Babe Ruth’s Upper West Side apartment asks $1.6M
All photos courtesy of Celeste Godoy Photography. Images are virtually staged.
Baseball is back, and so is Babe Ruth’s New York City apartment. The New York Yankees legend called this apartment at 345 West 88th Street on the Upper West Side home for more than 10 years near the end of his historic career. In 2015, the apartment was listed for $1,595,000. A decade later, the co-op returns to the market at the same price.
When the Babe and his family lived at the building, he owned the entire 11-room seventh floor. After the Ruths moved out, the apartment was divided into two units.
As first reported by the New York Post, the sellers of #7B are Galina Khitrova and Alexey Khitrov, who paid $1.58 million for the home in 2016.
Currently, the home is configured as a two-bedroom, but its spacious layout would allow for a third. There are high ceilings, oak floors, and efficient built-in shelving.
From the semi-private landing and into the foyer, there’s an open, south-facing living and dining area. The kitchen has white cabinetry, gray countertops, stainless steel appliances, and lots of storage.
The primary suite has three closets and an ensuite bathroom with a tub and shower. A second bathroom also comes with its own bath.
Ruth and his family lived at the home from 1929 to 1940. During his tenure as a Yankee, from 1920 to 1934, he became both a baseball and cultural icon.
A plaque outside the building reads: “‘The Sultan of Swat’ led the New York Yankees to seven pennants between 1920 and 1934. Ruth hit 714 career home runs, a record until 1974. He lived here for several years, beginning in 1929, and then moved to 173 Riverside Drive.”
On the corner of West 88th Street and Riverside Drive, the building was designed by Rouse & Goldstone in 1914. The pet-friendly co-op offers a part-time doorman service, a live-in super, laundry, and a community room with a library and ping-pong table.
[Listing details: 345 West 88th Street, #7B at CityRealty]
[At Compass by Dylan Hoffman, Andrew Corso, and Miryam Tesfaegzi]
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