Sonenberg who found it nearly 30 years ago. Steinman’s grandest achievements, the house almost never happened. “This is not a sale where there is a comparable,” she said.Īs with many of Mr. She is now helping to oversee the house sale. Steinman - by all accounts a reclusive, nocturnal introvert - as “super-shy, but always so kind, and with a lightning-quick wit.” She met him three decades ago at a concert, she said, and was soon recruited to launch his website,, to connect with fans and to monitor press mentions. Steinman’s beloved Amherst College, where he graduated with the class of 1969 - and the annual property taxes are around $32,000. The asking price is $5,555,569 - the $69 is a tribute to Mr. Their hope is to sell the house - which, despite its 6,000-odd square feet, has just two bedrooms - to a musician, artist or writer, or someone seeking a creative retreat or performance space. “Jim has been a pop-culture fixture for 50 years.”
Steinman’s longtime creative assistant and close friend. “We are going to try to keep Jim’s vision and legacy intact,” said Jacqueline Dillon, Mr.
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Steinman’s personal belongings, which remain in the house: the gothic furniture, spooky artwork, wall-mounted records, grand piano, even closets full of clothing. Now his longtime friends are putting the property up for sale - with a provision: It is being sold “as-is,” which in real estate lingo normally means “in terrible condition.” In this case, it means that the sale includes nearly all of Mr. Steinman, a lifelong bachelor who had been in declining health for years, left no instructions about what he wanted done with the house after his death.
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