An apartment in Manhattan once Hollywood Royalty is back in the market, this time with a leading role in the discount department.
The former residence of actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. It has re -listed $ 1.2 million, a fall of its original $ 1.75 million when it debuted in 2023.
The 2,100 -feet cooperative, located in the Beekman building, has appeared and off the market in recent months, experiencing a series of price reductions.
Fairbanks, known for the papers on the screen and high society connections, once welcomed luminaires such as Sir Laurence Olivier, Rex Harrison and the Duke of Wellington in the living room and south facing room.
The same room now serves as a sample of the house, bathed in natural light and designed to entertain -with space for more than a dozen guests.
Despite his success in the show business, Fairbanks revealed in a 1989 interview to the New York Times in this apartment that his most significant years came when he fought in World War I.
“I think I was the first film actor to enter the war and probably the last to return,” said Fairbanks. “It was six years of very fulfilling duty. When it is over, I was told that the audience had forgotten me and it would be very difficult to return to the movies. But luck brought me” Sinbad the sailor “and reached the Jackpot.”
The three -bedroom residence, three bathrooms, is rich in architectural details and historical charm.
A formal lobby with Heringbone lands leads to a library designed with classic sensitivities. The pocket doors open to an adjoinable flexible room with its own private bathroom, a marble fireplace imported from England and integrated storage.
The main bedroom is privately in its own wing and has two cabinets, a bathroom with window and a large space for a seats or a desktop, the list notes.
Although the building dates from 1927, according to the list, certain interiors have been updated thoroughly.
In the meantime, time capsule kitchen has appliances and storage, while the apartment offers five output cabinets and a bonus room that could serve as an office, an enlarged bathroom or a large surface area.
Beekman, originally developed as a hotel, retains many of its benefits focused on hospitality. Maintenance costs include daily cleaning and public services, and residents have access to a full -time gym, laundry and service. A new restaurant by the acclaimed chef Daniel Boulud will open to the commercial space on the ground floor of the building. They transfer two private storage cages with the apartment.
The house offers one of the most desirable pockets in the Upper East Side, near Central Park and Madison Avenue Avenue, offers a rare mixture of film and full service comfort.
A Hollywood Golden Age, Fairbanks starred in adventure classics such as “The Zenda prisoner”, “Gunga Din” and “The Corsican Brothers”.
The son of the silence cinema legend, Douglas Fairbanks and the Mary Pickford screen icon, The Younger Fairbanks was born in a cinematic royalty. Her personal life was equally prominent: her first marriage was for actress Joan Crawford.
Marcus-Wells team from Corcoran and Amy Goldberger of Compass keep the list in a co-exclusic.
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