Former Katharine Hepburn townhouse lists on historic Turtle Bay block

The Turtle Bay townhouse where late actress Katharine Hepburn lived for decades is looking for a taker.The four-bedroom property at 244 E. 49th St., between Second and Third Avenues, is asking $7.2 million, according to an ad that appeared this month. The 19-foot-wide home has six fireplaces, an eat-in kitchen and a wine cellar, plus access through its backyard to a shared garden running almost the entire length of its block.The garden is the central feature of the 20-building Turtle Bay Gardens historic district, a designation approved in the mid-1960s and one of the city’s first stabs at landmarking.In 2004, owner Astoria Property Group, which is linked to a family from Mexico, bought the four-story property for $3.9 million from Hepburn’s estate, according to the city register. Hepburn, who died in 2003, had purchased the 4,600-square-foot home in 1931 and kept it as her New York City residence for most of her long and celebrated Hollywood career.Regionally, the Connecticut-born and -raised Hepburn also owned a beachfront retreat on Long Island Sound in the town of Old Saybrook.Functioning as a pied-a-terre for the owners when in New York but also occasionally offered as a rental, No. 244 is currently styled with a bit of a mid-century vibe, though there’s not a lot that has survived from Hepburn’s long run at the address. An exception is a mirrored vanity that she had installed in the third floor’s primary suite.But the paintings on the walls, which are available for... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2024-05-28 16:54:26 UTC ]

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