Rent Andy Warhol’s former NYC townhouse for $22.5K/month
Pop art icon Andy Warhol once lived in this historic Carnegie Hill townhouse. Now you can, too — for $22,550 a month.
And the home comes with quirky touches — like a front door handlebar made in part from one of Warhol’s former walking sticks, and a kitchen floor splattered with green paint left over from the Warhol era when the space, by the garden, was used as the artist’s studio.
Warhol owned this property from 1960 until 1972. The Upper East Side townhouse’s artist studio is, most of all, where he created some of his most famous works like the Campbell’s soup can pieces, and signature portraits of Muhammad Ali, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and more.
Andy Warhol. Getty Images
The chef’s kitchen, formerly Warhol’s studio, still boasts splattered green paint on the floor. Courtesy of Essential Real Estate New York LLC
“This is where he got his creative juices flowing and made art that funded the lifestyle he had for the rest of his life,” said listing broker Merav Shalhon of Essential New York Real Estate.
She added that Warhol lived with his mom in the townhouse and took care of her. In return, she took care of him and bought him the legendary Campbell’s soup cans from a grocery across the street. It’s currently a Gristedes.
“It’s always been a grocery store in one form or another,” Shalhon added.
The home comes with original details like fireplaces and staircase banisters. Courtesy of Essential Real Estate New York LLC
The 19th-century building, which dates to the 1880s, comes with grand proportions and was created by Henry J. Hardenbergh. Courtesy of Essential Real Estate New York LLC
The 19th-century building, which dates to the 1880s, was created by Henry J. Hardenbergh, whose trophy designs like the Plaza Hotel, the Waldorf-Astoria and the Dakota helped shape New York City.
By the end of the 1960s, Warhol was leasing his Upper East Side digs and living downtown for a time in a historic East Village rowhouse owned by his filmmaker pal, Paul Morrissey. That 20-foot-wide residence, at 321 E. Sixth St., was built in 1853. It’s currently on the market for $5.99 million — down from its $6.1 million ask last May, as Gimme Shelter exclusively reported at the time.
The home still features its original 19th-century banister. Courtesy of Essential Real Estate New York LLC
Andy Warhol leased this Upper East Side residence out while living downtown. Getty Images
The Upper East Side residence, at 1342 Lexington Ave., at the corner of East 89th Street, is part of the Hardenbergh/Rhinelander Historic District. After Warhol moved out, he rented the home to his business manager from 1974 until 2001. About 150 gorgeous cats from the Warhol era still come round to the back, Shalhon said, adding that the home is currently owned by a private family trust.
The four-bedroom, five-bathroom pre-war residence is 3,072 square feet, recently renovated and features modern interiors.
The parlor level opens with an entry foyer, a wood-paneled library, a formal living room and woodburning fireplaces.
Additional bedrooms, two of which have woodburning fireplaces, are on the upper levels. Four of them have ensuite baths and custom closets. There’s also laundry on the top floor and in the basement.
The property is zoned for live/work and has two entrances. It could be a single-family mansion or use its zoning to be an art gallery or doctor’s office — the possibilities are endless, Shalhon said.
