Norah Jones is ready to move on from her Cobble Hill townhouse of just about 10 years. The singer, who originally bought the Brooklyn home for $4.9 million back in 2009, recently listed the elegant 25-foot-wide, four-story townhouse for $8 million. Built in the 1800s, the exterior of the home is Greek Revival in style; the interiors offer a more rustic and bohemian aesthetic, with plenty of exposed brick walls, wood-beam ceilings, and oversize picture windows with wooden frames.
“It’s a very special, warm home,” the "Don't Know Why" singer told The Wall Street Journal in a statement. “My hunt for a house with a yard began when I got my dog, Ralph….It always felt like an escape from city life. I started my family, made a lot of music, and had some truly magical times there.” Indeed, the home is filled with both decorative and practical touches that reflect Jones’s style.
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The kitchen is outfitted with lots of reclaimed wood—including a large center island made entirely of wooden boards—and a delicately patterned tile backsplash. The entire back wall of the townhouse is made of double-height glass windows to maximize natural light. There's also a heated lap pool that the Grammy Award winner had installed in 2010 (Jones is known to be an avid swimmer), and a custom French teak cocktail bar.
The entire residence spans approximately 4,500 square feet and boasts four bedrooms and an office, which can easily be converted into a fifth. It also features a nursery, a media room, and a bluestone patio that provides a secluded al fresco dining space. In the listing photos, a 1940s-era Krakauer piano is seen standing in a back room overlooking the backyard, and according to The Wall Street Journal, Jones wrote many of her hit songs on that piano bench. Unfortunately for prospective buyers, however, the instrument will not be included in the sale.
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In the same neighborhood, Jones owns another home that she bought for $6.25 million in 2015. Previously an 1840s firehouse, the three-floor townhouse was two separate units that Jones combined into a single-family home. It features a similar aesthetic to her home for sale, with exposed wood-beam ceilings, a garden and terrace, and a reclaimed-brick wood-burning fireplace. Also of note is the fact that the property appeared in the 2010 film Eat, Pray, Love as the home of Julia Roberts’s character.
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