From FWIW's Taos correspondent, breaking news of a price cut in Riverdale

The Bronx mansion of the late lyrical poet Stanley Moss sees a nearly $1M price cut mere months after his death

Nov. 22, 2024, 12:06 p.m. ET

In The Bronx, a 10,000-square-foot mansion formerly owned by the late poet Stanley Moss is on the market again with a new — and discounted — asking price, The Post has learned.

The writer, who died in July at age 99, attempted to sell this half-Gothic, half-Colonial Revival home in 2023 for $4.5 million, but that was an artist’s delusion, Leslie Hirsch of Christie’s International Real Estate told The Post.

“Now that Mr. Moss passed away and it’s being handled by his estate, they’re motivated to sell it,” said Hirsch, who relisted the property, which stands in affluent Riverdale, for $3.79 million on Friday.

Dubbed the Henry L. Atherton Villa after its original builder, 5247 Independence Ave. is on arguably the most famous street in the Riverdale Historic District, which has 34 residences. John F. Kennedy Jr. himself lived at 5040 Independence Ave. in the 1920s, according to history archives.

While only minorly renovated in the last few decades, the three-story house is in good shape and can easily accommodate updates like central air-conditioning, Hirsch said.

What it lacks in modernity, it makes up for with views. A rear deck and balcony look past Riverdale Park, across the Hudson River to the Palisades, and a porthole in the third-floor bathroom gives the perfect peek at the George Washington Bridge.

“The sunsets are unbelievable,” Hirsch added.

I wouldn’t know what a “lyrical poet” was if he bit me on the ass, but I’m sure that our far more erudite Taos correspondent both knows what they are and who Stanley Moss was (I thought he was a British race car driver). And good for him; I just report on real estate, and Moss (used to) own some.

YOU’ll PROBABly need a step ladder to enjoy this view, but hey, what do you expect for under $4 million?