Donahue and Thomas Put Westport House on Market for $25 Million

Longtime Westport celebrity residents Phil Donahue and Marlo Thomas have put their Greens Farms mansion with Long Island Sound views on the market for $25 million.
Aerial view of the Beachside Avenue property. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Nicholas H. Fingelly photo

The listing of the Beachside Avenue property by Nicholas H. Fingelly Real Estate in Southport comes two months after reports that Martha Stewart had quietly put her nearby Turkey Hill Road South house on the market for $10 million. A Stewart spokewoman denied the report.

UPDATE: Donahue told The Advocate of Norwalk that he and his wife are not leaving town, the newspaper reported Thursday. "We'll be staying right here in the neighborhood," he said. "We're not leaving Westport." He spoke while talking an afternoon walk outside his home.

The Donahue-Thomas home is actually three contiguous lots – 112, 114 and 116 Beachside Ave. comprising 7.7 acres. Donahue bought the adjoining property some years ago and caused some controversy when he demolished a home to improve his water views.

The listing for the Donahue-Thomas home describes it as a 7,379-sq.ft.1911 wood and stucco Tudor with 17 rooms, including nine bedrooms, nine baths and powder rooms, and five fireplaces. There is also a guest house.

Vicky Fingelly of Nicholas H. Fingelly Real Estate confirmed that her firm had the listing, but, citing a confidentiality agreement with her client, said she could not confirm the client's identity nor talk about the property.

"I am not allowed to talk to the press," she said.
A small sign marks the entrance to the Donahue-Thomas estate on Beachside Avenue. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Efforts to reach Donahue and Thomas were unsuccessful.

Donahue and Thomas live on a stretch of Beachside Avenue that is also home to radio personality Don Imus and film producer Harvey Weinstein.

Imus told his listeners in June that he had put his house on the market but decided to take it off after almost selling to a hedge fund manager. Earlier this year, he said the property was valued at $30 million.

In March, the property at 100 Beachside Avenue changed hands for $14.6 million – the highest price ever paid for a Westport residential property. The new owners soon after applied for a demolition permit. (See WestportNow March 30, 2005).

Posted August 16, 2005 06:17 PM