Louis C.K. sells Shelter Island Heights home for $4.35 million, listing shows
Louis C.K. sold his Shelter Island Heights home for $50,000 over asking price. Credit: Lena Yaremenko/Gambino Group
Louis C.K. has sold his Shelter Island Heights home for $4.35 million.
The listing on the OneKeyMLS and Compass websites show the closing took place Oct. 31. The property sold for $50,000 over its asking price.
Carl Gambino and Marco Maida, of the Gambino Group at Compass, represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction.
Comedian Louis C.K., seen in 2017 in Beverly Hills, bought the home in 2014. Credit: Getty Images/Frederick M. Brown
The comedian purchased his home in 2014 for $2.44 million, Newsday reported. C.K. restored the home, which is known as Primrose Cottage, over the course of a decade.
The Tudor-style home totals 4,957 square feet, featuring six bedrooms and 4½ bathrooms. It sits on a 2.02-acre lot. The taxes were listed as $22,697.
The house was built in 1901 to be used by President William McKinley, who did not see it before he died, according to documentation by the Shelter Island History Museum.
The house was built in 1901 to be used by President William McKinley. Credit: Lena Yaremenko/Gambino Group
The property boasts six restored fireplaces, a 20-by-50-foot, heated in-ground pool, hot tub and a deep-water dock overlooking West Neck Bay.
The agents and C.K.'s manager could not be immediately reached for comment.
The kitchen. Credit: Lena Yaremenko/Gambino Group
C.K. is best known for his stand-up comedy. He was accused of sexual misconduct in 2017, for which he has apologized. This month, C.K. is scheduled to perform several shows at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan and the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn.
Rachel Weiss joined Newsday in 2016. As a real estate/living multimedia reporter, Rachel writes feature stories and contributes to and appears in on-camera video packages. She was the lead reporter on Newsday’s LI Acts of Kindness series.
