate broker and reality TV celeb doled out $3.35 million for a two-bedroom, three-bath unit resting on the fourth floor of the 11-story, KPF-designed structure, which boasts a throwback red brick exterior clad in ivy. According to TRD, the transaction included a $2.25 million mortgage and works out at around $2,400 per square foot.

      Open-concept great rooms sport living and dining areas flanked by oversized arched windows.

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      Per marketing materials, the roughly 1,400-square-foot home includes SPACE Copenhagen interiors adorned throughout with hand-laid white oak floors, 10-foot ceilings, oversized arched windows and doors, and Juliette balconies.

      Additional highlights include a spacious great room holding a combined living and dining area nestled alongside a sleek kitchen outfitted with Poliform cabinetry, marble countertops, Dornbracht fixtures, and top-tier Miele appliances. There’s also a grand primary suite offering a walk-in closet, as well as a spa-inspired bath equipped with dual vanities and a soaking tub.

      Eklund and his family also will be privy to plenty of amenities, including a 24-hour doorman, a landscaped courtyard flaunting a cascading waterfall, a fitness center, a lounge, a rooftop terrace with an outdoor kitchen, and ground-floor retail space.

      The building’s communal rooftop terrace comes with an outdoor kitchen.

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      “This building is very special as I signed the very first contract after having worked on it in pre-development for years with the team,” Eklund said in a post on Instagram. “I just knew how beautiful it would turn out. Then what happened is nothing short of a miracle if you believe there are miracles in real estate: the building sold out all 28 residences in a few weeks, completely off-market … what Kohn Pedersen Fox designed with the warm brick and arches is just so stunning and fits in perfectly with the history of Greenwich Village. And the soothing interiors by SPACE Copenhagen are perfect too.”

      Construction on the project began in 2021, with completion estimated for the second half of this year. Sales and marketing duties were handled exclusively by Eklund and his business partner John Gomes, who also bought his own two-bedroom unit at the building.

      Click here for more photos of 64 University Place.

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      A Sound Effects Pioneer’s Hudson River-View Manhattan Apartment Is Up for Grabs

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      He might not be a household name, but if you happened to watch movies in the 1960s and beyond, you likely came across Elisha Birnbaum’s handiwork as a foley artist. Think of a trotting horse achieved via coconut shells striking against a carpeted floor and even a knife cutting through flesh, which he mimicked by buying the largest turkey he could find and then mutilating the massive fowl so much that his wife Zmira refused to cook it for dinner.

      He subsequently founded the New York City-based Sound One Corporation, which would go on to become a prominent East Coast post-production sound studio that worked with top producers and directors such as Martin Scorsese, Nora Ephron, Spike Lee, Ang Lee, and Woody Allen. And though he retired in 2000 after selling Sound One to Liberty Media, Birnbaum’s CineMontage obituary reports that he continued to watch as many movies as he could and picked up painting and digital art to fill his days.

      Now, almost a year after he passed away at age 92, the Upper West Side apartment that he occupied for more than five decades has popped up for sale, asking $3.7 million. The listing is held by Jennifer Roberts of Coldwell Banker Warburg.

      The entrance gallery flows to a skyline-view living room warmed by a wood-burning fireplace.

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      Sited within the 18-story Normandy residential building designed in the late ’30s by noted architect Emery Roth, Birnbaum’s former home rests on the 17th floor and has four bedrooms and three baths in roughly 2,400 square feet of living space spread across two combined units. The interiors are outfitted with herringbone-patterned hardwood floors, nine-foot beamed ceilings, wood-paneled walls, stained-glass accents, and large windows overlooking the picturesque skyline and the Hudson River.

      Highlights include a columned entrance gallery that leads to a living room boasting a wood-burning fireplace. On one side of the gallery is a spacious bookshelf-lined room holding a dining area that connects to a modern black-and-red kitchen equipped with an eat-in peninsula and an adjacent seating/breakfast nook.

      The bookshelf-lined dining area sits adjacent to an eye-catching red-and-black kitchen.

