Truman Capote's Former House On Sale For $18 Million (PHOTOS)

NEW YORK (Associated Press) - The Brooklyn town house where Truman Capote wrote "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and other notable works is on sale for $18 million.

Sotheby's International Realty agent Karen Heyman said Monday that the building is expected to break sales records as one of the most expensive townhouses in the borough.

She said the Brooklyn Heights house is on the market for the first time in 70 years. Built in 1839, the house has 11 bedrooms, a finished basement with a wine cellar and a 2,500-square-foot garden.

Capote rented a basement apartment from Broadway art director Oliver Smith for 10 years in the 1950s and 1960s. The author wrote an essay, "A House on the Heights," based on his experiences in the neighborhood.

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[youngblood]

12:15 PM on 05/12/2010

18 million 4 a house in Brooklyn Heights!! I hope that all the real estate people in the World end up BROKE!!!

[LastTexasRose]

01:54 AM on 05/12/2010

Every time I see an interesting house for sale in one of the stories on HP, I think I should start buying a lotto ticket so I could have a fabulous house

[DramaKitteh]

12:57 AM on 05/12/2010

The large garden alone makes the 18M price tag worth it. Having that much private outdoor space in a large city like New York is indeed a luxury.

[kudzumaster]

06:27 PM on 05/11/2010

Pretty, but not $18m pretty--especially not when the primary draw (aside from what I understand is a desirable location) is that an author once lived in the basement.

[cdmc]

03:25 PM on 05/11/2010

Who has been living in this home?

[LogicCircuit]

01:36 PM on 05/11/2010

Beautiful! To have such a secluded garden in the middle of the city is worth the dough

[Denni]

08:15 AM on 05/11/2010

I am always amazed at what people are willing to pay for a place to hang their hats. It's a beautiful home, but I wouldn't pay 18 million for it if I had it.

[BowlingForRevenge]

09:27 AM on 05/11/2010

Location,location,location!
I'd buy it in a heartbeat IF I had 18 Million and another 200 Million!

[termgirl]

02:11 AM on 05/11/2010

Too formal for my taste, but still very nice.

[CalifroniaMark]

12:02 AM on 05/11/2010

I wonder if the price includes all of his naught toys, notions and creams?

[Cdangers]

11:56 PM on 05/10/2010

11 bedrooms in a house that size? Most of them must be pretty small,

[BowlingForRevenge]

09:30 AM on 05/11/2010

How big is the house?

[P51MUSTANG]

11:21 PM on 05/10/2010

George Plimpton's biography of Truman Capote is quite possibly the best biography of ANYONE ever written. Even if you despise Capote, it's worth a read. There's no "narrator," just people who knew Truman sharing their experiences of him.

All wannabe biography writers should read it.

[cdmc]

03:27 PM on 05/11/2010

Thanks for info on bio. I love anything Capote.

[booboo111]

10:46 PM on 05/10/2010

If it's a "former house," what is it now?

[ghost geezer]

10:37 PM on 05/10/2010

As Tru liked to say on occasion, "in for a penny...."

[napasonoma]

10:05 PM on 05/10/2010

That sure looks like the staircase in Breakfast at Tiffany's

[Tony Owusu]

09:46 PM on 05/10/2010

Whats so great about it.