Amityville House Up For Sale (Update: Sold!)

[Tomspy77]

Updated 12:32 PM EDT, Wed, May 26, 2010

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Who will buy the Amityville horror house next?

It's a honey of a home, according to the real estate agents who looked it over and lived to tell about it.

"It's a beautiful house, but the basement is a little cold," said agent Denise Mierzejewski, laughing.

The five bedroom Dutch Colonial at 108 Ocean Drive in the sleepy Long Island community is listed by Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty for $1.15 million -- "The only thing scary about it is the taxes," quipped agent Rich Tancredi.

Well, not the only thing. The house first became infamous for the murders committed there.

Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot and killed six family members while they slept in the house in 1974

Wow.

[Tomspy77]

www.newsday.com/classifieds/real-estate/real-li-1.812034/amityville-horror-house-goes-into-contract-1.2179904
The Dutch Colonial at 108 Ocean Ave. made famous by "The Amityville Horror" book and movies went into contract this week.

Joanne Mills of Exit Realty Premier found the buyer. She would not disclose who they are, but Jerry O'Neill of Coldwell Banker Harbor Light in Amityville, whose brother, Peter, used to own the house, says the buyers live in the community and "wanted to get on the water in a big, old classic house."

Two sources independently identify the buyers as David D’Antonio and his wife, retirees who are active in community affairs. When reached by phone Thursday, a man who answered at the D’Antonio residence refused to comment.

[andrew]

Any idea for how much? Tom!

[Tomspy77]

Sure Andrew, and welcome to the board. according to Wiki:

In May 2010, the house was placed on the market with an asking price of $1.15 million. In August 2010, the house was sold to a local resident for $950,000.[31][32] On August 21, 2010, the departing owner held a moving sale at the house, and hundreds of people turned up for the event. They were allowed to go inside the house, but not to visit the upstairs rooms or the basement.

I'm not sure about the amount, but I know the rest is true based on my Amity reading/research.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_Horror

[andrew]

Thanks Tom. You do know who I am? Cryptic clue - Marco Polo

[sherlew (Ret)]

Hi andrew, welcome.

[Tomspy77]

Oh, yes you are that Mr. Ainsworth.
I was warned about you lol...

*Good show Holmes, however do you do it?....Secondary school, my dear Watson...*