The one-time and long-time New York City home of Greta Garbo has surfaced on the real estate market. The apartment in the Campanile building was Garbo’s home for almost forty years; she lived there until her death in 1990. The Garbo family has owned the property since, maintaining the spirit of the place in color and décor, but has decided to list it. The family is asking $5.95 million for the property.

The interior is spectacularly open and bright, and the views of the East River are worth the price of admission on their own. Three sets of French doors at one end of the great room/living room open onto a private balcony which surveys Manhattan and Brooklyn, and the East River bridges to the south.

The apartment measures about 2,850 square feet, and contains three bedrooms and three baths. The interior is sometimes understated—the plank oak floors, for example, or the pine paneled walls in the living room, dining room, and kitchen—and sometimes a little more ornate, as in the silk-lined bedroom walls.

The living room incorporates built-in bookcases, fireplace, and an alcove which may be considered a library or salon; along with the views, it stands as the most striking element of the apartment. The 35’ long gallery, which runs through the center of the residence, features floors of fairly intricately inlaid oak, a nice visual addition.

Garbo lived in the apartment very quietly during her residency. She had completely retired from the public eye, and the film screen, by the early 1940’s, and is considered the most enigmatic film star in history.