In-spite of this bring in the top guns On the verge of selling her longtime New York City townhouse, Sonja Morgan just can’t catch a break.
In the last decade alone, the “Real Housewives of New York City” star had her Upper East Side abode on and off the market — but still, there were no takers.
In July, after a year off the market, it was listed for $8.75 million. Six months later, the home has dropped in price from $1.25 million to $7.5 million, The Post has learned.
Morgan, 59, attempted to remodel the home at 162 E. 63rd St. during the pandemic in hopes it would attract a buyer. He also thought bringing in a top townhouse seller might finally make it work.
“When Sonja Morgan (and her husband) bought the home, we represented the sellers at the time,” Thomas Wexler, a 35-year real estate veteran with brokerage Leslie J. Garfield & Co., told the Post. “We’ve sold this house three times in the first day, including the time we sold it to Sonja.”
“Now he has the best townhouse broker you can find anywhere,” an optimistic Wexler said with a laugh at the time. “I think this is a great time to put it on the market. The house is priced well and should sell.
But unfortunately, with rising interest rates to deal with stricken inflation, it doesn’t look like the television personality and socialite was able to secure an offer.
However, the new price tag may make it more attractive to house hunters.
With four bedrooms and six bathrooms, the five-story townhouse features woodburning fireplaces in each bedroom, mosaic hardwood floors, and oversize windows.
Amenities include elevator, sauna, wet bar and gym.
The first level features a 35-foot-deep manicured garden with a fountain and koi pond — plus a sunroom with floor-to-ceiling windows.
The second level houses the formal dining room with another wood burning fireplace, an eat-in kitchen and a bedroom that can be converted into a study if desired.
The third level houses the primary suite with sitting room and balcony overlooking the garden.
Sonja first listed the home for sale in 2013 for $9.95 million in the midst of her divorce from JPMorgan heir John A. Morgan.
She struck gold in 2017 when she received an offer, but ultimately decided to turn it down so that her daughter Quincy could have stability during her separation.
The reality star and entrepreneur was let into the townhouse in 2015 after she was allowed a long stay bankruptcy case after her divorce.
“At this point, this house is nothing more than a financial drain, an emotional drain,” she said on Season 12 of the Bravo series.