Exclusive | Guggenheim-inspired mansion on Bronx estate where JFK spent his adolescence has listed for $6M

In The Bronx, a white house for sale delivers some strong ties to a man who later made his way to the White House.This property, located at 5040 Independence Ave.in Riverdale, has listed for $6 million and spans more than 17,000 square feet on a lush 1.2-acre parcel overlooking the Hudson River, The Post has learned. Moreover, it’s the site where President John F.

Kennedy resided during his middle school years in the 1920s while attending the prestigious Riverdale Country School, and where his younger brother Robert F.Kennedy famously returned for a visit during his Senate campaign in 1964.But its stately proportions are only part of the story. The home JFK once knew is long gone — demolished decades ago — but something new now stands on the land, and it’s looking for a new owner.“There’s been a few families and a few iterations of houses before this one,” said Dustin Crouse, who is co-listing the property with Erin Boisson Aries of Douglas Elliman.

“The current family has owned it since 1991 and developed it over two generations.It’s been a labor of vision — and of time.”The original home that once stood here — a three-story stucco residence built in 1907 — was purchased by the Kennedy family when Joseph P.

Kennedy moved the clan from Massachusetts in pursuit of business and political influence. JFK lived at the Riverdale address from the fifth through seventh grades.Though that home is no longer standing, some fragments of its presence remain.“There are structural elements in the basement — sort of a stone room — that date back to earlier versions of the property,” Crouse said.The new mansion, completed but not fully customized, offers approximately 17,620 interior square feet and 4,500 square feet of terraces. A dramatic triple-height atrium, inspired by the Guggenheim Museum, forms the architectural heart of the home.Its rotunda-style curves and skylit openness speak to a modern vision — one far removed from the homey ...