NYC�s Skinniest House

Would You Pay $4.3 Million for NYC�s Skinniest House?

by HOOKEDONHOUSES on JULY 1, 2011

How much would you be willing to shell out for a house that�s only about 8 feet wide? Would $4.3 million be too much to ask? What if it is famous for being New York City�s narrowest house? And Cary Grant supposedly lived here at one time?

The house sold for only $2.175 million in 2010, so the eyebrow-raising price hike a mere year later seems a little shocking. For an explanation, the listing says it has been �meticulously renovated with beautiful modern finishes, yet retains its original character and pedigree.�

When a house is this small, those must be some pretty amazing renovations to warrant an extra $2 million and change, don�t you think?

It was built around 1850. It has 4 wood-burning fireplaces and the original exposed beams.

The townhouse sits on �one of the most picturesque blocks in the West Village.� And it�s not cheap to live on a picturesque block in the Village.

There are 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. At least one of the bedrooms has a Murphy Bed that pulls down from inside the wall. I think it might be this one:

As I mentioned, they say Cary Grant lived here awhile. (Grant�s former home in Palm Springs, CA, is for sale here.) But it�s known as The Millay House because the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay lived here for a short time in the 1920s, as this plaque explains:

I featured this townhouse when it was on the market last time, so you can compare the newly renovated version here to how it looked in late 2009 here: The Narrowest House in New York City.

Want it? For more information about 75.5 Bedford Street, check the listing