Homes & Estates Digest Homes & Estates Digest 2015 | Edition 2 | Page 7

“IN ESSENCE,
WE HAVE A
NEW HOME
BUT IT RETAINS
ALL OF THE
CHARM OF
SOMETHING
BUILT IN THE
1920s AND
1930s, YET
WITH ALL
THE MODERN
CONVENIENCES
OF A SMART
HOUSE THAT’S
NEW.”

MB: Can you tell us a little more about who previously lived here or who visited here?
LK: It is the former home of Fanny Brice. It was used on her Baby Snooks postcard. I’m not sure who visited
this home before, but I’m sure if the walls could talk, they would have a lot to say. Since I’ve lived here,
we’ve had everyone from Dominic Dunn to senators, ambassadors, athletes, movie stars and producers. It
entertains well. We like to have large parties in the backyard in the summertime. I did hear a cute story from
a neighbor of ours. When she first moved to the neighborhood from New York three decades ago, she was
invited to a children’s birthday party at this house. She was surprised to get to the backyard and find a circus
with an elephant!
MB: Arguably, the home’s greatest showpiece is the great room with its walnut paneling, columns
and cove ceiling concealing a 21st-century screening room behind a 17th-century Flemish
tapestry. Where did you find the inspiration for such an invention?
LK: This house had a great room that had been added by the Mosses to replace a smaller library. It was
used as a combination great room, bar and screening room. We redesigned it to have a larger area for the
screening room and to suit our personal taste.
MB: What kind of buyer do you see purchasing this estate?
LK: I would say that the buyer for this home would probably be elegant, successful and interested in a large
home for his or her family that lived like a smaller home. Even though our home is grand, it still has a cozy
family feeling.

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