The most expensive home in Connecticut just traded hands for a record $138.8 million, according to press releases sent by the real estate brokerages who handled the big-dollar buy.
Located in affluent Greenwich, the home marks the most expensive residential property ever sold in state history — and even ranks among the nation’s current priciest sales, according to the Wall Street Journal, which broke news of the deal.
The deep-pocketed buyer has not yet been identified.
It’s also not the first sales record this property has broken. In 2014, it sold for a cool $120 million, which marked the priciest home ever sold in the United States at the time.
In 2019, billionaire hedge-fund mogul Ken Griffin broke the record for the priciest US residential sale with his $238 million purchase at 220 Central Park South in Manhattan, which still stands.
Known as Copper Beech Farm, the estate is a 50-plus-acre waterfront estate that spans almost a mile. It listed in February for $150 million.
Situated on a private peninsula 40 feet above the water, the estate overlooks the Long Island Sound.
On the property is a stately main house with walled gardens, a swimming pool, a grass tennis court, an apple orchard and two private beaches, the previous listing notes.
Additionally, there are several other buildings, including a carriage house, a gatehouse, a pool house and two greenhouses.
Originally built in 1898, the over 13,500-square-foot main home is made up of eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms.
It has been “meticulously restored” over the years.
Pegged as the “last Greenwich great estate,” the home is accessed by a long driveway lined with an allée of trees of cobblestones.
The house has a Victorian-inspired style with French Renaissance-style stone towers, blending in aristocratic refinement, the listing says.
Interiors of the estate have been described as “original museum-quality appointments,” which include oak paneling, plaster friezes, several fireplaces and 12-foot ceilings in the main rooms.
Leslie McElwreath, Joseph Barbieri and Nikki Field of Sotheby’s International Realty held the listing. Stephanie Bo Li of Douglas Elliman brought the buyer.
“Copper Beech Farm is the crown jewel of the Greenwich coastline,” McElwreath said in a statement. “It’s an awe-inspiring compound complete with every conceivable luxury for a sophisticated live, work and play retreat.”
“The opportunity to purchase a residence of this high caliber is a true rarity,” Barbieri added. “It was our honor to be charged with representing such an unparalleled, historic estate in one of the most coveted markets.”
