{"id":385714,"date":"2025-11-17T17:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/385714\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T17:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:47:12","slug":"bill-cosby-sold-his-debt-ridden-nyc-townhouse-for-28m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/385714\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Cosby sold his debt-ridden NYC townhouse for $28M"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bill Cosby\u2019s Gilded Age townhouse has dodged foreclosure thanks to a hefty $28 million sale.<\/p>\n

A buyer snapped up the seven-story Upper East Side home less than a month after Cosby listed it for $29 million<\/a>, according to records filed with the city Department of Finance on Friday. <\/p>\n

The final deal, first reported by Realtor.com<\/a>, closed in early November.<\/p>\n

Bill Cosby. Stephen Yang<\/p>\n

Bill Cosby\u2019s townhouse at 18 E. 71st St. J.C. Rice<\/p>\n

The limestone-clad mansion at 18 E. 71st St. sits along one of the city\u2019s wealthiest lanes. <\/p>\n

It boasts a litany of past and present high-profile neighbors, including the \u201cBreakfast at Tiffany\u2019s\u201d brownstone and Joan Didion\u2019s former co-op, as well as more infamous residents. Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s former mansion is located just directly across the street.<\/p>\n

Cosby, 88, has remained out of the public eye for more than a decade, after more than 60 women publicly accused the comedian of sexual crimes. Cosby was convicted of sexual assault in 2018, but that decision was overturned three years later by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

Cosby acquired the East 71st St. home through a lawyer in 1987, according to the city records, near the height of his career. <\/p>\n

The townhome, known as Luyster Mansion, is less than a block away from Central Park. J.C. Rice<\/p>\n

Cosby reportedly bought the home as a surprise for his wife, Camille. WireImage<\/p>\n

The orante limestone entrance. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post<\/p>\n

The marble-lined vestibule. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post<\/p>\n

The stately six-bedroom residence was reportedly purchased as a surprise for his wife, Camille.<\/p>\n

Built in 1899 by architect John Duncan, the 13,000-square-foot townhouse boasts an ornate limestone facade, a copper mansard roof and easy access to Central Park. The interiors include a soaring central hall, intricately inlaid floors, 11 fireplaces and a 500-square-foot roof garden.<\/p>\n

The disgraced actor\u2019s sale of the impressive property, known as the Luyster Mansion, was overshadowed not only by his reputation, but by mounting debt. <\/p>\n

The Cosbys were hit with foreclosure proceedings for Luyster Mansion in 2024. Their lender, First Foundation Bank, accused the couple of allegedly defaulting on $17.5 million worth of loans and owing more than $300,000 in property taxes. The Cosbys denied the allegations in court.<\/p>\n

Cosby\u2019s second Manhattan home is still on the market. Google Maps<\/p>\n

Cosby\u2019s second Manhattan home, located at 243 E. 61st St., has problems of its own. <\/p>\n

The four-story home in Lenox Hill hit the market in April for $6.99 million. The price was reduced to $6.75 million in July, according to Zillow, as a separate legal battle raged on. <\/p>\n

In late 2024 CitiMortgage alleged the Cosbys has defaulted on a $4.2 million loan<\/a> for that home.<\/p>\n

Cosby bought the 5,000-square-foot tonwhouse in 1980, according to records. It was reportedly used by Cosby\u2019s late son, Ennis, who at just 27 was murdered in a failed 1997 robbery attempt in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

That residence remains on the market. Adam Schneider of Corcoran Westside Columbus listed both properties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bill Cosby\u2019s Gilded Age townhouse has dodged foreclosure thanks to a hefty $28 million sale. A buyer snapped…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":385715,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,56171,12213,108742,5418,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,4329,10204,67,586,132,5230,26318,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-385714","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-bill-cosby","10":"tag-celebrity-real-estate","11":"tag-foreclosure","12":"tag-luxury-real-estate","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-city","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkcity","17":"tag-ny","18":"tag-nyc","19":"tag-real-estate","20":"tag-residential-real-estate","21":"tag-united-states","22":"tag-united-states-of-america","23":"tag-unitedstates","24":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","25":"tag-upper-east-side","26":"tag-us","27":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/385715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=385714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=385714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}