The interior, exterior, and sumptuous garden recall a country mansion in the Old South, perhaps why Capote was drawn to it. “It’s like living in a country estate in the middle of New York City,” says Karen Heyman of Sotheby’s.
It was here that Truman convinced the owner of the home, famed Broadway Art Director Oliver Smith, to rent the garden level apartment to him in 1955. According to Truman he had to get Smith “blitzed” on martinis before he would agree to the deal.
It was here underneath cut glass chandeliers that Holly Golightly was born, and the writer’s last great work, “In Cold Blood” was written. This will be the most expensive home sold in Brooklyn if it fetches its asking price.
It’s quite a steal if you think about it. Madonna just bought a brownstone on the Upper East Side for $40 million dollars.
The websites consulted thus far don’t mention what subway lines it is near, but that it does have 4 parking spaces. Given the difficulty of parking anywhere in New York the $18 million might be worth it for that alone.
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