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This NYC Townhouse Once Welcomed Liza Minelli and Tony Bennett — And Now It's On The Market

The five-story residence on the Upper East Side comes with six bedrooms.

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Grammy-nominated singer and composer Michael Feinstein has put his opulent Manhattan townhouse on the market for $15.9 million. Scroll down to take a look inside.

The five-story home is located at 143 East 63rd Street on the Upper East Side.

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The 25-foot-wide residence began as two complementary townhouses that have been combined.​

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Elaine Stritch used to rehearse in the large music room.

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Other famous guests have included Liza Minnelli, Stephen Sondheim, and Tony Bennett.

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Feinstein and his husband, Terrence Flannery, are selling the property because they're spending more time in Indiana.

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Feinstein is the artistic director of the Center of the Performing Arts there and also works as the founder of the Great American Songbook Foundation.

They put the house on the market for $17.9 million in 2013, but it didn't sell.

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After extensive renovations including adding a gym and meditation terrace on the top floor, Feinstein and Flannery decided to relist it.

There are 18 rooms in all, and the home is nearly nearly 8,000 square feet.

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Here's one of the six bedrooms.

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There are eight bathrooms and two half-bathrooms, too.

The outdoor garden includes ivy-covered brick walls and lots of room for entertaining.

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Douglas Elliman’s Tom Postilio and Mickey Conlon, Feinstein's friends and the listing brokers, were married at the home last year.

From: Town & Country US
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