Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Come live in John Leguizamo's former home here on 'Artists Row'

A new listing appeared Friday on Streeteasy for a home at 268 E. Seventh St. between Avenue C and Avenue D ... Price: $3.9 million.

Curbed pointed out that John Leguizamo lived here at one point ... take a look...









Leguizamo watchers on the block figure that the actor moved away here about 10-11 years ago... the listing notes that this was a single-family home now split up into three residences — "perfect for a single user or investor."

The Sotheby's listing also notes that the "townhouse sits on 'Artists Row' in the vibrant East Village Community."



Artists Row? (Sure, Kiki Smith lives on this block, but...)

We couldn't find anyone whoever heard of this block being called Artists Row.

"That's the first I've ever heard of this term as well," said Andrew Berman, executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation. "Certainly I've known of people in the arts who have lived in houses in this row over the years, but the term may be a relatively new broker creation."

3 comments:

Gojira said...

Another long-time resident is The Baroness, dominatrix extraordinaire, and owner of the small latex/fetish shop on 13th between A and B.

RD said...

I remember seeing this place on TV when John Leguizamo was on MTV Cribs. At one point he was standing on the street and you could see Zum Schneider in the background.

Anonymous said...

I hereby deem my strip of buildings to be Artisan Corridor.