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Mansion where Truman Capote wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's
USINFO | 2013-12-18 16:19
The house in New York where Truman Capote wrote some of his most famous works has been sold for around $12million.
It is the most expensive house ever sold in Brooklyn - but the price is nonetheless disappointing for the realtors, who were hoping it would fetch closer to $18million.
The appeal of the 11-bedroom mansion is strengthened by its status as the place where Capote hammered out his novella Breakfast at Tiffany's in 1958.
This house in Brooklyn Heights has just been sold to an unidentified buyer for $12million
Colourful: The golden-yellow house has an extensive back garden, a rarity for New York
That work became world-famous when it was adapted into a film starring Audrey Hepburn as the mysterious Holly Golightly.
However, the house's attractions are not limited to its celebrity past.
It has been described as the best house in Brooklyn's best neighbourhood, Brooklyn Heights, and the agent handling the sale described it as 'like living in a country estate in the middle of New York City'.
Pricey: The house is believed to be the most expensive ever sold in Brooklyn
Celebrity: Author Truman Capote lived in part of the house for a decade, from 1955 to 1965
As well as the huge number of bedrooms, the house - built in 1839 - has 11 fireplaces, parking for four cars and an extensive garden, and is decorated with crystal chandeliers.
If it were located in a trendy Manhattan neighbourhood, it would be worth tens of millions of dollars.
But after being listed by Sotheby's at $18million in May 2010, the luxurious home took nearly two years to be sold, and lost a third of its estimated value during that time.
Now it has finally changed hands after being picked up for a relative bargain by an unidentified buyer.
Huge: This is just one of the 11 fireplaces installed in the house's 11 bedrooms
Kitchen: Another impressive feature of the Brooklyn Heights house, which was built in 1839
Capote rented an apartment in the house from 1955 to 1965, after persuaded its owner, Broadway set designer Oliver Smith, to let him move in.
The author held decadent parties there when Smith was out of town.
'You can imagine Capote running around with his slippers on,' Brooklynite screenwriter Peter Hedges told the Daily News.
Bargain: The house was eventually sold for just two thirds of the $18million asking price
Haven: The garden will give its new owner a refuge from the hurly-burly of New York City
It is the most expensive house ever sold in Brooklyn - but the price is nonetheless disappointing for the realtors, who were hoping it would fetch closer to $18million.
The appeal of the 11-bedroom mansion is strengthened by its status as the place where Capote hammered out his novella Breakfast at Tiffany's in 1958.
This house in Brooklyn Heights has just been sold to an unidentified buyer for $12million
Colourful: The golden-yellow house has an extensive back garden, a rarity for New York
That work became world-famous when it was adapted into a film starring Audrey Hepburn as the mysterious Holly Golightly.
However, the house's attractions are not limited to its celebrity past.
It has been described as the best house in Brooklyn's best neighbourhood, Brooklyn Heights, and the agent handling the sale described it as 'like living in a country estate in the middle of New York City'.
Pricey: The house is believed to be the most expensive ever sold in Brooklyn
Celebrity: Author Truman Capote lived in part of the house for a decade, from 1955 to 1965
Inspiration: While living in the house Capote wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's, later adapted into a film featuring Audrey Hepburn's iconic performance as the mysterious Holly Golightly
As well as the huge number of bedrooms, the house - built in 1839 - has 11 fireplaces, parking for four cars and an extensive garden, and is decorated with crystal chandeliers.
If it were located in a trendy Manhattan neighbourhood, it would be worth tens of millions of dollars.
But after being listed by Sotheby's at $18million in May 2010, the luxurious home took nearly two years to be sold, and lost a third of its estimated value during that time.
Now it has finally changed hands after being picked up for a relative bargain by an unidentified buyer.
Huge: This is just one of the 11 fireplaces installed in the house's 11 bedrooms
Kitchen: Another impressive feature of the Brooklyn Heights house, which was built in 1839
Capote rented an apartment in the house from 1955 to 1965, after persuaded its owner, Broadway set designer Oliver Smith, to let him move in.
The author held decadent parties there when Smith was out of town.
'You can imagine Capote running around with his slippers on,' Brooklynite screenwriter Peter Hedges told the Daily News.
Bargain: The house was eventually sold for just two thirds of the $18million asking price
Haven: The garden will give its new owner a refuge from the hurly-burly of New York City
