Real estate mogul and celebrity supremo Annie Leibovitz, 75, has sold her West Village loft for $8 million, according to property records. The news was first reported by Crain’s.
The full-floor residence, with its 60-foot row of stunning steel-clad windows that showcase the Hudson River, first hit the market for $8.5 million in January.
The industrial-chic condo is at 495 West St., between Jane and West 12th streets. It’s in architect/developer Cary Tamarkin’s nine-story, seven-unit boutique building, which dates to 1998 and boasts full-floor apartments and two duplexes. The building helped anchor Hudson River Park.
The legendary photographer was recently on the road to photograph Vice President Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney in Wisconsin for Vogue magazine. She has photographed US presidential elections since 1972, when she traveled with Hunter S. Thompson to cover George McGovern’s run against Richard Nixon.
According to records, Leibovitz paid $6.5 million for the live-work unit, which was recently established as a photography studio in 2022.
For Leibovitz, the loft was a way for her to downsize. She previously owned a Civil War-era West Village compound, which she sold for $28.5 million to David and Lauren Bush Lauren.
It’s been a good real estate year for Leibovitz. In February, she sold her Upper West Side mansion at 88 Central Park West for $10.62 million. That was more than 23% over the $8.6 million asking price, though still less than the $11.3 million she paid for the unit in 2014.
Residents over the years in the building, known as the Brentmore, included Sting, Robert De Niro, Paul Simon and Lorne Michaels.
This newly sold pad is 3,198 square feet and comes with two bedrooms and 2½ bathrooms. Before Leibovitz owned it, the property was asking $10.5 million in 2019.
The house opens up from a keyed elevator to a main living space with views of the river and downtown. There is a wood burning fireplace, heated bluestone floors, a wet bar and an open eat-in kitchen. A library nook with custom bookshelves adds charm, but could also be converted into a third bedroom.
The master bedroom suite has a large walk-in closet and a bath with window-like bath.
Design details include floor-to-ceiling columns.
The listing broker was Deborah Kern of Corcoran.
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