The Upper East Side listing comes almost nine months after the famed diamond merchant died on Aug. 23, 2025
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- Maurice Tempelsman’s Upper East Side home has hit the market for $5.5 million nearly nine months after his death
- Tempelsman reportedly purchased the home in 1999 after previously living with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in her Fifth Avenue apartment
- The property includes two bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms and a 3,660-square-foot wraparound terrace with views of Central Park
The longtime New York City home of Maurice Tempelsman — Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s final love — has hit the market for $5.5 million nearly nine months after his death.
Located on the Upper East Side, the 1,872-square-foot space features two bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms. It also boasts a 3,660-square-foot wraparound terrace, which was a major selling point for Tempelsman when he first toured the place, according to The New York Times. Additionally, the property overlooks the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in Central Park.
The famed diamond merchant — who died on Aug. 23, 2025, at age 95 — reportedly purchased the property for $3.3 million in October 1999. Before purchasing the home, Tempelsman and the former first lady lived in her Fifth Avenue apartment together, the Times reports…