Broadway star Celeste Holm’s old house in Manhattan was put on the market for $14 million by her estranged son after her death
Broadway star Celeste Holm’s old house in Manhattan was put on the market for $14 million by her estranged son after her death
- The star lived in the luxury apartment for more than 50 years.
- The condo offers spectacular treetop views of Central Park
- Holm was involved in a legal battle over her inheritance before she died, which wiped out her savings
- In 2004, the actress married a singer and waiter who was almost 46 years her junior
Actress Celeste Holm lived in the apartment for more than half a century
The high-ceilinged Manhattan apartment owned by the late Broadway star Celeste Holm has been put on the market for $13.95 million by the younger of her two estranged sons.
The duplex at 88 Central Park offers spectacular views of the city and is where the star lived for more than half a century, dying in July at age 95.
Dan Dunning, whose father was Holm’s third husband, told the New York Times: She loved it for the view of the park and the way she felt involved with the seasons just by looking through her windows.
“Central Park in the spring was the time she enjoyed the most.”
Times writer Robin Finn, who was given exclusive access to the three-bedroom property, described that, like Holm, it ‘possessed radiance – as well as a durable bone structure’.
On the lower floor, he reveals that there is a dining room, the butler’s pantry, and a kitchen where the late actress “liked to cook spaghetti and clam sauce.”
And an airy living room is lined with treetop windows overlooking the park.
Upstairs there are three large bedrooms, with ample wardrobe space, and the master suite has full views to the north and east.
Holm’s son says she moved into her corner duplex at No. 6N Brentmore in 1953 and bought it in 1958 after the building went into co-op.
However, since her 2004 marriage to Frank Basile, a singer and waiter nearly 46 years her junior, she has been embroiled in a legal battle with her family over investments and inheritance.
The lawsuit wiped out much of her savings and left her dependent on Social Security. The actress and her sons stopped speaking and she was sued for delinquent maintenance and legal fees for her Manhattan apartment.
A settlement was reached last year that entitled Mr. Basile to a third of the proceeds from her estate and he was forced to vacate the property at 88 Central Park just five weeks after her death.
Central Park in the spring was the time the star enjoyed the most
Holm bought the apartment outright in 1958
According to her sons, Holm was extremely fond of the apartment
The star’s private bathroom
The duplex had two large luxurious bathrooms
Mr. Dunning, a Putnam County property manager, Holm’s son from her first marriage to Ted Nelson, an internet pioneer, lives in California, added: “One of her desires as she got older was to never leave the apartment. having to give. .’
Holm had been hospitalized with dehydration following a fire at actor Robert De Niro’s apartment in the same building in Manhattan.
She had asked her husband to take her home, and she spent her final days with him, and with other relatives and close friends by her side.
The dining room of the duplex dubbed “fingernail red” by one of her sons
Holm’s luxurious bedroom
The apartment sold for just under $14
Holm took her own life in a vicious legal battle with her estranged sons over her estate
The spacious kitchen of the apartment
In a career spanning over half a century, Holm has played everyone from Ado Annie – the girl who just can’t say no in Oklahoma! – to a worldly theater agent in the 1991 comedy I Hate Hamlet to guest starring roles in TV shows. such as Fantasy Island and Love Boat II to Bette Davis’ best friend in All About Eve.
She won the 1947 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Gentlemen’s Agreement and received Oscar nominations for Come to the Stable (1949) and All About Eve (1950).
Holm was also known for her tireless charitable work—at one time serving on nine boards—and served as an emeritus board member of the National Mental Health Association.
The listing agent, Austin Schuster of Sotheby’s International Realty, described her apartment as “a fantastic canvas ready to transform again for a new owner.”
Celeste Holm in 1997
The 12-story building, on the corner of 69th Street and Central Park West, designed by Schwartz and Gross and built in 1910, has attracted numerous celebrities.
Producer Lorne Michaels lives there, Sting was a former resident, and Robert De Niro purchased a $20.9 million duplex two stories below Holm’s in 2006.
Holm was married five times and is survived by two sons and three grandchildren.
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