Lauren Bacall’s New York apartment is for sale

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In a week, it will be 35 years since John Lennon was assassinated. The crime took place at the foot of the Dakota Building, opposite Central Park in New York. The former Beatles singer had resided there for several years. In the midst of many other artists like Leonard Bernstein, Judy Garland or Rudolf Nureyev. But also Lauren Bacall, installed there since the mid-1960s. And who was one of the oldest occupants of the place when she died on August 12.

Less than four months after his funeral, his heirs have just announced the sale of his apartment in this French-style building from the end of the 19th century. Starting bid: $ 26 million. For this price, the purchaser will become the proud owner of an apartment with nine rooms, including three bedrooms. “A rare and iconic treasure”, as the real estate agency explains Warburg Realty, specializing in luxury goods, in the announcement that she devotes to this accommodation.

Built between 1880 and 1884 on plans drawn by architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, the building was at the time a model of modernity: elevators, self-generated electricity, central heating, … Occupied from the outset by New York high society , the building has gradually attracted the stars and has become a hotspot for musicians, actors and artists from the start of the 20th century.

An auction with furniture and works of art

Lauren Bacall moved there a few years after the death of Humphrey Bogart, appreciating the centrality of the place in the megalopolis and the New York atmosphere, far from the rhinestones of Hollywood and a star-system that it was fleeing. The apartment, with its high ceilings, moldings, hardwood floors, 19th century fireplaces and large windows overlooking the Big Apple Park, the apartment also offers a concierge service. All with monthly charges of $ 11,146.

With its mahogany woodwork, period decorative elements and long corridors, the view offered on Central Park, the property is clearly in the very high-end. But the eventual buyer could also buy this property as a favorite linked to the artist who lived there for five decades.

However, the buyer will not have the pleasure of finding the interior as fitted out, furnished and decorated by the American actress: the heirs will not only part with the actress’ apartment, but also the furniture and works of art that she had acquired over the years duringan auction which should be held in the coming weeks near the house Bonhams.

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