Walter Cronkite’s former NYC domestic bought for $7.25M

The longtime New York Town townhouse that when belonged to Walter Cronkite, differently referred to as probably the most relied on guy in information, has quietly bought for $7.25 million, The Submit has discovered.

First indexed in April 2021 for $7.7 million, the four-bedroom, six-bathroom belongings remained available on the market for 10 months earlier than touchdown a purchaser in February of this yr.

And it seems like the brand new proprietor, Jacques Lilly, used to be partial to Cronkite’s — striking the house beneath the LLC “And That’s The Means It Is” — the past due CBS Information anchor’s signature tag line.

Lilly is lately head of company construction at Neuberger Berman — a privately owned funding control company. Lilly has held the function since 2014.

Spanning 4,000 sq. toes, Cronkite lived within the Higher East Aspect belongings — at 519 E. 84th St. — from when he first bought the house within the Fifties up till 1999, when he and his circle of relatives bought the valuables to Joseph Faccibene and Mary Kay Coyle.

Cronkite’s fan mail used to be nonetheless brought to the house years after he left, together with books that enthusiasts was hoping the enduring information anchor would autograph, Faccibene previousy informed The Submit.

“The home held numerous recollections for them,” Faccibene mentioned. “They raised their circle of relatives right here and entertained plenty of well-known folks, like Frank Sinatra.”

The four-story domestic, which dates to 1880, options customized millwork and hardwood flooring. There’s additionally an eat-in chef’s kitchen, and French doorways that result in a landscaped lawn with bluestone pavers and a gas-line grill.

There also are 4 operating fireplaces.

The formal front room, eating room and casual circle of relatives room boast Juliet balconies that forget the landscaped lawn.

At the 3rd ground is the main suite, which incorporates a fireside, twin toilets and dressing rooms — and some other Juliet balcony.

There could also be a mahogany-paneled workplace with a rainy bar and an ensuite bathtub, which may be used as some other bed room, the former record famous.

Thomas Wexler of Leslie J. Garfield held the record.

Cronkite, who’s remembered for breaking one of the most largest tales of the 20 th century — together with the moon touchdown, the Watergate scandal, and JFK’s assassination — gave up the ghost in 2009 from what is assumed to be cerebrovascular illness.

He anchored “CBS Night Information” from 1963 till his retirement in 1981. He would do a number of different internet hosting tasks up till his loss of life.