The wisteria house of Stuyvesant Street is under contract

Photos by Stacie Joy

A tipster tells us that the wisteria-adorned townhouse at 35 Stuyvesant St. is now under contract, several months after returning to the sales market.

As previously reported, the five-story home — famous for its cascading purple blooms each spring — was listed in February for $3.895 million. 

The architecturally significant townhouse, built in 1861 by James Renwick Jr., located near 10th Street, has long been one of the East Village's most photographed homes.

The property arrived on the market in 2023 for the first time since longtime owner Lee B. Anderson (RIP 2010) purchased it in 1958. (His caretaker had been living here.)

Anderson, known as "the godfather of the Gothic revival in America," received a Village Preservation Award in 2003 for "nurturing his wisteria and making the Village a more beautiful place."

We trust the next owners will know the neighborhood expects spring wisteria updates.

H/T CS on B!