The House From The Money Pit Is for Sale
The Long Island estate is being offered for $5.9 million.
In 1986's The Money Pit, Walter Fielding Jr. (Tom Hanks) and his girlfriend Anna (Shelley Long) experience the ultimate fixer-upper catastrophe when a country home they purchase begins to fall down around them. Now the actual house from the movie is up for sale—and it's far from disastrous. Scroll down for a look inside.
Known as Northway, the eight-bedroom home is located in the village of Lattingtown.
Part of Oyster Bay, it's in Gatsby country along the famed Gold Coast of Long Island, about 40 miles east of Manhattan.
The exterior of the house was used for the Steven Spielberg-produced film.
In reality, it was owned by sailor Eric Ridder, who won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
Current owners Rich and Christina Makowsky paid $2.125 million for the house in 2002, according to public records.
Like the movie house, it needed work. "We didn’t realize how bad it was,” Rich Makowsky told the New York Times. "The house was falling apart when you went from room to room. We definitely could have done the sequel."
They reportedly spent millions renovating the property.
"It took four years of hard work by the best designers, decorators and contractors to turn it into a jewel box that script writers and set designers for The Money Pit could never have imagined," toptenrealestatedeals.com writes.
There are seven bedroom suites plus a four-bedroom master suite.
An opulent dressing room features mirrored French doors.
The kitchen includes a ten-burner stove and a mahogany center island.
A "wine wall" holds about 80 bottles.
There are eight fireplaces throughout the house.
The estate sits on 5.5 acres.
A brick staircase leads to a heated saltwater pool.
For $5.9 million, it could be yours.
Here's a link to the Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty listing.
Sam Dangremond is a Contributing Digital Editor at Town & Country, where he covers men's style, cocktails, travel, and the social scene.
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