Exclusive | Graham Nortons NYC home found a buyer in less than 50 days for sale and for very close to asking price

Graham Norton’s stateside home along Manhattan’s historic Sniffen Court is under contract after less than 50 days on the market. The Irish comedian and broadcaster asked $5.59 million for the jewel box home, in Murray Hill, in early May.Sources told The Post that the property sold “almost immediately” for “very close to asking price.”The rare listing along one of the city’s few mews — secluded residential alleyways converted from pre-industrial horse stables — boasts 15-foot ceilings, a lilac stone fireplace and splashes of bold color throughout its three floors. The 20-foot-wide dwelling spans roughly 2,500 square feet and comes with the added bonus of a 465-square-foot rooftop deck. “There have been lots of parties, big and small, over the years,” Norton told the New York Times when it first listed. The London-based entertainer recently renovated and restored the historic property, the outlet reported, and at one time considered spending a future retirement in New York. Norton is not the first celebrity to call Sniffen Court home — he purchased his pied-à-terre in 2002 from supermodel Claudia Schiffer.

Musician Lenny Kravitz and composer Cole Porter have also resided along the private alleyway.Ten distinct carriage homes populate the picturesque Sniffen Court Historic District, located off of East 36th Street between Lexington and Third avenues.The gated stone street of humble origins has long been a highly coveted address. “Once you step into Sniffen Court there is no sense that you are in the heart of Manhattan,” Norton told the Times. Norton may be the best-known comedian to have graced Sniffen Court, but he certainly was not the first. American comedian Irwin Corey once lived across the alleyway, and incurred the wrath of a Landmarks violation in 1985 when he enlarged a part of the home without permits, according to a 1991 New York Times article.Long before Norton and Irwin, there was the Amateur Comedy Club.

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