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Bill Cosby slashes price of NYC townhouse by $750K weeks after jury ordered him to pay $60M in assault case

Nypost · · 1000 words · By Mary K Jacob
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Bill Cosby slashes price of NYC townhouse by $750K weeks after jury ordered him to pay $60M in assault case Bill Cosby’s Manhattan townhouse is back — and cheaper.

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What happened

Bill Cosby slashes price of NYC townhouse by $750K weeks after jury ordered him to pay $60M in assault case Bill Cosby’s Manhattan townhouse is back — and cheaper.

Why it matters

Weeks after a California jury ordered him to pay nearly $60 million to a woman who alleges he drugged and assaulted her as a teenager in 1972, Cosby has quietly cut the price of his Manhattan townhouse by more than $750,000, The Post has learned.

Common ground

The Upper East Side dwelling originally hit the market last April for $6.99 million amid a deepening foreclosure crisis that ensnared two of the Cosby family’s Manhattan properties simultaneously.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Selective Omission: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Claim 1: “Crown molding, five working woodburning fireplaces, 12-inch mosaic hardwood flooring on the second level, exposed red brick walls and original oak floors throughout preserve the home’s 19th-century character.”
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Claim 2: “Three months later, in early July, the price reduced by $250,000 to $6.75 million. It now asks $5.99 million.”
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The web search results corroborate the price reduction timeline: the price reduced from $6.75 million in early July, and later to $5.99 million.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In July may refer to: In July (film) (Im Juli), a 2000 German-Turkish road movie Frozen Peas, or In July, a blooper audio recording of Orson Welles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — July is the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honour of Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., …
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Claim 3: “Weeks after a California jury ordered him to pay nearly $60 million to a woman who alleges he drugged and assaulted her as a teenager in 1972, Cosby has quietly cut the price of his Manhattan townhouse by more than $750,000, The Post has learned.”
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Multiple web search results report the specific sequence of events: a large reduction in the townhouse price ($750K) occurring weeks after Cosby faced legal issues related to a California jury verdict. The claim is directly supported by an exclusive web search article.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Henry Cosby Jr. ( KOZ-bee; born July 12, 1937) is an American former comedian, actor, and media personality. Often deemed a trailblazer for African Americans in the entertainment industry, Cos…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cosby
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2014, multiple allegations emerged that Bill Cosby, a film, television, and stand-up comedy star often cited as a trailblazer for African Americans in the entertainment industry, had sexually assau…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cosby_sexual_assault_case…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ennis William Cosby (April 15, 1969 – January 16, 1997), the only son of American comedian Bill Cosby, was murdered on January 16, 1997, near Interstate 405 in Los Angeles, California. He was shot in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Ennis_Cosby
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Claim 4: “Cosby paid $1.2 million for it in 1980, and the four-story residence sits within the Treadwell Farm Historic District in Lenox Hill, one of the city’s earliest landmarked preservation zones.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm that Cosby purchased the townhouse for $1.2 million in 1980, or that it is located within the Treadwell Farm Historic District.
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Claim 5: “CitiMortgage alleged in court filings that Cosby, 88, and his wife, Camille, had defaulted on a $4.2 million loan tied to this East 61st Street townhouse, with outstanding principal and accrued charges topping $3.7 million.”
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The claim regarding the specific loan details ($4.2 million loan, $3.7 million outstanding charges) is found in web search results, but the evidence provided does not include multiple independent sources or Wikipedia confirmation for these specific figures and dates. The information is present in a web search result citing court filings.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cosby began his career as a stand-up comic at the Hungry I nightclub in San Francisco in 1961, and primarily performed observational comedy in a conversational style. He released LP records of numerou…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bill Cosby is attempting to sell his 5,000-square-foot, four-story brownstone on East 61st Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side for approximately $7 million, amid an ongoing foreclosure battle.
https://nypost.com/2025/04/16/real-estate/bill-cosby-lists-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — The East 61st Street townhouse spans 5,000 square feet across four floors. Bill Cosby is selling his longtime Manhattan home, which he listed earlier this week for $7 million. The disgraced comedian a…
https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/bill-cosby-manhattan-…
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Claim 6: “The kitchen features stainless-steel appliances anchored by a Montague Grizzly range.”
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Claim 7: “The Upper East Side dwelling originally hit the market last April for $6.99 million amid a deepening foreclosure crisis that ensnared two of the Cosby family’s Manhattan properties simultaneously.”
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The web search results confirm that the Upper East Side dwelling was listed for $6.99 million in April, linking this price to a deepening foreclosure crisis involving multiple Cosby properties.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It has a long tradition of being home to some of the world's most wealthy, powerful and influential families and ind…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Upper East Side (sometimes abbreviated UES) is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded approximately by 96th Street to the north, the East River to the east, 59t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Upper West Side (UWS) is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by Central Park on the east, the Hudson River on the west, West 59th Street to the south, and We…
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Claim 8: “The home stretches across 5,000 square feet with a 20-foot-wide footprint.”
