Married novelists Jonathan Safran Foer and Nicole Krauss have put their “Great House” on the market for an extremely loud and incredibly expensive record-breaking price.
The six-bedroom Second St. townhouse — where Foer and Krauss crank out their post-modern classics such as “Everything is Illuminated” (his) and “History of Love” (hers) — is now for sale for $14.5 million.
Foer, who famously doesn’t eat meat, certainly knows how to go for the jugular in real estate: The couple bought the 7,670-square-foot place for $5.75 million in 2005 — a record at the time — and now want to flip it for more than two-and-a-half times that price.
The place has plenty of pedigree beyond its current owners. Built for Woolworth heirs in 1902, the home is steps from the park. It includes old-school touches such as a third-floor “conservatory” atrium and a full garden.
The house belonging to the greatest writers of their generation has also been a source of jealousy for their neighbors thanks to one new-school amenity: an off-street parking space behind a fancy wrought-iron gate.
The only comparable property to the novelists’ home is at 45 Montgomery Pl., a seven-bedroom home on the market since September at $14 million.
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