Neil Patrick Harris

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The multitalented entertainer Neil Patrick Harris, most notably recognized for his role in “How I Met Your Mother,” along with his husband, actor and professional chef David Burtka, own multiple properties together. One of their most notable is a brownstone townhouse in the Harlem neighborhood on New York City they purchased for $3.6 million in 2013. The celebrity duo spent 14 months converting the space into. Harris and Burtka worked with Los Angeles based interior designer Trace Lehnhoff and New York architect Jeffery Povero to convert the former bed and breakfast into an expansive single-family residence. However, Harris and his family are now bidding farewell to Harlem after purchasing a $5.5 million home in East Hampton. Their Harlem residence is listed for $7,325,000 and Vickey Barron as well as Pacey Barron of Compass hold the listing for this property.

Built in 1910, the Brownstone townhome spans 8,000 square feet with six stories, four plus bedrooms, and six baths. The 20-foot-wide structure once served as a speakeasy for millworkers, a music school for girls, and a bed-and-breakfast. Entering the lavish home, the interior opens to sweeping 20 foot ceilings and original dark wood wainscoting. The vintage bar is sourced from an old hotel and has been with updated with new fixtures including two built-in taps. Additionally, the spacious butler’s pantry offers the perfect necessities for entertaining. Leading up the restored wooden staircase, the space presents a sunlight living and dining area that overlooks Fifth Avenue. This floor also includes a spectacular kitchen equipped with custom cabinetry, an island with farmhouse sink, two Wolf ranges, a Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer, a beverage refrigerator, wine refrigerator, and pantry.

On third floor rests the extravagant master suite. The lavish bedroom features a fireplace, custom walk-in-closet, and a bathroom with Nero Marquina marble. This floor also offers an intimate library and den space. Upstairs, on the top floor, presents three additional bedrooms and two bathrooms. Another charming highlight of this level is an office hidden behind a secret door which opens with the press of a magician’s eyeball on a vintage poster. Harris, an acclaimed magic enthusiast, decorated the space with original art from the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland and various other magical props.

The two remaining stories are semisubterranean with the garden level currently used as a production office and a 10-seat home theater. Underneath, the basement features an indoor gym, wine cellar, and additional storage space. Stepping outside, the exterior offers 2,000 square feet of space with a 500-square-foot terraced garden, a third-floor deck, a roof deck with pergola, an outdoor hot tub, built-in barbecue grill, and a dining table for eight.

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That is what Amanda Seyfried was looking for when she discovered the 1920s stone house with original barn nestled among a crop of spruce and fir trees. “Before I even went inside the house, I knew I wanted it,” Seyfried told Elle Decor last year.

Amanda hired designer Sarah Zames of Brooklyn-based General Assembly to update the home's interior without losing its original character. The newlywed actress wanted a retreat that she and her husband, actor Thomas Sadoski, could gradually make their own and raise their baby daughter.

Zames turned the barn into guest quarters with cozy West Elm furniture and wool Restoration Hardware rugs over the reclaimed oak floors. An original wood-burning stove was retained and highlighted against a custom concrete tiled wall. The barn had birthing stalls for horses that were converted into guest bedrooms.

Amanda uses another stable on the property for her horses and goats. Her rescue dogs relax on the rugs in the house.

In the main house, the footprint of the thick stone walls was left unchanged, but the rooms were given a fresh update with white dove, the prominent color on the walls, while built-ins added efficiency to smaller spaces. Upstairs bedrooms were opened up by taking the ceiling back to the rafters and gutting the area to convert three smaller bedrooms into two.

Carefully selected materials and textures enhance the natural character of the home. Antique tables outfit the pavilion gray dining room with vintage sconces from Etsy on either side of a large picture window.

Though acting projects often take Amanda Seyfried to California for long periods of time (she can currently be seen in the sequel to the popular movie version of Mamma Mia!) she loves coming back to her authentic place in the Catskills where history and character meet comfort and privacy. It's the perfect place for an animal and nature lover like Amanda Seyfried to stay grounded.

Photos courtesy of Vogue Australia.

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Zampolli tells Haute Real Estate Network “I was solely looking after the interest of my client and strongly negotiated the best deal possible for them. We started at $50M and we had 3 major firms appraise the property that all came in in the mid $40M range. I suggested we start the offer at $30M after considering the property to be unique for the location.”

“As a UN Ambassador, I am aware of all the residences of my colleagues and all the developed countries, and the Gulf countries already own an ambassador residence so there would have not been many buyers for a $50 mil home. After weeks of negotiation, we agreed on $35M including art and furniture. At that point, I advised my client that it was time to make it happen. The State of Qatar is an aggressive buyer in many fields but for sure there is no chance they want to be taken advantage of.”

Photos courtesy of Observer and Brown Harris Stevens

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