David Rockefeller's Upper East Side Mansion Hits The Market

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — The estate of David Rockefeller — the late businessman, philanthropist and heir of the Rockefeller fortune — listed the family's double-wide Upper East Side mansion for sale Friday, according to a real estate listing.

The red brick mansion, located on East 65th Street between Third and Lexington avenues, hit the market at an asking price of $32.5 million, according to luxury residential real estate firm Brown Harris Stevens. Rockefeller and his wife, Peggy, lived in the Upper East Side property for 69 years, according to the listing.

The four-story home contains 9,777 square feet of above-ground interior space, 2,465 square feet of basement space and 2,958 square feet of outside space, according to the listing. The home contains eight bedrooms, eight-and-a-half bathrooms and six staff bedrooms.

Rockefeller died of congestive heart failure in March. The businessman was frequently listed among the wealthiest people in the world by Forbes Magazine. Rockefeller, who died the day the 2017 list of the world's billionaires was published. He was listed at No. 581 for 2017, with a net worth of 3.3 billion.

During his life, Rockefeller racked up business accolades, donated money to various causes and interacted with some of New York's most powerful figures.

He was the head of Chase Manhattan — often known as the Rockefeller Bank — where he worked for 35 years. He helped create the World Trade Center. He chaired the Museum of Modern Art — founded by his mother — donating at least $100 million to museum. He gave a similar amount to Rockefeller University, which his grandfather, John D. Rockefeller Sr., founded, and is considered one of the great research institutions.

His brother, the late Nelson A. Rockefeller, was a four-time governor of New York and served as vice president under President Gerald Ford.

In 1998, Rockefeller was awarded nation’s highest civilian honor — the Presidential Medal of Freedom — by President Bill Clinton.

Check out photos of the home here.

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