Explore John Lennon's stylish 'lost weekend' penthouse in Midtown Manhattan

This painfully cool apartment was the backdrop to John Lennon's 'New York City' photoshoot for Andy Warhol's magazine in 1974

John Lennon’s Lost Weekend Apartment, Penthouse, New York, Midtown Manhattan, East River
(Image credit: Brown Harris Stevens)
Megan Slack
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Imagine John Lennon's 'lost weekend' apartment. It's easy if you try - and even easier if you keep reading. 

Famously described as his 'lost weekend,' the Liverpool-born icon, John Lennon, ventured into an affair with his assistant, May Pang, whilst he was briefly separated from Yoko Ono. It was during the Lennon-Pang affair that he moved to this chic 1920s penthouse on East 52nd Street, where he lived for 18 months. 

The singer's former apartment is now a modern home, which is on the market for $5.5 million with Brown Harris Stevens. The agents have listed the property as a 'dream penthouse', which is particularly the case for fans of the late icon. 

John Lennon’s Lost Weekend Apartment, Penthouse, New York, Midtown Manhattan, East River

(Image credit: Brown Harris Stevens)

The 4,000-square-foot, three-story apartment has five bedrooms and four bathrooms, a modern living room, dining room, and a vast chef's kitchen, whose interior is designed to reflect quintessential French countryside charm and sensibility. 

Further to this, the property is brimming with star-studded amenities, such as a media room and a two-level dressing room with a rotating clothes rack to exhibit your purchases from Fifth Avenue. 

However, the property's most unique asset is the private terrace, where residents can unwind with views across the East River and pockets of the neighborhoods, that fringe the water's edge. 

It is also from here that John Lennon revealed he had seen a UFO in Andy Warhol's Interview Magazine in 1974.

John Lennon’s Lost Weekend Apartment, Penthouse, New York, Midtown Manhattan, East River

(Image credit: Brown Harris Stevens)

When dusk falls, the majestic lights of the city are not only visible from the terrace, but from several other rooms inside the property, thanks to its windows, which were designed to showcase the concrete jungle below. 

John Lennon’s Lost Weekend Apartment, Penthouse, New York, Midtown Manhattan, East River

(Image credit: Brown Harris Stevens)

Initially designed by the American-Hungarian architect Emery Roth, who is recognized for his Beaux-Arts and Art Deco structures, the exterior of the building showcases the classic charisma towering above the prestigious riverside neighborhood. 

John Lennon’s Lost Weekend Apartment, Penthouse, New York, Midtown Manhattan, East River

(Image credit: Brown Harris Stevens)

The Museum of Modern Art and the Rockefeller Center are only a short walk to the apartment door, so you can fall straight into the heart of New York culture after admiring it from your bed that same morning. 

Want to look inside another icon's property? Explore superstar Cher's former house in Miami which has just sold for $17 million.

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Megan Slack
Megan Slack

Megan is the Head of Celebrity Style News at Homes & Gardens. She first joined Future Plc as a News Writer across their interiors titles, including Livingetc and Real Homes, before becoming H&G's News Editor in April 2022. She now leads the Celebrity/ News team.

Before joining Future, Megan worked as a News Explainer at The Telegraph, following her MA in International Journalism at the University of Leeds. During her BA in English Literature and Creative Writing, she gained writing experience in the US whilst studying in New York. Megan also focused on travel writing during her time living in Paris, where she produced content for a French travel site.

Megan currently lives in London, where she relocated from her hometown in Yorkshire. In her home, she experiments with interior design trends and draws inspiration from the home decor ideas she observes in her everyday work life. Her favorite pieces include her antique typewriter and her expansive collection of houseplants. When she isn’t writing, she is browsing London’s coffee shops and bookstores to add to her ever-growing library, taking over the open shelving in her apartment. 

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