About this home

This renovated four story home on one of the most beautiful townhouse blocks in Manhattan is complete with 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, garden, roof deck, terrace and formal dining room. On the garden floor, the eat-in kitchen leads to the dining room and den looking out over a beautiful garden. The parlor floor with sitting room and bar has majestic 12-foot ceilings with two fireplaces and astonishing mantles. The rear parlor leads out through French doors to a large terrace surrounded by greenery. The third and fourth floors each have two luxuriously appointed bedrooms. Each bedroom has its own fireplace and bathroom. This sumptuous home has separate zones of heating and air conditioning throughout. There is a cellar floor with washer and dryer and a second laundry facility on the fourth floor. No detail, comfort or convenience has been overlooked. 217 EAST 61st STREET HISTORY: Located on a tree-lined townhouse block in a small historic district on Manhattan's Upper East Side, 217 East 61st Street was once the home of Broadway and Hollywood star Montgomery Clift. His many starring roles in movies include: "From Here to Eternity" with Frank Sinatra and Burt Lancaster; "Red River" with John Wayne; "A Place in the Sun" with Elizabeth Taylor; and "The Misfits" with Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. Taylor and Monroe were Clift's frequent guests at 217 along with many other stars. The small bar on the double-parlor floor around which Clift entertained them was untouched in the complete renovation of the property which added modern conveniences to past elegance. 217 had a notable history before Montgomery Clift owned it. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt gave it to his daughter Alice as a wedding present (according to New York Magazine, June 4, 2006). Clift bought the property from Count Serge Obolensky, a Russian noble-in-exile and New York society figure. In addition to its distinguished history and location, 217 E. 61st has the comfortable, traditional family friendly feeling that you may be looking

Facts and features

Schools

• East Side Elementary School, PS 267

  elementary · K-5 · 0.1 mi

  9

• Jhs 167 Robert F Wagner

  middle · 6-8 · 0.7 mi

  8

• The Clinton School

  middle · 6-12 · 2.3 mi

  7

• St Vincent Ferrer High School

  high · 9-12 · 0.2 mi

• Art and Design High School

  high · 9-12 · 0.3 mi

  8

• Ps 59 Beekman Hill International

  elementary · K-5 · 0.3 mi

  8

Price history

• Sep 29, 2026 · Listed$7,995,000
• Aug 2, 2022 · Listing Removed—
• Jul 18, 2022 · Listed For Rent$25,000
• Jun 26, 2022 · Listing Removed$40,000
• Jun 26, 2022 · Listing Removed$25,000
• Sep 9, 2021 · Listing Removed$23,000
• Aug 23, 2017 · Listing Removed$25,000
• May 15, 2017 · Price Changed For Rent$25,000

Tax history

• 2026$55,504 tax · $279,720 assessed
• 2025$58,518 tax · $279,720 assessed
• 2024$55,205 tax · $316,320 assessed
• 2023$66,788 tax · $328,860 assessed
• 2022$69,626 tax · $348,780 assessed
• 2021$74,400 tax · $374,760 assessed
• 2020$70,595 tax · $374,760 assessed
• 2019$65,819 tax · $421,560 assessed

Home value

$5,768,000

• Collateral Analytics$5,768,000
• Quantarium$7,839,804
• Cotality$4,923,000

Where it is