Legendary ‘Bat Out of Hell’ songwriter’s Conn. estate lists for $5.55M

The house of a late, nice songwriter might be yours -- together with every little thing in it.
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It’s all coming again up on the market.

The longtime Connecticut house of the prolific producer, composer and lyricist Jim Steinman — greatest recognized for his collaborations with the late Meat Loaf — is now on the market, all furnishings included. The author behind Celine Dion’s 1996 observe “It’s All Coming Again to Me Now” handed away final yr, aged 73. The 6,183-square-foot two-bedroom the place he lived up till his demise is presently listed for $5.55 million with Laura Ancona of William Pitt Sotheby’s Worldwide Realty. 

“When Jim Steinman handed in April of 2021, he left behind not solely his incomparable physique of musical and theatrical works, but in addition his beloved house in Ridgefield … the place he lived for almost 30 years,” reads the itemizing, calling the property the “Whole Eclipse of the Coronary heart” author’s “private sanctuary.” 

Initially, the 1.56-acre property contained solely a rustic cottage constructed in 1920, however Steinman remodeled this into a house and studio worthy of collaborating with a number of the world’s most well-known acts. “Jim took nice pleasure in each object that you will notice in his house, which served because the backdrop to his life and work,” the itemizing continues. He spent greater than $6 million in building prices alone evolving the house, which is now brimming with artifacts of a life spent writing singles for the celebrities. 

The house seems to be comparatively regular from the surface.

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Steinman’s piano may also go to the property purchaser.

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Relics of a life lived producing songs for the celebrities might be present in each nook.

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That is far out of your common property sale, with this sort of eye-catching inside.

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The furnishings is eclectic, to say the least.

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The bones embrace beamed ceilings and, on this photograph, a hearth.

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The property features a two-car storage.

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Jim Steinman (left) posed along with singer Meat Loaf in March, 1978.

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Steinman posing for the digicam on the Sony Music Studios in 1981.

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In an effort to protect the property as Steinman had curated it, the home is being bought as is — the whole lot of its contents included. The explanation: in keeping with the New York Instances, which first reported this providing, Steinman left no directions about what he needed accomplished with the house after his passing. He was a lifelong bachelor, and now his lifelong pals are dealing with the sale of the property.

From the surface it seems like a comparatively regular, if moderately sprawling, white-tone nation house. Inside, although, there's an eclectic array of film set-like furnishings, framed awards, statues galore and the very piano Steinman used to compose. 

“Most individuals don’t like extremes,” Steinman as soon as stated, the New York Instances reported. “Extremes scare them. I begin at ‘excessive’ and go from there.”