Spectacular 4-bed apartment in NYC’s iconic Dakota building where John Lennon died listed for $11m

A gorgeous nine-bedroom apartment in New York City’s exclusive Dakota Building is on the list for $11.9 million, but buyers beware that even the most famous celebrities can’t get a seat in the building, including Madonna and Cher.

The antebellum property features dazzling rooms of furnished wood and tasteful design and comes with four bedrooms, four bathrooms and seven fireplaces and is finished with granite countertops and hardwood floors.

The apartment has a whopping 4,425 square feet of space and features many different amenities included with the building, including an airy central courtyard and an indoor gym.

The apartment sale website bills the apartment as ‘furnished as if the many stories of a neighboring limestone mansion are arranged harmoniously on one floor’.

The apartment is equipped with no less than seven fireplaces and is fully customizable on furnished hardwood floors

Originally, The Dakota was “conceived as a daring experiment to lure discerning Manhattanites from mansion life to the luxury apartment concept.”

One of the bedrooms is modeled as a children’s room and has a loft and a ladder to get in

Those who want to inquire about life in The Dakota reportedly have to go through a lengthy interview process

Completed in 1884 at Central Park and West 72nd Street, the Dakota is the original ‘Grand Dame’ of Central Park West,” the apartment listing says.

The apartment is “furnished as if the many stories of a neighboring limestone mansion are arranged harmoniously on one floor,” according to the listing.

The dining room ‘can easily accommodate 12 or 14 guests’ and has plenty of natural light with large windows and high ceilings

The dining room ‘can easily accommodate 12 or 14 guests’, while the kitchen and den overlook the courtyard fountains.

The listing for the apartment says pets are allowed in the property, and 50% financing is also allowed, but each buyer must pay the 3% flip tax that goes into the building.

While The Dakota is known as one of the most glamorous buildings in the city, it also has a storied history from the time it was built next to Central Park in 1884.

Originally, The Dakota was “conceived as a daring experiment to lure discerning Manhattanites from mansion life to the luxury apartment concept.”

This particular apartment comes with ‘a beautiful floor plan and customizable to fit today’s lifestyle even 140 years after completion’.

Singer Sewing Machine Company founder Edward Clark commissioned the condominium for $1 million and was intended to house 60 families, but he died two years before the building was completed.

Singer Sewing Machine Company founder Edward Clark commissioned the condominium for $1 million in 1880

Notable residents of The Dakota include Bono, Maury Povich, and author Harlan Coben, along with famed actress Lauren Bacall who has lived there for 53 years.

This particular apartment comes with ‘a beautiful floor plan and customizable to fit today’s lifestyle even 140 years after completion’ according to the website

The kitchen overlooks The Dakota’s courtyard with a Japanese maple tree and two fountains

The full bathrooms are fitted with white granite countertops, floors and walls and also feature a walk-in shower

Pets are allowed in the residence and buyers can fund 50% of this but must pay the 3% flip tax

The Steinway family, founders of the Steinway piano company, were among the first to live in the building, while actress Lauren Bacall owned a fabulous nine-bedroom apartment in the building for 53 years.

The building gained further prominence in 1980 when Beatles frontman John Lennon was shot dead outside the building while living there with his wife, Yoko Ono.

Ono still lives in the apartment building with her and Lennon’s son, Sean. Ono lives in the same apartment on the 7th floor where she lived with Lennon, and the famously annoyed neighbors when the couple bought four other apartments to use for storage.

Other notable residents of The Dakota include Bono, Maury Povich, and author Harlan Coben — while a host of others have been duly rejected for various reasons: Antonio Banderas, Billy Joel, Carly Simon, Alex Rodriguez, Judd Apatow, Melanie Griffith, and Tea Leoni.

But unsurprisingly, the building is made up of wealthier individuals — the application process alone costs $1,000.

The building has also shed a host of well-known celebrities, including singers Madonna and Cher – the former reportedly failed to impress the board during the interview process.

Those seeking to inquire about living in The Dakota reportedly must undergo a lengthy interview process and submit years of tax documents and financial statements.

It’s also notoriously unequipped with fire escapes, as architect Henry J. Hardenbergh purposely avoided them and put mud from Central Park between the layers of brick to make the building “fireproof.”