Harry Houdini’s Manhattan Townhouse Finds a Buyer

The Manhattan townhouse that once belonged to the famed magician and escape artist Harry Houdini is about to disappear from the market.

The 6,008-square-foot home, on West 113th Street, close to Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem, entered contract on Dec. 30, listing records show. It was last asking $3.6 million, $1 million less than the $4.6 million price tag it had when it hit the market in June. Since the sale has yet to hit property records, Mansion Global could not confirm who purchased the house or how much it sold for.

Houdini, along with his wife, Bess, bought the home for $25,000 in 1904—the peak of Houdini’s fame—Mansion Global previously reported, and lived there until his death in 1926 at age 52.

"Apart from the history and the original details that were preserved, what makes it special is the location," listing agent Beverley Draggon told Mansion Global previously.

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Built in 1890, the property has since exchanged hands a few times, mostrecently in 1991, property records show. The current resident converted it into a three-family home comprised of an owner’s duplex on the first two floors, a two-bedroom apartment on the third floor and a one-bedroom apartment on the second. The property also has a garden, and a living room with tin ceilings, according to the listing with Ms. Draggon, Detria Davu and Mairin Din of Douglas Elliman, who did not immediately respond to request for comment.

Harlem Bespoke first reported the transaction.