Comedian Bill Cosby has just listed his New York City brownstone townhouse for sale.
The New York Post reported that the Upper East Side property, which was put on the market this week, is involved in a pending foreclosure dispute currently undergoing litigation.
Bill Cosby, who was previously serving a 3 to 10 year prison sentence, returned to one of his homes in suburban Philadelphia after his conviction was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2021, according to the New York Times . The disgraced comedian returned to his home in Elkins Park in July 2021, according to CBS News. According to Yahoo Finance , the home where Cosby is reported to reside was purchased before The Cosby Show, the 1980s NBC sitcom. The same report states that Cosby bought the Philadelphia residence in 1983 for $225,000 and owns properties in multiple cities.
However, according to Page Six , Cosby has been facing financial woes due to mounting legal bills. Based on information gathered from unnamed sources, Page Six reported in 2017 that Cosby planned to mortgage his Upper East Side property in New York City. At that time, he was facing a retrial for the same case in which he was later convicted in 2018.
In December 2024, the New York Post reported that Cosby’s Upper East Side townhouse, which was purchased by Cosby and his wife in 1980, became the center of a legal dispute when CitiMortgage claimed the former comedian had defaulted on a $4.2 million loan attached to the property.
According to a report by Crain’s , the prewar brownstone, a 5,000-square-foot property, was listed for sale at $7 million on April 15. The home is four stories tall and features six bedrooms, a formal dining room with a fireplace, and an elevator. According to the New York Post , the home likely holds sentimental value for the Cosbys as their son, Ennis, who was murdered in 1997, lived in the house.
Crain’s reports that Bill Cosby is facing legal troubles regarding another New York City property on East 71st Street, for which First Foundation Bank is suing the ex-comedian for defaulting on a $17.5 million loan associated with the property he bought in 1987. The news outlet notes that the East 71st Street property hasn’t been put up for sale.
Additionally, Cosby owns another home in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, according to NBC Boston .
Bill Cosby’s legal troubles explored
In 2018, Bill Cosby was convicted on a sexual assault charge by a Pennsylvania jury.
The case had come to court in 2015 after Cosby was arrested on charges of allegedly drugging a woman and sexually assaulting her, according to the New York Times . The incident reportedly took place in 2004, when the complainant was working under Cosby’s mentorship.
After a mistrial and retrial, Cosby was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison. However, in 2021, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned Cosby’s prison sentence. At the time, the popular comedian was serving his sentence in a maximum-security prison, according to the New York Times .
Vox noted that Bill Cosby’s sentence was overturned due to a due process violation.
