It’s free to whistle the record tune of any Bee Gees track, but when it comes to buying a former band member’s house it costs a lot more than a song.
On Long Island, a seven-bedroom extension that formerly belonged to Robin Gibb may be yours for $ 12.9 million, the real estate broker told The Post.
Gibb, who died in 2012 at the age of 62 after complications from cancer and surgery, owned this Lloyd Harbor home in the 1980s. The iconic band of the 70s also had Gibb’s brothers, Barry and Maurice, the latter of whom was his twin brother.
The nearly 7-acre stretch, at 31 Mallard Drive in Lloyd Harbor, is called “Kenjockety,” which according to Long Island Press is a Native American term meaning “away from the noise.” It appears that Gibb owned it for a short time in the 1980s, selling it to a couple named Paula and Bruce Rice in 1983. The Rices are not the current sellers.
Kenjockety dates back to 1926, when Arthur H. Fleming – a lumber operator in the American West – built it for his daughter, Marjorie, as a wedding gift. Fleming took advantage of architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, who designed St. Bart on Park Avenue in midtown Manhattan.
The renovated Oyster Bay property has seven full baths and three medium baths. Images in the listing show a wide staircase, wood-beamed ceilings, a wood-paneled library, fireplaces, spacious entertainment areas and a private deep-water pier with a gazebo.
Other details include underfloor heating in the entrance hall, a “Winter Garden” room in front of the living room overlooking the gardens and the bay, as well as a master suite with a private balcony and a dressing room with mahogany wardrobes.
The site also houses a renovated one-bedroom country house with its own fireplace. Also outside: a built-in pool and 500 feet of private beach.
This is not the first exit to the home market. Zillow shows that it previously traded at $ 9.95 million in 2016, and then increased its price to $ 12.99 million the following year. He has since spent time in and out of the market.
Bonnie Williamson and Lauryn Koke of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty have this list.