The controversial comedian offloaded Primrose Cottage at 9-7 Westmoreland Drive to an undisclosed buyer for $4.35 million, Behind the Hedges reported. That represented a $50,000 premium over the last asking price of the Tudor-style home.
The deal for the 2.2-acre, 5,000-square-foot home works out to $870 per square foot. There are six bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms, as well as a 20-by-50-foot heated pool, hot tub and stone patio.
The deal could be a disappointment for CK. He sold the property last September for almost $8 million, before lowering the asking price to $4.3 million in August; the house went under contract that same month and the deal closed on Halloween.
The waterfront estate once welcomed esteemed guests, including Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William McKinley and sports superstar Babe Ruth. The home features a deep-water dock on West Neck Creek with room for multiple boats.
CK purchased the property in 2014 for $2.44 million and spent the next decade restoring and modernizing the home. Updates include central air conditioning, improved heating and insulation for greater energy efficiency. The comedian also made notable changes to the chef’s kitchen, adding a butler’s pantry.
Carl Gambino and Marco Maida of The Gambino Group at Compass had the listing.
In late 2022, CK sold his Greenwich Village co-op at 101 West 12th Street for $1.8 million. He bought the co-op in 2016 for $2.45 million, $55,000 above the asking price. He resigned himself to a loss on the apartment when he reduced the asking price by 25 percent, from the original asking price of $2.5 million to $1.9 million.
The comedian is best known for his comedy series “Louie,” which aired on FX for five seasons.
CK issued a statement in 2017 confirming allegations of sexual misconduct made by several women. Despite the confession, he resurfaced on the comedy circuit a year later and recently performed at the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival.
— Holden Walter Warner
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