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This NYC Townhouse Once Welcomed Liza Minelli and Tony Bennett — And Now It's On The Market

The five-story residence on the Upper East Side comes with six bedrooms.

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Grammy-nominated singer and composer Michael Feinstein has put his opulent Manhattan townhouse on the market for $15.9 million. Scroll down to take a look inside.

The five-story home is located at 143 East 63rd Street on the Upper East Side.

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The 25-foot-wide residence began as two complementary townhouses that have been combined.​

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Elaine Stritch used to rehearse in the large music room.

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Other famous guests have included Liza Minnelli, Stephen Sondheim, and Tony Bennett.

Feinstein and his husband, Terrence Flannery, are selling the property because they're spending more time in Indiana.

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Feinstein is the artistic director of the Center of the Performing Arts there and also works as the founder of the Great American Songbook Foundation.

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They put the house on the market for $17.9 million in 2013, but it didn't sell.

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After extensive renovations including adding a gym and meditation terrace on the top floor, Feinstein and Flannery decided to relist it.

There are 18 rooms in all, and the home is nearly nearly 8,000 square feet.

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Here's one of the six bedrooms.

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There are eight bathrooms and two half-bathrooms, too.

The outdoor garden includes ivy-covered brick walls and lots of room for entertaining.

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Douglas Elliman’s Tom Postilio and Mickey Conlon, Feinstein's friends and the listing brokers, were married at the home last year.

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