Susan Sarandon Sells Longtime New York Apartment
Susan Sarandon is ready to move on from her longtime New York apartment after nearly 30 years of ownership. The elegant Chelsea duplex, which she bought with her former partner Tim Robbins in 1991, recently sold for its full asking price of $7.9 million. The unit is situated on high floors in a former industrial building that dates back to the 1920s, and that has since been converted into a nine-story co-op.
It features a total of five bedrooms and five bathrooms spread out across more than 6,000 square feet, with high ceilings, hardwood floors, and gallery walls throughout. Common living spaces are bright and airy, thanks to numerous large picture windows, including a large living space that Sarandon and Robbins used for their children’s theater and dance recitals. Other rooms on the top floor include a corner office with built-in shelving, a cozy den, an open kitchen dining area, a laundry room, and a guest suite. The top floor is also where the main suite is located, with its private balcony, deep-soaking tub, dressing room, and unobstructed views of the Empire State Building.
A custom-built staircase connects the two floors. On the lower level, there is a second den with a wood-burning fireplace and built-in bookshelves, the remaining three guest bedrooms, a second open kitchen, and a 43-foot terrace. Oddly enough, given the exquisite design of the rest of the home, the one room that has garnered perhaps the most attention is a bathroom on the top floor, painted a bright cobalt blue. It’s here, Sarandon previously told the WSJ, that she kept all of her awards, including her Oscar, a fact that she finds “kind of funny.” Sarandon’s main reason for selling the apartment is a practical one: Now that her children have grown, she said in July, she no longer needs such a large space. “I am, of course, sad to say goodbye to the apartment where I raised my children,” she told the WSJ. “But New York City is still my home. I am hopeful that the next owners can cherish it and all that New York City has to offer, just as we did and will continue to do.”
Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest
