{"id":9080,"date":"2025-10-20T06:22:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T06:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/9080\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T06:22:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T06:22:32","slug":"bill-cosbys-nyc-townhouse-in-foreclosure-finds-buyer-after-less-than-a-month-on-market-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/9080\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Cosby\u2019s NYC townhouse, in foreclosure, finds buyer after less than a month on market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Less than a month after hitting the market,<\/a> Bill Cosby\u2019s longtime Upper East Side townhouse has already landed a buyer, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n

The limestone-clad property at 18 E. 71st St. \u2014 listed for $29 million with Corcoran \u2014 went into contract on Thursday, Oct. 16, according to StreetEasy records.<\/p>\n

The sale price remains under wraps, but the deal marks the latest twist in a turbulent chapter for the disgraced entertainer and his wife, Camille.<\/p>\n

\"Bill<\/p>\n

Bill Cosby has already found a buyer for his longtime Upper East Side townhouse at 18 E. 71st St. J.C. Rice<\/p>\n

Court documents filed earlier this year accused the couple of defaulting on $17.5 million in loans tied to the residence.<\/p>\n

The 13,000-square-foot mansion, designed in 1899 by architect John Duncan \u2014 the mind behind Grant\u2019s Tomb \u2014 stands among the Upper East Side\u2019s grandest Gilded Age holdouts.<\/p>\n

Its ornate limestone fa\u00e7ade, copper mansard roof, and proximity to Central Park give it an enduring allure, even as its ownership story turned fraught.<\/p>\n

Cosby acquired the home in 1987 for $6.2 million during the height of his NBC fame, reportedly as a surprise for his wife.<\/p>\n

Then known as the Luyster Mansion, the property exemplifies the stately neo-French Classic style that once dominated Manhattan\u2019s wealthiest streets.<\/p>\n

\"Bill<\/a><\/p>\n

Bill Cosby is shown heading to his Upper East Side townhouse at 18 E. 71st St. in 1997. Francis Specker\/NY Post<\/p>\n

A few doors away sits the former townhouse of Jeffrey Epstein, which sold in 2021 for $51 million \u2014 a reminder that even scandal hasn\u2019t dulled the block\u2019s market appeal.<\/p>\n

Still, the listing made no mention of Cosby or the financial entanglements surrounding the estate.<\/p>\n

According to a Manhattan Supreme Court filing, the couple allegedly stopped making mortgage payments in June 2024 and owe more than $300,000 in property taxes. The lender, First Foundation Bank, initiated foreclosure proceedings last year \u2014 claims the Cosbys have denied in court.<\/p>\n

Inside, the home reflects its turn-of-the-century grandeur.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

The seven-story, 13,000-square-foot limestone mansion \u2014 known as the Luyster Mansion \u2014 was designed in 1899 by John Duncan. J.C. Rice<\/p>\n

A marble-lined vestibule opens into a soaring central hall with 15-foot ceilings. A 500-square-foot parlor features inlaid mahogany floors and one of 11 fireplaces. French doors overlook East 71st Street, while a restored mahogany-and-bronze elevator services multiple levels.<\/p>\n

A double-height drawing room showcases herringbone parquet floors and 20-foot ceilings, while the dining room below can host up to 30 guests. The adjoining chef\u2019s kitchen \u2014 once part of the former Lyc\u00e9e Fran\u00e7ais \u2014 includes terracotta tile, beveled glass cabinetry and a restaurant-grade rotisserie oven.<\/p>\n

Upstairs, the primary suite offers dual bathrooms beneath vaulted skylights. The top floor houses a quiet study and a guest suite with access to a private terrace.<\/p>\n

Above it all, a 500-square-foot roof garden provides rare outdoor space in one of Manhattan\u2019s most exclusive enclaves.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The sale comes amid a foreclosure suit alleging he and his wife Camille (right) defaulted on $17.5 million in loans tied to the property. AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Public records trace a complex ownership history: Cosby\u2019s initial purchase was handled through an attorney before being transferred to Camille\u2019s mother and eventually into the couple\u2019s names.<\/p>\n

In 1990, the Cosbys accused their former lawyer, Mary Waller, of embezzling funds from that transaction \u2014 an early sign of the financial disputes that would follow them for decades.<\/p>\n

The East 71st Street mansion isn\u2019t the only property tied to the couple\u2019s mounting debt.<\/p>\n

In December, CitiMortgage filed a separate suit alleging default on a $4.2 million loan connected to another townhouse at 243 E. 61st St., which the Cosbys purchased in 1980. That four-story property was listed in April for $7 million and later reduced by roughly $250,000 over the summer as legal battles intensified.<\/p>\n

Cosby, now 88, continues to live in the shadow of his 2018 sexual-assault conviction \u2014 overturned three years later by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court \u2014 and the accusations of more than 60 women.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the Cosbys declined to comment on the sale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Less than a month after hitting the market, Bill Cosby\u2019s longtime Upper East Side townhouse has already landed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9081,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[6066,7755,7753,4327,9,56,63,65,64,7754,1996,466],"class_list":["post-9080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-bill-cosby","tag-east-71st-street","tag-john-duncan","tag-manhattan-supreme-court","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-property-taxes","tag-townhouse","tag-upper-east-side"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}