71st St Townhouse: Wexner Gift History
From: NYC Property Records / Court FilingsTo: Public Record
Wexner TransferOwnership History$77M Value
PROPERTY RECORDS — 9 EAST 71ST STREET, NEW YORK, NY
Location: 9 East 71st Street, Manhattan, New York 10021
Type: Seven-story single-family townhouse
Estimated Value: $77 million (2019)
Previous Use: Birch Wathen School
OWNERSHIP HISTORY:
- Originally the Birch Wathen School
- Purchased by Les Wexner in 1989
- Transferred to Epstein in 1998 (circumstances debated)
- Title held through corporate entity
PROPERTY FEATURES:
- Approximately 21,000 square feet
- Seven stories plus basement
- Elaborate security system with surveillance cameras
- Custom interior modifications
- One of the largest private residences in Manhattan
SEARCH FINDINGS (July 6, 2019):
Property was searched pursuant to federal warrant following Epstein's arrest. Items seized included photographs, electronic media, documents, cash, diamonds, and a fake Austrian passport.
The property was ultimately sold as part of estate proceedings.
Source: NYC DOF / Court records
Available at: https://www.justice.gov/epstein/court-records
The Epstein Case in 2019
The year 2019 was the most consequential in the Epstein case. In July, Epstein was arrested by the FBI on federal sex trafficking charges in the Southern District of New York. He was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on August 10, 2019, in a death ruled a suicide by the medical examiner but disputed by independent pathologist Dr. Michael Baden. The documents from 2019 are among the most extensive in the archive, including the indictment, bail hearing transcripts, autopsy reports, Bureau of Prisons records, and the beginning of the Maxwell investigation.
All 2019 documents in the timeline →