Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward’s Longtime N.Y.C. Penthouse That Was 'Their Romantic Spot’ Listed for $10 Million
"They would spend weeks at a clip there," Clea Newman Soderlund, the couple's daughter, said in a recent interview
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The longtime New York City penthouse of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, featuring two bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms, has been listed for $9.95 million, with $13,078 in monthly maintenance. Noble Black of Douglas Elliman and colleague Jennifer Stillman hold the listing.
According to The New York Times, the sale of the Carnegie Hill apartment is being handled by the couple’s children on behalf of Woodward, 94, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2007. She and Newman were married for 50 years before he died in 2008 at age 83.
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“It was really kind of their romantic spot. They would spend weeks at a clip there. They would go to the theater or the opera or out to dinner with friends," their daughter Clea Newman Soderlund told The New York Times.
The penthouse is in a 1925-built full-service cooperative with a 24-hour doorman, live-in resident manager, fitness center and bike room.
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Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward's longtime penthouse hits the marketAs explained in its listing, it boasts views of Central Park and the reservoir and includes a sun-drenched living room with a wood-burning fireplace at one end and a hidden bar at the other.
Surrounded by oversized windows and glass doors, it connects to a dining room boasting eastern exposures and detailed moldings.
Behind the room lies a windowed butler's pantry, a large eat-in kitchen and a park-facing terrace. A half bath, staff room/laundry room and storage room complete the area.
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The primary suite sits to the left of the foyer, with its own wrap-around terrace, closet space and a primary bath. The second room boasts southern exposures and an adjoining full bathroom.
"My mother wanted a terrace for the dogs, so they could go outside — that was the prime objective," Soderlund told The New York Times. "They ended up getting this extraordinary property that overlooks the park and reservoir, and they got the sunrise and sunset."
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Per the outlet, some of the A-listers who visited the penthouse during Newman and Woodward's many parties include Tom Cruise, Cher, Harry Belafonte, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
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