Despite the nature of author Peter Straub's work—he's a horror author known for Ghost Story, The Throat, and his collaborations with Stephen King—his former Upper West Side townhouse is very much not terrifying. The gorgeous home, located on West 85th Street, was built in the 1880s and has some of its original details, including a stained-glass panel over the staircase and six fireplaces. It went on the market back in April, but unsurprisingly went quickly; according to StreetEasy, it sold at the beginning of the month, for slightly under its original $7.8 million asking price. (h/t 6sqft) Coincidentally, Straub's daughter Emma, an author herself, recently sold her equally gorgeous townhouse in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.
· Horror Author Peter Straub Sells His Historic UWS Townhouse for $7M [6sqft]
· This $1.85M Brooklyn Townhome Comes With a Treehouse [Curbed]
· Listing: 53 West 85th Street [Corcoran]
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