The celebrity chef, 54, was spotted on Wednesday loading her possessions into a U-Haul van near the Westchester County, NY, residence. Lee was seen in a black outfit and matching face mask as she loaded up a moving truck.
Lee spoke about bidding farewell to the four-bedroom, Colonial-style home on her Instagram,writing in a heartfelt tributeto the property: “Today will be one of the saddest days of my life. Today is the day that I do the final move out from Lily Pond.”
“I love that house and I have a personal relationship with every single room of that home,” she continued, posting an image of the house’s exterior. “I hope the new owners take care of it as well as I did and I will love it forever. #thehousethatbuiltme.”
Inanother post, Lee said her “last moments on Lily Pond were very BitterSweet.”
“I walked around the outside of my beautiful home —I wanted to drink in every angle and remember the beautiful moments that were spent in every place,” she wrote. “I stopped at the top of the hill where I planted one of 6 tree lines of evergreen trees and 200 daffodil bulbs —-I just looked at the house, I prayed the next owners would be kind to it and love it as I did—- I cried and cried.”
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“It was a most amazing experience and I absolutely know that House and all of its 3 beautiful acres loved us too!” she concluded her note.
According to areal estate listingon Estately, the roughly 4,000 square-foot home has four bedrooms but “lives like a six-bedroom home,” with plenty of space in which to entertain, including three dining areas, a finished basement, home gym, and oversized kitchen.
Leeinvited PEOPLE into the New York homein 2019, sharing all of the details that made it so special — including copies of letters from the Founding Fathers on display in the dining room and a collection of china passed down from her grandmother.
“It smells like cookies and feels like heaven,” Leesaid of the residencein an April 2019 feature with PEOPLE.
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Though Lee owns the home, she shared it with Cuomo, 63, for a period during their 14-year relationship, whichended in September 2019.
The estatewent on the market in May 2019for $2 million, PEOPLE reported at the time. It sold in October 2020 for $1.85 million, according toPage Six.
The beach house is in addition to a $7 million Beverly Hills estate, which will reportedly serve as a home base for the star, according to theNew York Post.
source: people.com