      Gamut Photos/Coldwell Banker Warburg

      Elsewhere is the primary bedroom, which hosts a private terrace and a swanky blue-tiled bath with a built-in soaking tub and a separate shower. Three additional bedrooms include one with its own entrance, plus a second terrace and a laundry room that previously served as an extra kitchen.

      A hefty $6,270 monthly common charge fee allows the new owner to take advantage of numerous amenities that encompass 24-hour doormen, a resident manager, a landscaped garden courtyard and rooftop deck, two fitness centers, a children’s playroom, and bike and storage space. An added bonus: The building is right across the street from Riverside Park and its scenic walking paths.

      Click here for more photos of Elisha Birnbaum’s longtime Manhattan home.

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      Dick Ebersol and Susan Saint James’s N.Y.C. Pied-à-Terre Is Up for Grabs at $2.5 Million

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      A New York City residence long owned by Dick Ebersol and Susan Saint James has just popped up for sale in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan.

      The married entertainment industry veterans—he a broadcasting legend best known for co-creating Saturday Night Live with Lorne Michaels, as well as developing the concept for Sunday Night Football and producing numerous Olympic Games as head of NBC Sports, and she a retired actress who starred in shows like McMillan & Wife alongside Rock Hudson—are asking just under $2.5 million for the five-room apartment. The listing is held by Maria Daou of Coldwell Banker Warburg.

      The couple’s home rests on the 35th floor of the former Trump Plaza, at 61st Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan.

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      The 36-story residential and retail building at 167 East 61st Street, formerly known as Trump Plaza, was designed by architect Philip Birnbaum and built in the early 1980s. The home rests on the 35th floor and has three bedrooms and an equal number of baths in 1,700 square feet of open-concept living space outfitted with high ceilings and mosaic-style parquet wood floors.

      Among the highlights is a bookshelf-clad entrance hallway with art gallery-like walls that leads to a spacious living room boasting floor-to-ceiling windows and access to a wraparound terrace providing sweeping views of the city skyline, Central Park, and beyond. An adjacent dining area connects to a gallery-style equipped with custom blue-hued cabinetry, plus GE Café and Sub-Zero appliances.

      Three bedrooms are filtered across the 1,700-square-foot city-view apartment.

      Vala Kodish/Coldwell Banker Warburg

      Elsewhere are a laundry station and a trio of en-suite bedrooms, most notably a corner primary retreat hosting a walk-in closet, as well as a renovated bath flaunting dual marble sinks and a deep soaking tub.

      The new owner also will be privy to plenty of amenities, courtesy of a hefty $6,884 monthly HOA fee, including a landscaped atrium bolstered by a two-story waterfall, a communal lobby, a dedicated staff, a 24-hour doorman, a concierge, a fitness center, a playroom, a private community garden, a garage, and storage space. The building, which allows pets, pied-á-terre ownership, co-purchases, gifting, and subletting, comes with a 2-percent flip tax paid by the buyer.

      In addition to their N.Y.C. apartment, the couple recently paid $6.7 million for a trendy modern farmhouse-style property within the upscale Los Angeles neighborhood of Cheviot Hills, just south of Beverly Hills and Century City. The husband-and-wife duo also maintains another L.A.-area residence in the beachside city of Santa Monica, along with homes in New England and Colorado.

      Click here for more photos of Dick Ebersol and Susan Saint James’s N.Y.C. apartment.

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      For the Price of a Tiny N.YC. Apartment, You Could Snag a Sprawling Villa in Calabria, Italy

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      New York City is consistently one of the most expensive places to live, so it’s no wonder more and more Big Apple residents are packing up their postage-stamp apartments and heading abroad in search of more space for less money. And, if you’re considering pulling a real-life Emily in Paris and escaping to Europe, you might be pleasantly surprised just how much more bang for your buck you can get when it comes to real estate. 

      A new study from My Dolce Casa, an expat-oriented blog about living and retiring overseas, has done the hard part and calculated what the same amount of money can buy you in the Mediterranean versus Manhattan. The website based its research on Realtor.com’s median listing price for a 500-square-foot apartment in New York City, which was approximately $750,000 or $1,500 per square foot. Using that value as a guide, it then determined what size house you would be able to purchase for a similar cost in countries like Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, and France. Let’s just say the results are nothing short of enticing. 

