John Lennon and Yoko Ono once rented an apartment in a West Village townhouse that has since been transformed into a six-storey Manhattan megamansion. The couple lived at 105 Bank Street in the early 1970s, when the building was still one of two neighbouring townhouses more than a century old. Decades later, developer RoundSquare combined the two properties and rebuilt them into a 40-foot-wide residence designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects. The completed home, spanning about 13,000 square feet, has now sold for $70 million. The sale made it New York City’s most expensive townhouse transaction of 2026 at the time of its closing.
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Lennon and Ono rented the Bank Street apartment
John Lennon and Yoko Ono rented an apartment at 105 Bank Street in Manhattan’s West Village in the early 1970s, according to Mansion Global, which cited an earlier Wall Street Journal report. The couple’s former home was part of a historic townhouse that stood alongside 107 Bank Street. Composer John Cage and choreographer Merce Cunningham were among the notable residents associated with the neighbouring property. One physical link to Lennon and Ono remains, the spiral staircase in the backyard is the same staircase that once formed part of their apartment. The Bank Street buildings were later acquired by developer RoundSquare, setting the stage for their transformation into one large residence.
Two century-old townhouses became one new home
RoundSquare acquired 107 Bank Street for $9.31 million in September 2021 and bought 105 Bank Street for $8.8 million in February 2022, according to property records cited by Mansion Global. The developer then combined the neighbouring structures into a single 40-foot-wide townhouse. Robert A.M. Stern Architects designed the rebuilt property, which was completed in 2025. Rather than preserving the buildings as separate residences, the project created a double-wide home measuring about 13,000 square feet across six floors. The property was listed for $75 million in October 2025 before going under contract in April 2026. It eventually closed at $70 million.
The rebuilt townhouse spans six floors
The new residence bears little resemblance to the modest apartments that once occupied the original buildings. The six-storey home includes six bedrooms, with a primary suite covering about 2,000 square feet. Its central architectural feature is an open, cylindrical staircase with a black balustrade, a Venetian plaster-clad stringer and a skylight above. The house also has several outdoor spaces, including a back garden, as well as a sauna. Mansion Global reported that the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved an eastern-facing window, giving the property exposure on three sides, something described as unusual for New York townhouses. The preserved spiral staircase provides a direct architectural link to the building’s Lennon-era history.
The $70 million sale ranks among downtown Manhattan's biggest
The $70 million closing made the Bank Street property New York City’s most expensive townhouse sale of the year at the time. The transaction also placed it among downtown Manhattan’s largest residential deals, although the downtown townhouse record remained $72.5 million, set by a double townhouse on West 11th Street. The buyer’s identity was not publicly available when Mansion Global reported the closing. The Bank Street property had originally been offered for $75 million, meaning the final sale price was $5 million below its asking price. Its journey from two century-old townhouses to a newly designed 13,000-square-foot residence also preserved a small but notable connection to Lennon and Ono.
