Photo: Douglas Elliman
Famously eccentric Icelandic singerBjörkhas put her Brooklyn penthouse on the market for $9 million,according to Curbed.
The impressive space is 3,000 square feet, boasts four bedrooms and four baths, and takes up the entire top floor of a red-brick building in the historic Brooklyn Heights neighborhood, according to theDouglas Ellimanlisting. It also has a wrap-around terrace with extensive views of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty.
Björk, whose ninth solo album, “Utopia,” debuted in late 2017, purchased the home in 2009 for $4 million, splitting the cost with her then-partner Matthew Barney. The pairreportedly splitin 2013. She bought out his share in 2016 for $1.6 million.Varietyreportsthat the asking price is “very aspirational.”
Bjork’s penthouse for sale.Douglas Elliman
The more public areas of the home, such as the dining and lounge areas, are located on the south-facing side of the home, while the bedrooms are separated on the north. The living room is outfitted with a wood-burning fireplace — an unusual feature for New York City — and the kitchen has stainless-steel appliances and ample storage.
Off the dining room, there is also a small greenhouse with retractable canvas shades.
According toVariety, the singer used to live in a historicstone residenceoverlooking the Hudson River in Snedens Landing outside New York City. She sold it during the summer of 2016 for$2.2 million.
source: people.com
