Herbert N. Straus House

Almost ludicrously out of proportion with its four- and five-story neighbors, it seems more like an institution than a house" and that it was believed to be the largest private residence in Manhattan.

[8][6] The Birch Wathen School occupied the house from 1962 until 1989,[6][2] when it was purchased for $13.2 million by the billionaire businessman Leslie Wexner.

Rows of 'individually framed eyeballs' manufactured for injured English soldiers decorated the entrance hall along with a 'twice-life-size sculpture of a naked African warrior'.

A copy of Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue by the Marquis de Sade, which tells the tale of the sexually abused 12-year old protagonist of the novel, was on the desk.

[3] The New York City Police Department (NYPD) authorities and FBI agents raided the house in July 2019 as part of a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations against Epstein.

[7] In March 2021, former Goldman Sachs executive Michael Daffey purchased the home for $51 million, with proceeds from the sale going to the Epstein Victims' Compensation Program.