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New York Post
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Baz Luhrmann reduces price of NYC townhouse to $13.99M
Film director Baz Luhrmann is once again testing the Manhattan luxury market, relisting his Gramercy Park townhouse for $13.99 million — a steep discount from its original $19.99 million asking price in March 2022, The Post has learned. The five-story, 8,500-square-foot residence has cycled on and off the market over the past three years, weathering a series of price cuts. Most recently, it was listed at $14.99 million in September 2024, following previous reductions to $18.9 million in June 2022, $17.99 million in September 2023 and $15.99 million in May 2024. Advertisement 10 Director Baz Luhrmann has relisted his Manhattan townhouse for $13.99 million — $6 million below its original March 2022 asking price. Nina Poon at MW Studio 10 Luhrmann purchased the home in 2017 for $13.5 million. Matteo Prandoni/ Luhrmann purchased the Anglo-Italianate property in 2017, at 243 E. 17th St., for $13.5 million and spent several years renovating it with his signature theatrical flair. He listed it in 2022 after finding himself less in New York and more in his native Australia — not to mention traveling through other parts of the world. Advertisement Built in the 1850s, the home sits on a rare 28-foot-wide lot facing Stuyvesant Square Park and features a stately cast-iron balcony, round-arched windows and a paneled cornice. Known for films like 'Romeo + Juliet,' 'The Great Gatsby' and 'Moulin Rouge!,' Luhrmann's stylized taste is reflected in the home's moody interiors. 10 The entryway. Nina Poon at MW Studio 10 The kitchen before it was redesigned with lighter cabinets, as seen in this previous listing image. Nina Poon at MW Studio Advertisement In an apparent bid to broaden its appeal to the buyer pool, the residence was staged with lighter furniture and cabinetry to offset the dramatic design. The home is now listed with Karen, Keith, Alan and Casey Heyman of Sotheby's International Realty, following a prior stint with Corcoran. The brokerages did not respond to The Post's requests for comment by press time. A gated entrance opens to a landscaped front garden and leads into an entry vestibule. On the garden level, a Clive Christian-designed chef's kitchen with Viking and Sub-Zero appliances connects to a formal dining room with a woodburning fireplace. French doors open to a private ivy-clad garden strung with bistro lights. 10 The house is located at 243 E. 17th St. Nina Poon at MW Studio Advertisement 10 A living space, as seen in a more dated listing image. Nina Poon at MW Studio 10 A theater room. Nina Poon at MW Studio The parlor floor impresses with soaring 16-foot ceilings, a dramatic curved staircase and full-length arched windows. A rear-facing primary suite features a spa-style bath, terrace access and a walk-in closet. Upper floors contain additional bedrooms, baths, lounge areas, and flexible spaces that can serve as home offices or nurseries. The fourth floor includes a secondary sleeping area and an entertainment bar. 10 The home occupies 8,500 square feet, and it's where the family kept their impressive display of awards. Nina Poon at MW Studio 10 One of five bedrooms. Nina Poon at MW Studio 10 A secondary bedroom. Nina Poon at MW Studio Advertisement The English basement, accessible via elevator or private entrance, offers a screening room, a powder room, a second laundry space and a guest suite. A prior listing highlighted the home's architectural distinction: 'It is the only Anglo-Italianate house in the district that was not originally part of a row of narrow, uniform houses.' Luhrmann and his wife, production and costume designer Catherine Martin, have lived in the home with their two children. The couple, longtime creative collaborators, married in 1997 and have worked together on many of his most celebrated films, including the 2022 Elvis Presley biopic 'Elvis.'
New York Post
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Graham Norton asks $5.59M for his Manhattan carriage house located on a secret city street
Irish comedian and broadcaster Graham Norton is moseying on out of his historic Manhattan carriage house. Norton's ivory-draped brick house traces its history back to horse stables constructed during the Civil War and, in more recent history, the supermodel Claudia Schiffer, the New York Times reported. The unique home, listed for $5.59 million, features jewel box details and an address along one of New York City's precious few mews. Advertisement 13 Norton, 62, pictured in December.13 Listings along charming Sniffen Court are rare. MW Studio for Corcoran 13 The stone street is located off of East 36th Street, near Third Avenue. MW Studio for Corcoran Advertisement 13 Norton's two-bedroom home spans about 20 feet wide in the center of Sniffen Court. MW Studio for Corcoran Norton purchased the home, located along Murray Hill's Sniffen Court, in 2002. 'Once you step into Sniffen Court there is no sense that you are in the heart of Manhattan,' Norton told the Times. The home, which Norton bought off of Claudia Schiffer, long served as his pied-à-terre in the Big Apple, he told the outlet. The quaint private alleyway, he said, reminded the 'Graham Norton Show' host of London. Norton's residence is one of 10 distinct carriage homes in the Sniffen Court Historic District. The street was initially a collection of horse stables constructed between 1863 and 1864 by John Sniffen. These alleyways, called mews, were vital to pre-industrial life in New York City. Advertisement Listing broker Chris Kann of Corcoran told the Times that the landmarked community, located off of East 36th Street near Third Avenue, is 'very European.' 13 The great room boasts 15-foot ceilings and a fireplace with stunning lilac stone. MW Studio for Corcoran 13 Oak herringbone hardwood spans the first floor. MW Studio for Corcoran 13 The red-lacquered walls of the formal dining room include an Andy Warhol print of actress Jane Fonda. MW Studio for Corcoran Advertisement 13 The stainless steel kitchen includes green cabinetry. MW Studio for Corcoran 'Passing through the entry gate you're immediately drawn to another time,' Kann said. 'It's by far one of the most charming and picturesque settings one can experience in New York City.' Norton's Romanesque Revival-style pad is located smack dab in the middle of Sniffen Court. The home measures about 20 feet across and spans roughly 2,500 square feet across three floors, plus a 465-square-foot rooftop deck. 'There have been lots of parties, big and small, over the years,' Norton told the Times. The listing advertises 15-foot ceilings and a romantic lilac stone fireplace in the home's great room. Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves line the library nearby, and the formal dining room pops with red-lacquered walls. A curving banister leads to the second-floor guest room, topped off by the primary suite on the third floor. The primary includes a separate sitting room, an ensuite bath with a tub, a kitchenette and access to the sun-drenched rooftop deck. 13 The guest bedroom. MW Studio for Corcoran 13 The primary suite. MW Studio for Corcoran Advertisement 13 The suite's sitting room and office space. MW Studio for Corcoran 13 The bedroom's kitchenette and morning bar. MW Studio for Corcoran 13 The impressive rooftop deck. MW Studio for Corcoran Norton recently renovated and restored the home with the help of Gachot Studio, with upgrades including central air conditioning, window treatments and custom lighting. Advertisement Norton told the Times that he once considered retiring to the Big Apple, but the London-based entertainer recently put down even more roots across the pond when he married Scottish filmmaker Jono McLeod in 2022. Norton's abode isn't the only Sniffen Court address with a celebrity past. Musician Lenny Kravitz and composer Cole Porter have also resided along the private street. Previous few residential mews remain in the city, making listings at Sniffen Court, as well as Greenwich Mews in the West Village and Sylvan Terrace in Washington Heights, a true real estate treat.
