It’s free to whistle the disco tune of a Bee Gees song, but when it comes to buying a former group member’s house, it costs a lot more than just a song.
On Long Island, a seven-bedroom spread that once belonged to Robin Gibb can be yours for $ 12.9 million, the brokerage told The Post.
Gibb, who died in 2012 at the age of 62 from complications from cancer and surgery, owned this home in Lloyd Harbor in the 1980s. The iconic ’70s band also featured Gibbs brothers Barry and Maurice, the latter of whom was his fraternal twin.
The nearly 7 acre area, at 31 Mallard Drive in Lloyd Harbor, is called ‘Kenjockety’, which, according to the Long Island Press, is a Native American term meaning ‘far from noise’. It seems Gibb only owned it for a short time in the ’80s and sold it in 1983 to a couple named Paula and Bruce Rice. The Rices are not the current sellers.
Kenjockety dates back to 1926, when Arthur H. Fleming – a lumberjack in the American West – built it for his daughter, Marjorie, as a wedding gift. Fleming tapped architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, who designed St. Bart’s Church on Park Avenue in downtown Manhattan.
The renovated Oyster Bay front property has seven full baths and three half baths. Frame images show a spiral staircase, wood-beamed ceilings, a wood-paneled library, fireplaces, spacious entertainment areas, and a private deep-water dock with a gazebo.
Other extras include underfloor heating in the entrance hall, a “Winter Garden” room off the living room that overlooks gardens and the bay, as well as a master suite with a private balcony and walk-in closet with mahogany wardrobes.
There is also a renovated one-bedroom cottage with its own fireplace on site. Also outside: a built-in pool and 150 meters of private beach.
This is not the first time the house has hit the market. Zillow reveals that it was previously listed at $ 9.95 million in 2016, raising its price to $ 12.99 million the following year. It has since spent time on and off the market.
Bonnie Williamson and Lauryn Koke from Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty have this offer.