Bob Dylan — the voice of his generation now known as an American “living national treasure,” and who is currently on tour — once called this landmarked Harlem townhouse his home.
Now, the historic Renaissance Revival property can be yours for $2.75 million — a quarter of a million dollars less than its $3 million ask six months ago.
The 19-foot-wide, four- to five-bedroom spread was designed by legendary Gilded Age architect Stanford White. Built in 1893, the home, at 265 W. 139th St., is remarkably preserved and modern.
The Nobel laureate singer-songwriter came to New York from Minnesota in the 1960s. While he famously spent his early years in Greenwich Village, he was also drawn to Harlem’s blues and jazz history — and spent 14 years in this townhouse.
The musician’s first New York City home, a third-floor walk-up in Greenwich Village, at 161 W. Fourth St., is in a building that hit the market for $8.25 million in July, and was de-listed in November, according to StreetEasy.
Another one of Dylan’s former residences at 242 E. 49th St. was asking $7.25 million and sold for $6.8 million last June, according to property records.
Dylan bought this Harlem townhouse in 1986 and lived there until 2000, when he sold it for $560,000, proeprty records also show.
The current sellers are Isam Saiah, a lawyer, and Elaina Richardson, the former editor-in-chief of Elle magazine, who just stepped down after running Yaddo, the famed Sarasota Springs artists’ colony, which she headed for the past 25 years, calling it “the job of a lifetime,” in a New York Times interview.
The couple purchased the residence for $3.17 million in 2018, according to property records.
The 4,500-square-foot home is part of Strivers’ Row, in the St. Nicholas Historic District. It’s part of a row of houses designed in 1891 to 1893 by White’s firm, McKim, Mead & White.
Other perks include plenty of outdoor space, including a gated carport and a rear alleyway, which offers unusual privacy in the city.
The home opens to a striking wood-paneled vestibule that leads to a 19-foot salon. A large, eat-in chef’s kitchen, which includes a full-height wine fridge, spills onto a terrace.
Design details include original moldings, pocket doors, crown molding, wainscoting, inlaid hardwood floors and high ceilings. There are also six original decorative fireplaces, built-in bookcases, an original range stove and a 4-foot-tall safe — now used as a bar — plus a rooftop skylight.
Upstairs, a main bedroom includes a marble bath with radiant floors on the third floor, while the fourth floor has additional bedrooms. There’s also a cellar with laundry, a workshop bench and lots of storage.
The listing brokers are Colin Montgomery and Stan Ponte, of Sotheby’s International Realty.