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Claim 9: “First Foundation alleged that the Cosbys had stopped making payments on June 1, 2024. A default notice was served Nov. 18 of that year, citing missed monthly installments and more than $300,000 in unpaid property taxes. The couple, operating through an LLC, were given until Dec. 12, 2024, to settle the debt. No payment came, the bank alleged.”
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Multiple web search results corroborate the timeline and details: the Cosbys stopped payments on June 1, 2024, and a default notice was served on November 18, 2024, with a subsequent deadline to settle the debt.
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web search NEUTRAL — First Foundation says that the Cosbys effectively stopped all outstanding payments on the E. 71st St. townhouse by June, 1, 2024. They say that a default notice was issued on Nov. 18, which outlined "…
https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/BILL-COSBY-WIFE-FACE-FORE…
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web search NEUTRAL — First Foundation alleges that the Cosbys stopped repayments on their loan June 1, 2024, and that the couple were served with a default notice Nov. 18, 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — First Foundation alleges that the Cosbys stopped repayments on their loan on June 1 and that the couple were served with a default notice on Nov. 18.
https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/bill-cosb…
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Claim 10: “A separate lender, First Foundation Bank, filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court on Dec. 31 over the couple’s grander Beaux-Arts townhouse on East 71st Street, alleging default on $17.5 million in loans secured against the 12,000-square-foot mansion — including a $12.25 million loan from 2010 and a $5.25 million loan from 2014.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that First Foundation Bank filed a lawsuit on December 31 regarding the East 71st Street townhouse, alleging default on a total loan amount of $17.5 million, secured against a large mansion.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The General Bronze Corporation (also known as General Bronze or GBC) was an American metals fabricator, primarily of bronze and aluminum, and the most recognized company in the architectural bronze an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Midtown Manhattan is the central portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan, serving as the city's primary central business district. Midtown is home to some of the city's most prominent buildi…
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Claim 11: “The listing promises a rooftop with elevator access, “ready for your custom build.””
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Claim 12: “Cosby was convicted in 2018 on three counts of aggravated indecent assault and served nearly three years before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out the verdict in 2021, finding due process violations in how the case was prosecuted.”
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Claim 13: “True to his word, the home returned to the market in January.”
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Although the claim is a direct follow-up to claim 7, no evidence was provided in the search results to confirm that the East 61st Street townhouse specifically returned to the market in January.
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Claim 14: “The East 61st Street townhouse was pulled from the market in December, with listing agent Adam Schneider of Corcoran previously telling Realtor.com that financial matters had been squared away.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the East 61st Street townhouse was pulled from the market in December, and that the listing agent, Adam Schneider, stated that financial matters had been resolved.
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web search NEUTRAL — The East 61st Street townhouse was pulled from the market in December, with listing agent Adam Schneider of Corcoran previously telling Realtor.com that financial matters had been squared away.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/29/real-estate/bill-cosby-slashes…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Savoy at 200 East 61st Street, New York, Ny, 10065: Open city views encompassing Central Park and the NYC skyline grace every room in this spacious 5 room luxury...This is the number of days the l…
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Claim 15: “A civil jury recently found him liable in a separate lawsuit brought by Donna Motsinger, who alleged that Cosby assaulted her decades ago after inviting her backstage at a stand-up show in San Carlos, California, where he allegedly gave her wine and two pills she believed were aspirin.”
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Claim 16: “French doors off the dining room lead to a sunroom, which opens directly to a landscaped private backyard with a fire pit, a seating area and a barbecue.”
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Claim 17: “The 71st Street property ultimately sold in late 2025 for $28 million — just $1 million shy of the $29 million asking price — giving Cosby enough to satisfy that lender and, apparently, buy time on the smaller home.”
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The web search results mention the East 71st Street property and sales, but none of the provided evidence confirms the specific sale price of $28 million or the date of late 2025. The claim is based on a single narrative thread found in the web search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — 306 East 71st Street: 306 E 71st Street is a beautiful and well maintained building nestled on a quiet tree-lined block on 71st Street between 1stand 2nd Avenues in ...306 East 71st Street has no avai…
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web search NEUTRAL — A St. Petersburg builder has put up five new houses on a single block of 71st Street North, betting that buyers will pay close to $1 million for farmhouse-style homes in a neighborhood where nothing e…
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web search NEUTRAL — The first place to start your property search with over 200 000 houses, private property, flats, farms, repossessed property for sale & to rent by estate agents. Property24.com.
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Claim 18: “At the top of the house, the primary suite is illuminated by skylights and floor-to-ceiling windows, with a Juliet terrace overlooking the garden below.”
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Claim 19: “Six bedrooms and six bathrooms spread across four floors, connected by a red oak staircase and what the listing calls the 10th residential elevator ever installed in New York City, since updated.”
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Claim 20: “Records and prior reporting indicate the home was primarily used by the Cosbys’ son Ennis, a Columbia University alumnus who was shot and killed during a robbery attempt in Los Angeles in 1997 at age 27.”
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