Its look has changed a bit in the past 50 years, but the house where Holly Golightly lived in Breakfast at Tiffany's is 169 East 71st Street. The four-story townhouse currently belongs to Peter Bacanovic, a management consultant and former Merrill Lynch broker who was sentenced to some jail time in Martha Stewart's insider trading case, who purchased it for $1.88 million in 2008. But he's ready to sell: the Times reports the property has just come on the market for $5.85 million. It will require some work for the aspiring single-family townhouse owner, since it's currently divided into two duplexes. There's also some debate over the extent to which the house featured in the film: the exterior was definitely used in the movie, but it's not clear whether the interiors were ever used, or whether those scenes were shot just on a Hollywood set. Either way, there are some decent bragging rights up for grabs here.
So, if money were no object, and the yearly taxes of $28,466 US dollars were no problem....would you purchase it?
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Just asked hubby if I can have it for Christmas, unsurprisingly the answer was no! Such a meanie, I best sell more cupcakes. Great post Hun! X
ReplyDeleteThanx glad you liked it...always fun to read about these gorgeous sales in NYC .....we can dream!! :) Don't forget to enter the Deborah Lippman giveaway as well....
ReplyDeleteSuch a stunning townhouse... This makes me want to watch the movie again, hehe.
ReplyDeleteWow, if only...quite fancy a pied a terre in NYC and what could be better than Holly Golightly's former home?
ReplyDeleteI think I could handle living on the Upper East Side. It would be quite magical to live here in particular.
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