Annie Leibovitz, the famous celebrity photographer has sold her townhouse compound in West Village, New York, for $28.5 million, according to several news sources.
The compound, which comprises of three separate residences, sold after sitting on the listing market for a long time. In 2011, the lens-woman had put it on the market for $33 million. Failing to sell then, she took it off the market and has returned with a lower asking price of $29 million in April 2013.
According to Luxury Listings NYC, Leibovitz closed the deal sometime in December 2013. While 757 Greenwich and 755 Greenwich (the main townhouse) sold for a total of $23.5 million, 311 West 11th Street (the guesthouse) parcel sold for $5 million.
Leibovitz assembled the residence in a span of two years. She purchased the main townhouse for $4.2 million sometime back in 2002, and bought the guesthouse a year later for $1.9 million.
According to the listing records at Corcoran, the residence is a large 10,200-square-feet townhouse comprising of 16 spacious rooms, which include seven bedrooms and five full and one half bathroom. It has four floors including the underground cellar.
The guest house is a 20-feet wide parcel. A garden also comes with the property.
The listing describes the residence as:
Formerly 757 Greenwich, 755 Greenwich and 311 West 11th the home has undergone a pain staking restoration. The impeccable façade, now reflecting its former glory, benefits from over 70 landmark approved wooden windows, original stoops and doors. Internally all new plumbing and electrical systems are in place, numerous wood burning fireplaces and central Air Conditioning. Every inch of this home has been impeccably and thoughtfully reconfigured creating an effortless flow between the residences. The property boasts 7 Bedrooms, five and a half baths, two guest suites, home offices, library, play room, mud room, private gated garden, finished basement with storage and walk-in safe. Separate guest house. A truly unique offering......
Check out the pictures, here.
Leibovitz is famous for her portraits of a naked pregnant Demi Moore and a dressed Yoko Ono embracing a nude John Lennon. She was declared a 'living legend' by the Library of Congress.
Leibovitz's portraits are on display at the Hangaram Design Museum at the Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul. This is the first time she has introduced her signature covers in Asia. About 196 portraits are on display. The exhibition will be on until March 2014, according to The Korea Times.
