Regis Philbin Is Selling His Connecticut Home for $4.595 Million
Regis Philbin and his wife, Joy Philbin, are selling their Greenwich, Connecticut home, and you’d have to be a millionaire (at least) to buy it. The English manor-style mansion is listed at $4.595 million.
“We’ve moved around a lot and lived in many houses together but this house will always be our favorite,” Joy Philbin said in a statement, according to The Wall Street Journal. “We celebrated many birthdays and holidays and never had to worry about inviting too many of our family and friends. There was always room for everyone.”
She said that she and her husband are selling the house in order to spend more time with family in California.
The 13,661-square-foot house, located about 40 miles from New York City, has six bedrooms, a home theater, a swimming pool and sauna, a billiards room, a gym, a pub room, and a tennis court.
The Wall Street Journal took notice of the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? host’s personal touches in the photos of the house, posted on the Sotheby’s website:
“Mr. Philbin’s touch is evident in a wood-paneled study, which has a chair upholstered in the colors and logo of the University of Notre Dame, where Mr. Philbin is an alumnus. An album cover of Mr. Philbin’s record ‘It’s Time For Regis!’ hangs on the game room wall, listing images show. These items are not included in the sale.”
While $4.595 million sounds like a huge sum to most of us, it’s actually 36% lower than what the Philbins paid for the house about a decade ago. The Wall Street Journal notes that the town of Greenwich has experienced a drop in real estate value as those with high-paying jobs in New York City choose to live in the city or move to Florida for its lower tax rates.
You can find even more photos of the Philbins’ Greenwich home on Sotheby’s.