Epstein Acquires Manhattan Townhouse at 9 East 71st Street
Jeffrey Epstein acquires the seven-story, 21,000-square-foot townhouse at 9 East 71st Street in Manhattan — one of the largest private residences in New York City — for $13.2 million. The property, effectively funded by Les Wexner, becomes the primary location of Epstein's trafficking operation in New York.
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In 1989, Jeffrey Epstein acquired the property at 9 East 71st Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side for approximately $13.2 million. The townhouse is a seven-story limestone mansion occupying approximately 21,000 square feet — making it one of the largest single-family private residences in all of New York City.
The transaction’s financial origins were murky. Evidence later compiled in litigation suggested the property was effectively funded through Epstein’s management of Les Wexner’s finances. Wexner had purchased the property and transferred it to Epstein, though the precise mechanics of the transfer — and whether it was a gift, sale, or something else — were never publicly resolved.
The mansion became Epstein’s primary New York base of operations and, according to dozens of victim accounts, the central location of his trafficking operation in New York City. Victims described being brought to the property for what were described as “massages” that escalated to sexual abuse.
During the 2019 search of the property following Epstein’s arrest, FBI agents found large amounts of cash, loose diamonds, gold objects, a foreign passport under a false name, and photographs that were seized as potential evidence.
The property was sold by Epstein’s estate in August 2020 for approximately $51 million.