Gloria Vanderbilt's Former Upper East Side Townhouse Listed for Sale for $12 Million — See Inside
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A New York City brownstone previously owned by heiress and style icon Gloria Vanderbilt has hit the market for just under $12 million.
Vanderbilt, who is also the mother of Anderson Cooper, lived in the Upper East Side residence in the 1980s and '90s according to a release from Compass, which is co-listing the property with Leslie Garfield for $11.995 million.
According to the real estate agency, the late Vanderbilt was "drawn to the greenhouse on the first floor that became her painting studio." The space (below) features large skylights and checkerboard floors.
Now, the room serves as an art gallery and entertainment space for the home's current resident, photographer and writer Priscilla Rattazzi, the listing notes.
The 19-foot-wide, ivy-covered home has five levels and includes six bedrooms, six and a half bathrooms, a greenhouse covering the garden, a solarium and a newly renovated kitchen. It also features four wood-burning fireplaces and an elevator.
In the entry of the home, a curved staircase leads to the second floor "where you are immediately transported to a bygone era" according to the listing. The space features 11-foot ceilings, wood paneling and a south-facing formal dining room.
The third floor holds the main bedroom, which is facing towards the garden. On the fourth and fifth floors there are four additional bedrooms. While the roof is currently unfinished, the listing states it can be turned into a roof garden and is accessible by stairs.
In August of last year, Cooper, 55, put his mother's Midtown East apartment on the market and just a month later found a buyer. She had lived in the home for nearly 25 years before her death in 2019.
Vanderbilt gave New York Magazine a tour of her apartment in 2018, revealing the inspirations behind her home's aesthetic.
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