Hilfiger’s Greenwich estate sells for $45M

GREENWICH — Designer Tommy Hilfiger and his wife have sold their backcountry French Normandy-style estate in one of the area’s largestever home sales — while Hilfiger’s former wife has coincidentally listed her own backcountry home for $40 million.

Listed last year for $47.5 million, the Hilfigers’ sixbedroom house, at 30 John St., had ranked as Greenwich’s most-expensive residential real estate listing, and it sold for $45 million.

The Hilfigers paid $31 million for the 22-acre estate in 2010, according to property records. It sits at the top of Round Hill — the highest point in Greenwich, with vistas of Long Island Sound and the Manhattan skyline.

Janet Milligan, of Sotheby’s International Realty, was the property’s listing agent. Sally Slater, of Douglas Elliman, represented the buyers.

The brokers declined to disclose the buyers’ identity, but noted that there were multiple bidders on the property.

Known internationally for his namesake clothing brand, Hilfiger said last year that he and his wife, Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, were moving to Palm Beach, Fla., a long-planned relocation that was accelerated because of the impact of the coronavirus crisis.

The Hilfigers, who have renovated and sold a number of other houses in Greenwich, made extensive improvements on the property.

The upgrades encompassed the mechanics for the 13,300-square-foot home and a new roof that took three years to build with handmade tiles.

They also restored the ceilings, moldings and floors and put in a new chef’s kitchen and new baths.

Susie Hilfiger, the first wife of Tommy Hilfiger, has put her home on the market for $40 million. The approximately 17-acre estate is at 591 Riversville Road, about 1.5 miles west of 30 John St.

Known as Denbigh Farm, it is perched well above sea level, with views of Long Island Sound.

It is anchored by a 17,000-square-foot home dating to the late 1700s. It includes seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms and four powder rooms.

Janet Milligan is the listing agent for the property.

Samuel Rodriguez & Steve Rossi for Sotheby’s International Realty Designer Tommy Hilfiger and his wife, Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, have sold their 22-acre home in backcountry Greenwich for $45 million.

Samuel Rodriguez & Steve Rossi for Sotheby’s International Realty Designed by architect Greville Rickard and built in 1939 for real estate magnate Charles Paterno, the estate later became the home of financier and art patron Joseph Hirshhorn.