For the first time in 40 years, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward's massive penthouse at the exclusive co-op at 1120 Fifth Avenue, which they had utilized as a pied-à-terre and to host other film stars and other high-profile visitors, is up for sale.
In accordance with Noble Black of Douglas Elliman Real Estate, who is selling the property with his colleague Jennifer Stillman, the asking price is $9.95 million, with monthly operating expenses of $13,078.
Penthouse of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward Featured
On the advice of Ms Woodward, 94, who has separated herself from public life since getting a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in 2007, the couple's children are listing the flat. At age 83, Mr. Newman died from cancer in 2008.
Ms. Woodward is still residing at her primary home in Westport, Connecticut, where she and Mr. Newman have grown their kids, Clea, Melissa, and Nell. In the early 1980s, they bought the cooperative, which offered expansive vistas of Central Park's Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir.
The apartment covers half of the top floor of a 15-story limestone cooperative property that was constructed in 1925 near the location of Fifth Avenue and East 93rd Street in Carnegie Hill. The property was designed by James E.R. Carpenter. With two and a half baths, two bedrooms, and two large patios that add up to almost 2,300 square feet, the interior area is covered around 3,000 square feet.
Mr Black claimed that Ms Woodward and Mr Newman made certain enhancements and improvements after purchasing the estate, such as increasing the main bedroom by joining two smaller bedrooms. However, the unit hasn't made much improvement in recent years.
In accordance with him, "the kitchen stays very much how they had it." Additionally, there is unique tiling and wallpaper from the early 1980s. It keeps its uniqueness. "There's a large space to play around with," he said.
Many prewar features, such as the approximately 11-foot ceilings, herringbone wood floors, wood-burning fireplace, and artistic wood mouldings and built-ins, are still available in the apartment.
Mr Black claimed, "the pedigree" of two Hollywood legends having lived in the apartment "takes it to another level." "The bones are what's amazing in terms of the scale of the rooms, ceiling heights, windows, and the view of Central Park," he presented
The property has a large foyer that leads to a library/bedroom with built-in shelves and a bathroom behind it; an official dining room with built-in shelves and window seats; and a large living room with a different dry bar and a fireplace with a carved wood mantel. In the main room, Mr. Newman held his baby grand piano.
The kitchen section, such as a butler's pantry, staff/laundry room, breakfast nook, and powder room, is open from the dining room. The kitchen has windows and is filled with original metal cabinetry and butcher block worktops. There's a service lift within reach. The living room and kitchen are both accessible to the west terrace, which faces Central Park.
Ms. Newman Soderlund claimed, she and her sisters had many good memories of the penthouse, where they would gather for family dinners and see fireworks seen on New Year's Eve. Their parents also had a two-bedroom ground-floor flat in the apartment where they occasionally stayed.