Whitney Houston's former NJ home back on market

See inside the late Whitney Houston's former Mendham Township, N.J., estate, which is back on the market for $1.5 million. William Westhoven, (Morris County, N.J.) Daily Record

William Westhoven, (Morris County, N.J.) Daily Record 10:05 p.m. EST February 9, 2014

Whitney Houston's former luxury home in Mendham Township, N.J., is back on the market for $1.5 million. The home features a circular theme.(Photo: (Morris County, N.J.) Daily Record file photo)

Story Highlights

• Pop diva's dream mansion is listed at $1.5 million
• The 12,561-square-foot mansion was site of singer's 1992 wedding to Bobby Brown
• Home was purchased from Houston's estate and cleaned up

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MENDHAM TOWNSHIP, N.J. The late Whitney Houston's former estate in Morris County, N.J., is back on the market.

The custom dream home she built 26 years ago for $2.7 million originally was listed in 2009 for $2.5 million and has been on and off the market several times, said real estate sales agent Gregory Taylor.

Taylor said the pop-music queen's estate no longer owns the home. He is unsure of the sale date. A previous listing dating back to February 2011 priced the house at $1.75 million but was taken down in January 2012.

Taylor, a former music industry executive who branched into brokering real estate for celebrities and professional athletes, is listing the home for $1,499,999.

"It was on the market several times but there were some hiccups along the way," said Taylor. "It was purchased from the estate and cleaned up. The current owner wishes to remain anonymous."

It was on the market several times but there were some hiccups along the way.

Gregory Taylor, real estate sales agent

The home had been vacated years before Houston's untimely death Feb. 11, 2012, at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. An autopsy attributed her death to drowning in a bathtub, with atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use significantly contributing to her death.

In the days after her death, fans left flowers in the gate in front of the 12,561-square-foot mansion. The home was the site of Houston's 1992 wedding to singer Bobby Brown, an event that drew 700 attendees.

Brown and Houston divorced in 2007.

Sitting on five private acres with a gated entry, circular drive and space to park 15 cars, the former Houston estate offers five bedrooms, four full- and two half-baths, a custom kitchen, alarm system, basement, central air, multiple fireplaces, a six-car garage, microwave, a patio, deck, pool and pool house, tennis court, skylights and vaulted ceilings, walk-in closets and a washer-dryer.

Whitney Houston's former house, is now up for sale for $1.5 million, in Mendham Township, N.J. The house sits on 5 acres with a gated entry, circular drive and space to park 15 cars.(Photo: (Morris County, N.J.) Daily Record file photo)

The home features a circular theme that one real estate publication said was inspired by Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport. Many circular rooms offer panoramic views of the pristine, wooded grounds, including the master bedroom, which has a circular bed and its own circular master bath.

The home, which is still being prepared for showing, shows signs of age here and there. The media room off the kitchen has a rack of old stereo equipment (including a digital audio tape recorder) and a large tube television built into the wall. A column at the front gate is clearly crumbling. And most of the rooms are empty of furnishings, although the bedrooms are attractively furnished and decorated.

But it is hardly a fixer-upper and for home shoppers looking for a truly unique and private contemporary home, Taylor said he has your property.

"It recently appraised for 1.8 (million dollars), so it's a really good buy," Taylor said.

Taxes on the property in 2013 were $38,128.

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Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/02/09/whitney-houston-nj-home-for-sale/5349501/