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Mariah Carey's $75,000-a-month rented Connecticut estate now for sale at $12.4 million
A Connecticut mansion rented by Mariah Carey for nearly two years is now available for purchase.
The 56-year-old music artist — who was spotted out in London last week — splashed out $75,000 a month for the 18,000 sq ft property, built in 1929, beginning in July 2023.
The New Canaan estate, which Carey once featured in a music video, has hit the real estate market for $12.4 million, according to Mansion Global.
Listing agent Danielle Malloy told the outlet, 'The quality and scale of this home are like no other.'
It boasts a four-bedroom guesthouse, wellness center with a gym, yoga studio, bar and lounge, sauna and massage room.
Carey reportedly worked on parts of her forthcoming 16th album, unofficially called MC16, at the palatial residence.
A Connecticut mansion rented by Mariah Carey for nearly two years is now available for purchase; pictured June 15
And a May 2024 social media video shows the singer on the grounds of the estate as she delivers her contribution to Muni Long's Made for Me remix.
In its nearly 100 years, the home has only had four owners including Carlos Hank Gonzalez, a Mexico City mayor. In the 80s he contributed the nine-ft-tall, 1,500ft-long brick and limestone wall at the front.
Then, in the 1990s, the structure underwent $8 million in renovations that included a 10,000 sq ft expansion where a new kitchen, outdoor courtyard and great room were designed, per Mansion Global.
'You can see New York City on a clear day,' Malloy told the publication of its 35 ft ceilings, two-story windows, mezzanine level and turret.
The listing says the great room was inspired by the 1999 film Entrapment, starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
In the movie the actor and actress rehearse their choreography for an art heist in Castle Duart, situated on the Isle of Mull in Scotland.
The latest homeowners scooped up the fanciful mansion in 2014 for $6.5 million before investing the equivalent in renovations over three years.
Known as Orchards End, the homeowners enlisted architect Dinyar Wadia to execute their vision.
In addition to modernizing it, 'They wanted to preserve the integrity of the home,' Malloy said.
The original design was by New York architect William B. Tubby, whose repertoire included Waveny House in New Canaan, Dunnellen Hall in Greenwich, Connecticut, and the William H. Childs House in Brooklyn, Mansion Global noted.
Tubby incorporated 'a slate roof, a mix of hardwood, marble and limestone floors, high ceilings, detailed millwork and plasterwork, iron-framed windows, moldings and baseboards, wide and tall doorways, and built-ins.'
The first-floor rooms in the listing consist of an entry parlor, library, a game room, plus the great room.
There is also a kitchen complete with a marble island and heated marble floors, a dining room with murals painted by hand, a gallery foyer, butler's pantry and a conservatory with a terrace.
Meanwhile, the home's second floor is where potential buyers will find an office and eight bedrooms.
On the third level there is another game room, while the basement level is designated for media and wine rooms.
In total, the sprawling property offers 20,000 sq ft of indoor space — tallying the main and guest house.
There are a whopping 12 bedrooms, 12 full bathrooms and four half baths.
On the 6.26-acre lot there is a heated pool and spa and the wellness center is 5,000 sq ft.
There's a four-car garage, sports court, balcony, central vacuum, various terraces, a home theater, 12 fireplaces, a wine cellar and fountains.
About the neighborhood, Malloy confirmed, 'Oenoke is one of the most coveted and prestigious roads in New Canaan.'
