Manhattan’s Turtle Bay Gardens enclave has attracted musicians, writers, actors, and other notable individuals over the past century, including Katharine Hepburn, Stephen Sondheim, E.B. White, and Bob Dylan.
Located on the east side of Midtown, Turtle Bay Gardens is comprised of 20 historic rowhouses situated between East 48th Street and East 49th Street between Second and Third Avenues. The elegant townhomes center around a shared private garden courtyard. Dylan’s former townhouse on East 49th Street was recently listed for $7.25 million by Lisa Larson and Angela Wu of Sotheby’s International Realty.
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Five bedrooms include a spacious primay suite with a private terrace.
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Dylan first moved into the turn-of-the-century townhouse in the 1980s as a renter before he purchased it in the 1990s. He remained the owner until 2005. Prior to Dylan renting, Ruth Gordon, Mary Tyler Moore, and Franco Zeffirelli all called this exact townhouse home. Mary-Kate Olsen lived on the block in the early 2000s; Sondheim’s old place is just a couple of doors down, and Hepburn’s former home, which is also on the market, sits right next door.
Meticulously renovated over the years, the 19-foot-wide townhouse measures roughly 5,400 square feet with five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and a half-bathroom. Built in 1899, the five-story residence features a private garden, in addition to direct access to the shared garden. There’s also a terrace on the parlor floor that spans the width of the home. Though many original details, such as the oversized French doors and windows and interior archways between the rooms, remain, updates include the introduction of contemporary design elements throughout, along with the installation of an elevator, seven fireplaces,…