Frank Lloyd Wright’s former NYC home — where he lived while constructing the Guggenheim — has found a buyer

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The former Plaza residence of the beloved American architect Frank Lloyd Wright entered into contract on Tuesday, according to listing records.

The four-bedroom corner condo overlooking Central Park listed in February for $18.9 million.

Wright spent five years at the Plaza while supervising the construction of the Upper East Side’s famed Guggenheim Museum.

Frank Lloyd Wright, pictured in 1938. AP
The expansive living room enjoys two walls of windows. The Charlie Attias Team / Compass

Brokers involved in the deal declined to disclose the final price, as the sale hasn’t yet closed. The identity of the forthcoming owner also isn’t known.

Charlie Attias of Compass, who represented the sellers, praised the deal as a healthy sign that the Plaza Private Residences are “gaining momentum.” 

(The Post previously reported on the Plaza’s uptick in available units and decline in prices over the years.)

There are currently 28 out of 163 units for sale at the Plaza, according to StreetEasy. Attias most recently sold a $12.5 million, three-bedroom unit at the residences in early April. 

The Wright unit’s sellers, Hudson Capital Properties founder James Cohen and DuJour Magazine home editor Lisa Cohen, bought the home in 2009 for $13 million. The couple used it as a pied-à-terre, according to Architectural Digest, and undertook extensive gut renovations led by architect Louis Lisboa of VL Architects and interior designer Susanna Maggard.

The foyer. The Charlie Attias Team / Compass
The kitchen features updated appliances and city views. The Charlie Attias Team / Compass
An additional bedroom was converted into a chic, lacquered sitting area. The Charlie Attias Team / Compass
A large bedroom with bold color. The Charlie Attias Team / Compass
A guest room. The Charlie Attias Team / Compass

The 4,000-square-foot condo boasts 13-foot ceilings, Venetian plaster walls, custom moldings and mosaic tilework.

Oversize windows flood the home with light and provide far-flung views of Central Park, Grand Army Plaza and Fifth Avenue. 

Residents at the Plaza Private Residences enjoy the hotel’s amenities including butler services, 24-hour in-room dining and twice-a-day housekeeping.  

Wright lived in the spacious apartment from 1954 to 1959 with his wife Olgivanna Lloyd Wright. The duo entertained the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller and King Faisal II of Iraq while in residence, and oversaw their own overhaul of the interiors. 

The concrete spiral structure of the Guggenheim — the design for which Wright unveiled to the public at the Plaza — is also one of the architect’s most famous works. Wright died just six months before the museum opened its doors in October 1959.

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