      You can buy three times as much space in Spain compared to Manhattan.

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      During the pandemic, Americans descended on Italy for a taste of la dolce vita. When it comes to getting the most for your money in Bel Paese, the mountainous region of Molise—due east of Rome on the Adriatic coast—topped the chart in terms of value with an average price per square foot of $90. Here, for example, $750,000 will get you a sprawling 8,333-square-foot villa. Similarly, if you wanted to settle down further south in Calabria, the same amount of money would afford a whopping 8,242 square feet of space, which translates to about $91 per square foot. By comparison, a condo of that size would run you upwards of $12 million in Manhattan, according to The New York Times. 

      Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha, a vast region in the center of the country, landed in third place. The desert-like area includes the historic city of Toledo and was the setting of the famous Don Quixote novel. It also has the country’s lowest population density, so essentially it’s the complete opposite of New York City. Here, you can expect a home as large as 7,813 square feet, while over in Extremadura, which borders Portugal, you could pick up a 7,426-square-foot country home. For all The White Lotus fans, the Italian island of Sicily notched the fifth spot. With an average price per square foot of $104, you could live big like Quentin (Tom Hollander) in your very own 7,212-square-foot palazzo. 

      Real estate on Crete costs on average $215 per square foot.

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      Greece has long drawn tourists during the summer months, but if putting down roots in the so-called cradle of Western civilization appeals to you, for the price of a 500-square-foot studio in Manhattan, you could snap up a 5,859-square-foot abode in Thessaly, one of the most important regions of ancient Greece and known for its impressive mountain ranges and idyllic landscapes. On the other hand, if pink-sand beaches, archaeological sites, and a thriving wine scene float your expat boat, you could stretch out in a scenic 3,488-square-foot villa on Crete, Greece’s largest island.

      You can find the full ranking below.

      RegionCountryHome Size (square feet)MoliseItaly8,333CalabriaItaly8,242Castilla-La ManchaSpain7,813ExtremaduraSpain7,426SicilyItaly7,212UmbriaItaly6,944BasilicataItaly6,356AbruzzoItaly6,303Castilla y LeónSpain6,148PugliaItaly5,952MurciaSpain5,906ThessalySpain5,859PiedmontItaly5,769ThraceSpain5,556La RiojaSpain5,474CentralSpain5,474AsturiasSpain5,245GaliciaSpain5,245AragónSpain5,102Friuli-Venezia GiuliaItaly5,068

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      Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy’s Longtime Townhouse in N.Y.C. Hits the Market for $9.75 Million

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      Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy’s longtime New York City residence in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan has popped up for sale.

      The married entertainment industry veterans—she an award-winning TV and film actress probably best known for her roles in My So-Called Life, Romeo + Juliet, Homeland, and Fleishman Is in Trouble, and he a fellow actor who’s appeared in Black Hawk Down, the TV adaptation of David Copperfield, and Hannibal—are asking just under $9.8 million for the Greek Revival townhouse they picked up for $6.8 million over a decade ago, back in late 2012.

      The townhouse’s striking wood and metal staircase boasts a woven leather railing.

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      RELATED: One of New York’s Grandest Gilded Age Mansions Lists for $65 Million

      Originally built in the 1880s and extensively renovated during the couple’s tenure by BKSK Architects partner Joan Krevlin, who subsequently earned an American Architecture Prize for interior design, the red brick and wood-accented structure features four bedrooms and five baths spread across a little more than 3,800 square feet of living space on five levels. There’s also a trio of outdoor spaces.

      Touted in marketing materials as a “really happy, romantic, special place,” the first floor is highlighted by an entry foyer/mudroom that has floor-to-ceiling double doors opening to a large coat closet, a powder room, and an office that can be closed off with folding doors. From there, a fireside living and dining area resting beneath an 11-foot ceiling connects to the kitchen, which is outfitted with a glass-block ceiling, top-tier Miele appliances, and a glass wall that spills out to an al fresco dining space.

