Rare chance to buy Whitney Houston’s former home
The former home of Whitney Houston is available to buy for the first time in over a decade - and you’ll only need $US 1.6 million ($AU 2.1 or $NZ 2.3 million) to snap it up.
Along with its claim to fame, the home includes something made with Houston in mind: a personalised built-in recording studio which she often used.
The singer and Bodyguard star bought the ranch in Mendham, New Jersey, in 1993 for $US 537,000 (or $US 1.06 million today) and reportedly used it as her guest house for 17 years.
It was then sold to the current owners for $US 940,000 in 2010, according to the NY Post, two years before her death aged 48.
With just one storey, the sprawling three-bedroom, four-bathroom home sits on a five-acre property which also includes a hot tub, tennis court, and backyard with enough room for a pool or “playing your favourite team sport”, according to the listing.
There have been some renovations inside since Houston’s time, including converting the indoor pool into a three-season great room which opens out to the backyard.
But, the owners say the recording studio has remained mostly untouched, having been used as a “sound-proof home office” with tributes to the iconic singer on the walls.
The primary suite, last renovated in 2016, comes with its own dressing room and ensuite and is located in a private side hallway in its own ‘wing’.
In the east wing, there is a den, two bedrooms, and a full bath.
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