NYC townhouse with reported ties to late director Elia Kazan asks $6.49M

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NYC townhouse with reported ties to late director Elia Kazan asks $6.49M
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The turn-of-the-century, five-bedroom brownstone at 212 E. 72nd St. — and the reported onetime home of director Elia Kazan — has 5,242 square feet inside.

to the House Un-American Activities Committee, destroying lives with his testimony, then took out a full-page ad in the New York Times encouraging others to follow his lead.

In “Naming Names,” the late author/journalist Victor Navasky describes the time playwright Arthur Miller reportedly sent Kazan a copy of his play, “A View from the Bridge,” which deals with informing. Kazan wrote back his thanks, saying he would be honored to direct it. Miller shot back: “You don’t understand. I didn’t send it to you because I wanted you to direct it. I sent it to you because I wanted you to know what I think of stool pigeons.

At 5,242 square feet, the home features five fireplaces and five private outdoor spaces totaling 1,700 square feet, including a garden, two covered terraces and a roof deck. There’s also a coveted “curb cut” for private parking. The exterior features a stucco facade and three windows across. The 17-foot-wide townhouse is outside the Historic District and comes with a maximum buildable of 18,220 square feet. It currently includes a full-height cellar with a laundry room, storage and mechanical systems.

The listing brokers are Leslie J. Garfield’s Matthew Lesser, Ravi Kantha, Jed Garfield and Caylyn Sullivan.

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