{"id":38007,"date":"2022-04-12T09:54:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T21:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=38007"},"modified":"2022-04-12T09:54:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T21:54:16","slug":"whitney-houstons-long-time-new-jersey-ranch-hits-market-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/whitney-houstons-long-time-new-jersey-ranch-hits-market-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitney Houston’s long-time New Jersey ranch hits market | WATCH"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: Whitney Houston. TV INSIDER<\/strong><\/p>\n

The long-time New Jersey home that once belonged to music icon\u00a0Whitney Houston\u00a0has hit the market for the first time in more than a decade for $US 1.6 million ($2.1 million).<\/p>\n

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The sprawling ranch also has a very special inclusion: a personalised built-in recording studio that Houston often used.<\/p>\n

The late songstress purchased the Mendham property in 1993 for $US 537,000 ($US 1.06 million today) \u2013 a year after marrying Bobby Brown and giving birth to their only child, the late Bobbi Kristina Brown.<\/p>\n

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Houston reportedly used the home as her guest house for 17 years, until 2010, when she sold it to the current owners for $US 940,000, according to\u00a0NY Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The estate comprises the all-single-level home on a stretch over five rolling acres, with outdoor area, hot tub and its own tennis court.<\/p>\n

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The ranch-style home sits on just over five acres of land in the Oak Knoll area. Photo: Compass<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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There\u2019s been some updates made to the property, including converting an indoor pool into a three-season great room with cedar walls and ceiling. Photo: Compass<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There have been a few renovations made, including converting the former indoor pool into a three-season great room.<\/p>\n

According to the owners, the former recording studio has remained fairly untouched since Houston sold them the property. It\u2019s been used as a \u201csound-proof home office,\u201d with tributes to the star still hanging on the walls.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe former recording studio is currently an incredible media room, gym area, office and kitchenette but could have a multitude of uses as the soundproof glass walls provide unique possibilities,\u201d\u00a0the listing<\/a> says.<\/p>\n

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Houston\u2019s recording studio has been barely touched, but used as a media room and office. Photo: Compass<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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It features sound proofing. Photo: Compass<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The three-bed, four-bath spread built in 1973 features a gourmet kitchen, and a primary suite last renovated in 2016, complete with dressing room and ensuite located off a private side hallway in its own \u2018wing\u2019.<\/p>\n

The den and two additional bedrooms plus a full bath are in the east wing of the home.<\/p>\n

Houston\u00a0passed away at age 48\u00a0on February 11, 2012, when she was discovered unconscious in the bathtub in Suite 434 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles County Coroner\u2019s Office reported that Houston\u2019s\u00a0death was accidental\u00a0and caused by drowning and the \u201ceffects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.\u201d<\/p>\n

During her career, Whitney sold 200 million albums, won six Grammy awards, two Emmys, 30 Billboard Music Awards and 22 American Music Awards \u2013 her album\u00a0Whitney<\/em>\u00a0was the first album by a female artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard Charts.<\/p>\n

She is also famous for her debut acting role in 1992 film\u00a0The Bodyguard,<\/em>\u00a0which included the hit single \u201cI will Always Love You\u201d. The song became the best-selling single by a female artist in music history at the time.<\/p>\n

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The large home is all on a single level. Photo: Compass<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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