Celebrity properties are one of the hottest real estate buys! Can you imagine living on the same house that your favorite celebrity lived in? Stepping in the same ground that they have stepped on for the longest time? It would definitely make you feel like a celebrity yourself! It doesn't matter if it's big or small, the fact that it was previously owned by a big name, it's already enough to make a home interesting.
Speaking of celebrity properties, Babe Ruth's old UWS pad is being listed for $1.6 million. George Herman Ruth's 345 West 88th Street home on the Upper West Side is being sold. The apartment unit has 2 bedrooms and three bathrooms. It was built in 1913 and it is definitely the Ruths' home. When the family lived in there, they occupied the whole of the 7th floor with 11 rooms.
Babe Ruth is widely recognized as one of the greatest players of Baseball of all time. He passed away in 1948.
The seller of the property is the estate of Barry Light, who also passed away last year. The current listing is by Fay Robin of Douglas Elliman.
Another home of Babe Ruth was bought by comedian Louis C.K. in 2014 for a whopping $2.5 million. The property is Babe Ruth's summer home in Shelter Island. The home which is known as the Primrose Cottage, is sitting on a 2 acre site. It has six bedroom, 3.5 bathrooms and 5 fireplaces. It was said that Louis C.K. planned to renovate the home, which was on the market for $3.5M.
The UWS pad that Babe Ruth once lived in will most probably get sold in next few months. It has been a repeating real estate trend that famous people's homes get sold to other famous names or companies. The trend may have been brought about by the wealthy's admiration for these properties or they are also after the increasing property prices of celebrity owned homes.
