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Former Arsenal and Barcelona striker Thierry Henry has relisted his sprawling Manhattan penthouse in Soho for $25 million, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The Premier League icon and his longtime partner, Andrea Rajacic, initially put the property on the market last year for $26.75 million before pulling it back due to their emotional attachment to the residence.
Property Details and Layout
Occupying the upper three levels of a 39 Crosby Street brick and cast-iron Neo-Grec structure crafted in the 1870s by designer Edward H. Kendall, the residence spans roughly 6,086 square feet, according to the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post. The home contains five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and two powder rooms. Spanning the primary entertaining floor are glass walls, 14-foot ceilings, a gas fireplace, and a connected terrace offering vistas across Soho’s historic rooftops toward the Brooklyn Bridge and One World Trade Center. Additional features include an all-white kitchen with custom Italian cabinetry, a media room and sun lounge, an elevated mezzanine office, and a plush primary suite with dual baths and heated floors. The penthouse includes approximately 3,400 square feet of private outdoor space distributed across four areas, capped by a 1,221-square-foot rooftop terrace equipped with a pergola, barbecue station, and outdoor dining and lounging areas, carrying a monthly common charge of $6,787.
Acquisition and Relocation History
Henry and Rajacic acquired the duplex penthouse and the unit directly below it in the summer of 2010 for $14.85 million—the same year the French forward left Barcelona to join the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. The couple subsequently combined the spaces into a single triplex residence following an exhaustive day of Manhattan house-hunting. They lived in the Crosby Street property full-time for roughly five years before relocating to London in late 2014 following Henry’s retirement from professional soccer, according to the New York Post. While they kept the apartment as a vacation home for visits to New York City, those trips eventually waned, prompting the decision to sell.
Market Comparison and Pricing
The current $25 million asking price represents a $1.75 million reduction from last year’s $26.75 million valuation, placing the price per square foot at approximately $4,108, according to the New York Post. Joshua Judge of Sotheby’s International Realty–Downtown Manhattan Brokerage holds the listing for the property, which features keyed elevator access and deeded parking spaces. Reflecting on the difficulty of letting go of the residence, Henry told the Wall Street Journal, “We were and still are in love with the place,” adding that leaving New York had been “very difficult.” Beyond his real estate holdings in New York and a reported £10 million home in Hampstead, north London, Henry’s career encompasses extensive post-retirement media work as an analyst for networks including CBS Sports, Amazon Prime Video, and Fox Sports, alongside his ownership stake in Italian football club Como 1907.