      A bank of pocket doors allow the office space, where Danes keeps one of her three Emmys, to be concealed from public view.

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      A dark wood and metal staircase with a woven leather railing heads to the second floor, which is spotlighted by a den/media room displaying a fireplace, built-in bookcases, and a wet bar equipped with a fridge and dishwasher. Rotating glass doors lead out to a trellis-shaded terrace, and elsewhere is a guest bedroom with a fireplace, a walk-in closet, and access to a full bath.

      On the third level are two more bedrooms, each with their own bath and closet, while the entire floor above is occupied by a luxe primary suite boasting bespoke closets, as well as a bath with dual vanities, a fireplace, a glass-encased steam shower, and a clawfoot soaking tub. Steps just outside the primary bedroom ascend to an entertainment-ready roof deck, which has an outdoor kitchen with an Ooni Koda pizza oven, a garden, an electric retractable awning, and views of One World Trade Center.

      The roof deck has a garden-laced dining spot and an outdoor kitchen.

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      RELATED: Katharine Hepburn’s Longtime N.YC. Townhouse Hits the Market for $7.2 Million

      Rounding out the listing, which is held by Tamer Howard of Corcoran, is a finished basement hosting a wine cellar, laundry facilities, and a cedar-lined closet for garment storage, plus high-tech temperature control, security cameras, and Sonos sound systems.

      Per The New York Times, which first reported the listing, native New Yorker Danes and her British-born husband Dancy have decided to sell because they need more space for their three children and frequent family guests. The couple doesn’t plan to go far, preferring to stay in the downtown area of New York.

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      Katharine Hepburn’s Longtime N.YC. Townhouse Hits the Market for $7.2 Million

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      A little more than two decades after Katharine Hepburn passed away at age 96, the Hollywood legend’s New York City townhouse has popped up for sale, asking $7.2 million. As first reported by Crain’s New York, Hepburn acquired the five-story spread in the historic Turtle Bay enclave of Manhattan way back in 1931 and lived there until she passed away in 2003; her estate then sold the place around a year later for almost $4 million to the Astoria Property Group, which is linked to a family from Mexico.

      Frequently revered for her “often-imitated voice filled with the vowels of a well-bred New Englander,” Hepburn’s big break came in 1932 with a starring role opposite John Barrymore in A Bill of Divorcement. She went on to appear in 40-plus films throughout her lengthy career, with the Connecticut-born actress receiving four Oscars for her work in Morning Glory, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter, and On Golden Pond. At the time of her death, she also owned a home on Long Island Sound.

      The formal living room has a trio of French doors leading out to a terrace.

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      Originally built in the late 1890s and since restored and renovated, the structure clocks in at 19 feet wide and features four bedrooms and an equal number of baths spread across just over 4,500 square feet. Touted in marketing materials as the “epitome of New York glamour,” the first floor is highlighted by a stone-tiled entry foyer that flows to a gourmet kitchen outfitted with custom cabinetry, stone countertops, top-tier appliances, and a built-in breakfast table and banquette. A wine cooler-equipped butler’s pantry connects to the fireside dining room, which spills out to a 1,000-square-foot bi-level flagstone patio and a garden with access to a private park shared by residents of the 20 surrounding townhouses.

      A mirrored vanity Hepburn had installed while she was living in the townhouse remains in the third-floor primary suite.

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      Holding court on the second floor is a formal living room spotlighted by a marble fireplace and a trio of French doors leading out to a terrace, plus a wet bar and a cozy library/media room. Occupying the third level is a primary suite boasting a fireplace, a walk-in closet/dressing room, an updated bath with dual sinks, a clawfoot soaking tub, and a separate shower, as well as a mirrored vanity that Hepburn herself had installed. Another bedroom currently serves as a seating area and an office, with a wood staircase ascending to a top floor holding two more bedrooms with their own baths and walk-in closets.

      Rounding out the listing, which is held by Lisa Larson of Sotheby’s International Realty, is a basement hosting a wine cellar, a half-bath, a laundry room, and storage space.

      Click here for more photos of Katharine Hepburn’s former Manhattan townhouse.

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