News | advice | area guide

Property news, market trends and advice for property buyers and renters and plus Cambodia Area guide

Paulina Porizkova and Ric Ocasek Selling $15.25M NYC Townhouse


Paulina Porizkova and Ric Ocasek Selling .25M NYC Townhouse

Taylor Hill/Getty Images for The Art Students League of New York; realtor.com

Cars lead singer Ric Ocasek and supermodel Paulina Porizkova are selling their beautiful New York City townhome for $15.25 million. 

The couple, who separated last year after three decades together, have now decided to separate from their home. 

“Ric and I have been peacefully separated for the past year,” the 53-year-old Porizkova posted on Instagram in May 2018. “The photos of our happy family are, in fact, happy family photos; we are just no longer a couple.” 

According to property records, the couple purchased the 5,760-square-foot home for $2.5 million in 1989, when their romance was in full bloom.

Living and dining space with 20-foot-high ceiling

Sotheby’s International Realty

Chef’s kitchen

Sotheby’s International Realty

Office with skylights

Sotheby’s International Realty

Bedroom with garden access

Sotheby’s International Realty

Garden and patio

Sotheby’s International Realty

Built in the 1850s and then renovated in 1919, the home features a living and dining space with a 20-foot-high ceiling and wall of windows that open to the garden. 

The five-bedroom, 4.5-bath home also includes an eat-in kitchen, office with skylights, recording studio in the finished basement, two fireplaces, an elevator, and secluded patio. A mezzanine-level study overlooks the living space.

The townhome is located a block from Gramercy Park. The quiet, tree-lined street is known as “Block Beautiful.”

The Czech-born Swedish supermodel dominated fashion spreads in the 1980s and 1990s. She appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, Vogue, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar, among other publications. 

The model and actress met the band frontman in 1984, when she appeared in The Cars’ music video “Drive.” The two were married in 1989. Last year, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 

Debbie Korb of Sotheby’s International Realty holds the listing.

The post Paulina Porizkova and Ric Ocasek Selling $15.25M NYC Townhouse appeared first on Real Estate News & Insights | realtor.com®.

Source: Real Estate News and Advice – realtor.com » Real Estate News