Saturday, March 21, 2026

ICYMI: 7 Bleecker St., longtime home of Robert Frank and June Leaf, is on the market

The longtime home of photographer Robert Frank and artist June Leaf is now on the market (as of March 9). 

The Federal-style townhouse at 7 Bleecker St., which dates to the early 1800s, is listed for $6.5 million. The couple lived and worked here near the Bowery for more than four decades. Frank died in 2019; Leaf in 2024. 

The property, located in the NoHo East Historic District, has largely remained as they left it — with a raw, studio-like interior shaped by years of creative use.

The current Corcoran listing, however, makes no mention of its former occupants and instead positions the home as a redevelopment opportunity. 
Bring your architect and imagination to re-envision this historic property as a bespoke masterpiece. Offering significant untapped potential, 7 Bleecker Street has an additional 3,724 square feet of buildable FAR available (subject to Landmarks approval), providing even more flexibility to bring your vision to reality. 

Whether transformed into a grand, single-family home or reimagined as a mixed-use property, to maximize the 25-foot frontage on Bleecker Street, with flagship retail or gallery space and residential units above, the possibilities are truly endless. 
Hopefully, the next owner appreciates the history within those walls. 

Curbed has more on the building's history and current state here.
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2 comments:

  1. AnnieMarch 21, 2026 at 10:32 AM

    Amazing place for someone with too much money to destroy it with gut renovation. But it doesn't really matter because I will not see it again. I don't understand anyone needing this much space for a home except to show off.

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  2. EV MitchMarch 21, 2026 at 1:13 PM

    Walking past there and seeing Robert Frank standing outside mulling about always made my day

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