Howard Cosell’s Stylish Former New York Home on the Market for $550K

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Pugnacious sportscaster Howard Cosell was larger-than-life behind the microphone. However, a modest, midcentury modern home he once owned in Westchester County, NY, hints at a much quieter life away from the bright lights of broadcasting.

According to the listing details provided by brokerage Houlihan Lawrence, a home in Pound Ridge, NY, that’s now on the market for $550,000 once belonged to the longtime voice of ABC Sports.

Built in 1952, the home features four bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and two half-bathrooms spread just over 3,000 square feet. It’s not a grand mansion by any stretch of the imagination, but a closer look reveals a stylish, sophisticated living space, situated on almost 4.5 bucolic acres far from the hustle and bustle of Manhattan.

Notable midcentury modern details include a masonry rock wall fireplace in the center of the primary living space, vaulted and beamed ceilings, cantilevered steps and walls of windows that let in sunlight and create a connection with the natural surroundings. The master bedroom also features a large masonry rock wall and fireplace.

Exterior

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Living room

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Cantilevered steps

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Master bedroom

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Turns out the belligerent broadcaster who chronicled the rise of Muhammad Ali and the death of John Lennon, and also spent numerous nights in the Monday Night Football booth, lived a quiet life in this cozy home with his beloved wife, Emmy. (She passed away in 1990.)

The sports journalist died in 1995 at the age of 77 and left behind a complicated, colorful legacy.

“Howard was defined by what he said, not how he looked or spoke,” Dick Ebersol, then-president of NBC Sports, was quoted as saying in Cosell’s obituary. “He’s a seminal figure not only in sports, but all of television.

Picturing him in this lovely country home offers a different perspective on the life of the mercurial personality, and his taste for real estate, which—much like his career—stands the test of time.

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