NEW YORK, Sept 10: Singer-songwriter Norah Jones, the daughter of Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar, is the new owner of the New York property featured in Julia Roberts-starrer movie “Eat Pray Love”.
The three-storey townhouse in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn served as the home of Roberts’ real-life character, Elizabeth Gilbert, in the 2010 romantic drama, which was based on author Gilbert’s memoir of the same name, reported the New York Daily News.
The pad, a former 1840s firehouse, originally went on the market for USD 7.9 million, but the price was slashed for a quicker sale and it was offloaded for USD 6.25 million.
Realtors refused to identify the mystery buyer at the time of the sale, but now it has been revealed Jones, 36, is the one who purchased the pad, which had been transformed into a two-unit home.
The Brooklyn-born “Come Away With Me” singer, who became a first-time mother last year, reportedly intends to convert the building back into a private mansion.
Jones is no stranger to the Cobble Hill neighbourhood. She also owns a house nearby, which she picked up for USD 4.9 million in 2009. (PTI)
Follow our WhatsApp channel