71st St Deed & Tax Records: Federal Seizure

PROPERTY RECORDS — 9 EAST 71ST STREET, NEW YORK, NY Compiled from New York County property records, court filings, and DOJ records. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: - Seven-story limestone mansion on the Upper East Side - Approximately 21,000 square feet - One of the largest private residences in Manhattan - Located between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue OWNERSHIP HISTORY: - Previously owned by Leslie Wexner (founder of L Brands/The Limited) - Transferred to Jeffrey Epstein in 1998 - Transfer method and consideration remain subjects of investigation - The property was reportedly valued at approximately $77 million FEDERAL SEIZURE: Following Epstein's July 2019 arrest, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York sought forfeiture of the property as an instrumentality of the charged sex trafficking offenses. A search warrant executed on the property in July 2019 recovered: - Photographs of young women - Compact discs labeled with names and described as containing images - A safe containing cash, diamonds, and an expired foreign passport with Epstein's photo under a different name SALE: The townhouse was sold in March 2021 for approximately $51 million. Proceeds were directed toward the Epstein Victims' Compensation Program. Source: NYC Property Records / DOJ Filings Available at: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny