John Lennon’s ‘Lost Weekend’ New York Penthouse for sale at $5.5M: Inside the 4,000 sqft three-story property
John Lennon, the legendary singer, songwriter, and founder of the iconic band The Beatles needs no introduction. From poetry to music to activism, the late star resorted to every artistic means of self-expression. His enormous fame can be seen from how Lennon as a performer and writer had over 25 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2002, he was voted eighth in a BBC poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. Further, Rolling Stone ranked him the fifth-greatest singer of all time and included him as a solo artiste in their list of the 100 greatest artistes of all time.
While the singer had a great professional career, he also had several relationships that were barely hidden from paparazzi. One of them was with his wife Yoko Ono whom Lennon first met in 1966 at the Indica Gallery in London where Ono was preparing her conceptual art exhibit. Together, the duo were fiery political activists against the Vietnam War as well as musical collaborators too. Ono and Lennon's relationship even had a period of malcontent when Ono suggested they separate and that Lennon begin an intimate relationship with their personal assistant, May Pang. With Ono’s encouragement, Lennon and Pang got into a relationship and lived in a Manhattan penthouse for 18 months.
That penthouse was referred to as “Lost Weekend” by Lennon before he went back to Ono in 1975. So it was the period beginning from the summer of 1973 and lasting through early 1975 that was Lennon's "lost weekend" and marked his separation from Ono until he returned to her. Now up on the market for sale, the Manhattan penthouse is priced at $5.5 million.
During the Lennon-Pang affair, the iconic singer had already peaked with the success of The Beatles. He was engaged with making his music that involved albums and solos. While he was working on ‘Walls and Bridges,’ his fifth solo album, he and Pang rented and moved into this 4,000-square-foot, three-story penthouse.
The five-bedroom, four-bathroom estate is located in Manhattan's Sutton Place neighborhood and offers gorgeous views of the East River. One can gaze over the activity of river traffic and witness a scenic view of New York City from its terrace. A fun fact is that it was reportedly from this terrace that both Lennon and Pang saw a UFO, which Lennon later described in detail in interviews.
Consisting of three floors, the huge property has four fireplaces, a living room on the entry-level with high ceilings, and inlaid wood floors. Further, it has a library/media room, a large chef’s kitchen with a French Country vibe, and a formal dining room with a 20-people seating capacity. If this does not grab your attention, then there’s more. The house has a master suite with 14-foot ceilings, two master baths, and a fireplace. Moreover, for those who have a taste for fashion and styling, there is a two-level dressing room with rotating clothes racks. Moving further, the lowest floor comprises a complete one-bedroom apartment that can be accessed either internally or via its private entrance. This offers a great amount of privacy too.
The property is pet friendly, has a full-time doorman and has landscaped gardens for lush green environs. One can also enjoy the nighttime visuals when the city lights blink brightly in the darkness. This dreamlike view can be seen from the large picture windows and from the terrace.
Although Lennon eventually returned to Ono at the Dakota, where they lived another five years before his death in 1980, the terrace of the ‘Lost Weekend’ penthouse was where iconic photos were taken of him that appeared in “New York City” photos that were published in Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine in 1974, reports Top Ten Real Estates. Now for sale and priced at $5.5 million, the listing agents for the former Lennon-Pang penthouse are Lauren Cangiano and Alisha Lloyd-Hudson of Brown Harris Stevens, New York City.
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