The Broadway legend’s longtime rural retreat has sold for the full asking price of $3.25 million.
Less than six months after going on the market for the first time in more than 39 years, the late Stephen Sondheim’s nine-acre home in Roxbury, Conn., has a new owner, The Post has learned. . However, the identity of the new owner is not immediately known.
Although the historic home was only traded this week, listing broker Klemm Real Estate was “able to source a buyer for this stunning property within 12 days of listing,” according to a press release.
“We are thrilled that the market has responded so well to this wonderful property,” said Graham Klemm, Managing Director of Klemm.
The composer of “Gypsy” and “A Strange Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” owned the 3,700-square-foot home for nearly 40 years until his death in 2021 at age 91.
Built around 1792, the mansion is located on a “quiet, whispering country lane,” and has been “lovingly restored and expanded under Mr. Sondheim’s watch,” Mr. Clemm said.
Under the shingle roof, there are 10 rooms including 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, 2 fireplaces, a sunroom, a living room with cathedral ceilings, a separate dining room, and a paneled library. there is.
The bedrooms, all with private baths, are located between the main and upper floors. Also on site is a separate two-car garage, pool, and one-bedroom pool house.
Meanwhile, in Manhattan, Sondheim’s 19-foot-wide Turtle Bay townhouse has also been pulled from the market. The stately home at 246 E. 49th St., which was listed for $7 million last July, also sold for that price in November, according to public records.
The eight-time Tony Award winner purchased the 5,690-square-foot, seven-bedroom property following the success of his first Broadway hit.
