Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward’s former NYC apartment for sale at $1.69M

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward’s former New York apartment has officially been put on the market for the first time in more than 40 years.

The two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bathroom condo — previously owned by the legendary Hollywood couple — has been listed for $1.69 million with listing agents Noble Black, Jennifer Kaufman Stillman and Jeffrey Gageby of The Corcoran Group.

The apartment was originally built in 1925, and was used by Newman and Woodward as an office and guest suite, as it was located one floor below their main residence in the same building.

In addition to stunning views of Central Park, the home features a 24-hour concierge, fitness center, bike room and other amenities.

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The couple shared a penthouse and a guest apartment during their marriage. The two-bedroom, two-bath penthouse sold in July for $14 million. It was listed by their children at the time, on behalf of Woodward, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2007.

Newman and Woodward first met in 1953 when they starred in the play “Picnic” on Broadway, and they married five years later in January 1958. They were married for 50 years and produced 16 films together before Newman’s death in September 2008.

The house has a living room overlooking Central Park. (Nico Strbak/REPN for Corcoran)

The house has a living room and informal dining area with built-in bookshelves and windows overlooking the gardens. (Nico Strbak/REPN for Corcoran)

Although they are often hailed as one of Hollywood’s greatest couples, their daughters, Clea and Melissa, told Closer Weekly in October 2022 that their parents’ marriage was “complicated.”

“There’s this fairytale about my parents’ perfect marriage,” Melissa said, adding that things weren’t “all ice cream and cake” at home. “There was an air of tension in the house that kind of came and went.”

The kitchen features a green tile backsplash and a dining area. (Nico Strbak/REPN for Corcoran)

The house was used primarily as office space and a guest suite. (Nico Strbak/REPN for Corcoran)

Clea also recalled having tension in the home while she was growing up, telling the outlet that although her parents would often get “dramatic” when they fought with each other, “they also fought hard to stay together.”

In his memoir Paul Newman: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man, published posthumously in 2022, Newman described his relationship with Woodward, saying the actress brought out a side of him that was not there before.

The house has two bedrooms. (Nico Strbak/REPN for Corcoran)

“Joan gave birth to a sexual being,” Newman said in an excerpt obtained by People magazine. “We left a trail of lust everywhere. Hotels, parks, Hertz car rentals.”

Newman was married when he met Woodward in 1953, but their attraction was immediate, and they began engaging in an affair.

They married the same year that Newman finalized his divorce from his first wife, Jackie Witt, with whom he had three children. They then moved to their house in Beverly Hills and later settled in their house in Westport, Connecticut.

American actor Paul Newman with his wife, American actress Joan Woodward, circa 1965. (Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images/Getty Images)

“Joan and I still drive each other crazy in different ways,” he said. “But all the misdemeanors, betrayals and difficulties faded away over the years.”

Newman died of lung cancer in September 2008 at the age of 83.