Acting Legend Sidney Poitier’s Former Manhattan Duplex Lists for $11.5 Million

The former Manhattan apartment of the late Sidney Poitier, a Hollywood icon and civil rights pioneer, is now on the market for $11.5 million, according to Mansion Global. Located on Fifth Avenue’s Upper East Side, the duplex offers breathtaking Central Park views from six of its 13 rooms, including all five bedrooms. Image from The Sidney Poitier New American Film School/https://film.asu.edu/ Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1964, and his wife, Joanna Shimkus, purchased the apartment in 1994 for $2.5 million, according to The Los Angeles Times. They sold the property in 2001 for $5 million to art collectors, who are now selling the unit through their estate. Inside the Upper East Side Haven The prewar duplex is a combination of two three-bedroom units. The living room, featuring a wood-burning fireplace, provides a panoramic view of Central Park. The primary bedroom, occupying the former living room of the upper unit, boasts its own fireplace. MW STUDIO FOR CORCORAN Other highlights include a renovated kitchen with a pantry, a formal dining room, a wood-paneled library/media room, and staff quarters. A sculptural staircase seamlessly connects the ninth and tenth floors of the 1924 French...