Anderson Cooper, the anchor of CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360", has reportedly reduced the asking price of both his listed homes in the Hamptons.
Cooper usually rented out the homes during summer. However, he put both the properties on thd market, the latest being the home at 20 Saint George Pl, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978, which was initially listed for $3.89 million, earlier this year. That residence has now been price-chopped to $3.19 million.
Cooper purchased the home in 2003 for $1.15 million. Listing records of the home state that the residence, built in 1928, served as a sports club for an estate nearby. Later, the residence was converted into a single-family home, which now spans an area of 3,800 square feet.
The waterfront property sits on a large 2-acre lot and has four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms. Interiors of the home feature hardwood and stone-tiled flooring, high soaring ceilings and French doors and windows.
The property has multiple decks and ample greens outside. It also offers indoor and outdoor wifi. There is a Gunite pool and a hot tub. A two-car garage can be accessed through a private driveway. More photos here.
The other house at 12 Saint George Pl, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978, was put up for sale in April this year asking $2.99 million. But the price has since been reduced to $2.59 million - a 13 percent reduction on its original price.
It was also offered for rent last year and was asking $30,000 for the month of June, $60,000 for July and $80,000 for Aug. 1 to Labor Day. However, rent was upped to $150,000 for Memorial Day through Labor Day.
According to the New York Post, the home, which Cooper purchased for $1.7 million, once belonged to Oscar-winning screenwriter Budd Schulberg.
The house is a 3,654-square-feet single-family residence with six bedrooms, five full and one half bathrooms. Interiors of the home feature vaulted cedar ceilings, peg hardwood flooring and French doors and windows.
The 2.4-acre property is loaded with amenities like a Jacuzzi, a chef's kitchen, central air conditioning and a cozy den. Outside, the home boasts of water views, a large swimming pool, a garage and rolling greens. More photos here.
The "silver fox" recently splashed out on a Connecticut home called "The Rye House," for which he reportedly paid something between $5 million and $9 million. He lives there with boyfriend Benjamin Massiani.
