Jennifer Gould

Jennifer Gould

Celebrity Real Estate

‘Rent’ star Anthony Rapp lists $3.85M NYC pad to find bigger family home

This downtown Manhattan home is out of this world.

Actor Anthony Rapp — who made his name on Broadway in “Rent” and went on to play the openly gay Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stamets on “Star Trek: Discovery” — has listed the East Village loft he shares with his husband, life and leadership coach Ken Ithiphol, for $3.85 million.

Rapp, an Obie winner who also starred in the hilarious 1993 Texas high school comedy “Dazed and Confused,” and Ithiphol bought the second-floor loft at 32 E. 1st St. for $3.57 million in October of 2021.

Last December, they welcomed their first child, baby boy Rai Larson Ithiphol, via a surrogate. They are now on the market for a bigger, more family-friendly home.

“We don’t know yet where we’ll end up, but we are very excited by the possibility of a bigger space for our family,” the couple told The Post via email. 

Anthony Rapp.
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A view of the home’s stylish design.
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There’s also a chic open kitchen.
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The residence fills with light through large exposures.
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Rapp was also the first actor to accuse actor Kevin Spacey of sexual assault in 2017, when Rapp was 14 and the “House of Cards” star was 26. Rapp and another man filed a $40 million lawsuit against Spacey, which they lost last October.

This year, Rapp also starred in a one-person off-Broadway show, “Without You,” which was about bringing “Rent” to life — with songs from the musical and Rapp’s original compositions. He is now taking it on the road. First stop next week: San Francisco. He’ll also be doing a concert series with Adam Pascal at the Midtown Manhattan supper club 54 Below in January. 

Rapp was 22 and working at a Starbucks in 1994 when he auditioned for Jonathan Larson’s “Rent,” which was famously set in the East Village, just like this apartment. But the apartment Rapp is currently selling didn’t exist back then.

There’s room to create a home office space.
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Rapp now has a family, and they’re moving to find a bigger place.
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One of the other bedrooms on offer.
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The 10-story building launched in 2019; this is one of the first re-sales. The sleek three-bedroom, three-bath corner residence is 1,500 square feet. Designers Abby Shachat and Ravit Nimni-Avramovitz, of AJS Design/s, created the interiors.

The residence features a chef’s kitchen and a main bedroom suite with a walk-in closet and an ensuite bath. Design details include an open layout, triple-pane windows, high ceilings, radiant-heated bathrooms, surround sound, custom storage, modern millwork and 5-inch white oak floors. The third bedroom is currently used as a home office, with a walnut Murphy bed bookcase unit.

The building boasts a gym, a landscaped terrace courtyard and a gym with a hot tub, a plunge tub, and a sauna and steam room. 

The listing broker is Kristi Ambrosetti of Sotheby’s International Realty.