It’s free to whistle the disco tune of any Bee Gees track – but when it comes to buying the home of a former member of the group, it costs much more than just one song.
On Long Island, a seven-quarter spread that belonged to Robin Gibb may be yours for $ 12.9 million, the broker told The Post.
Gibb, who died in 2012 at age 62 after complications from cancer and surgery, owned this house in Lloyd Harbor in the 1980s. The iconic 1970s band also featured Gibb’s brothers Barry and Maurice, the last of whom was your twin brother.
The nearly 7-acre stretch, on 31 Mallard Drive in Lloyd Harbor, is called “Kenjockety”, which according to Long Island Press is a Native American term that means “away from noise”. It appears that Gibb bought it for only a brief period in the 1980s – selling it to a couple named Paula and Bruce Rice in 1983. The Rices are not the current sellers.
Kenjockety dates back to 1926, when Arthur H. Fleming – a logger in the American West – built it for his daughter, Marjorie, as a wedding gift. Fleming hired architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, who designed St. Bart’s Church on Park Avenue in midtown Manhattan.
The renovated Oyster Bay-facing property has seven full bathrooms and three half baths. The images on the list show an extensive staircase, wood-beamed ceilings, a wood-paneled library, fireplaces, spacious entertainment areas and a private deep-water pier with a gazebo.
Other touches include heated underfloor heating in the entrance hall, a “Winter Garden” bedroom in the living room with views of the gardens and the bay, as well as a master suite with a private balcony and closet with mahogany cabinets.
The property also houses a renovated one-bedroom country house with its own fireplace. Also outside: a built-in pool and 150 meters of private beach.
This is not the first home purchase on the market. Zillow shows that it was previously quoted for $ 9.95 million in 2016, but raised its price to $ 12.99 million the following year. Since then, it has entered and exited the market.
Bonnie Williamson and Lauryn Koke, of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, have this list.