Bill Cosby is trying to cash out of his longtime Upper East Side mansion before the bank does it for him.
The disgraced 88-year-old actor listed his seven-story townhouse at 18 East 71st Street for $29 million, according to Realtor.com. The listing works out to $2,230 per square foot.
The move comes more than eight months after lender First Foundation Bank accused Cosby of defaulting on a $17.5 million loan tied to the 13,000-square-foot home. The bank claims he stopped making payments on the debt and owes more than $300,000 in property taxes.
Cosby and his wife, Camille, bought the limestone manse in 1990 for $6.3 million. Known as the Luyster Mansion, the residence dates to 1899 and is packed with period flourishes, from mahogany floors to an original elevator that still connects nearly every level.
The six-bedroom property boasts a dining room that seats 30, multiple suites, a roof garden and a parlor level for entertaining.
Corcoran’s Adam Schneider has the listing, which marks the first time the property has hit the market in more than 35 years.
The 71st Street property isn’t Cosby’s only Manhattan fire drill.
In April, he listed another townhouse, a four-story property at 243 East 61st Street once used by his late son Ennis, for $7 million. That asking price was cut to $6.75 million in July. CitiMortgage accused Cosby and his wife of defaulting on a $4.2 million loan tied to that home and is pursuing foreclosure.
The foreclosure suits are only the latest legal headaches for Cosby. His sexual assault conviction was overturned in 2021, but he continues to face fresh claims, including one in January accusing the actor of drugging and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old in Las Vegas in the 1980s.
These days, Bill and Camille primarily live outside Philadelphia, where they paid $225,000 for a suburban estate in the 1980s before “The Cosby Show” elevated the comedian to new heights.
— Holden Walter-Warner
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