Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock Lists His Lakefront Midcentury for $975K
After owning the New Jersey home for 15 years, the American rapper/guitarist and his partner, Kathleen Hanna, are trading the East Coast for the West.
![Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock Lists His Lakefront Midcentury for $975K](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6063391372700811264/6813832320700166144-small/after-owning-the-new-jersey-home-for-15-years-the-american-rapperguitarist-and-his-partner-kathleen-hanna-are-trading-the-east-coast-for-the-west.jpg?#)
After owning the New Jersey home for 15 years, the American rapper/guitarist and his partner, Kathleen Hanna, are trading the East Coast for the West.
![After owning the New Jersey home for 15 years, the American rapper/guitarist and his partner, Kathleen Hanna, are trading the East Coast for the West.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6063391372700811264/6813832320700166144-large/after-owning-the-new-jersey-home-for-15-years-the-american-rapperguitarist-and-his-partner-kathleen-hanna-are-trading-the-east-coast-for-the-west.jpg)
If you’re a Beastie Boys fanatic—or looking to score a turnkey midcentury for less than one million dollars—this lakefront home may be of interest. Tucked away in Hewitt, New Jersey, just 35 miles from New York City, the single-family residence was built in 1955 and comes packed with period charm.
![The 1950s home rests at the end of a private road, providing a quiet setting on a double-wide lot.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6063391372700811264/6813832314740236288-medium/the-1950s-home-rests-at-the-end-of-a-private-road-providing-a-quiet-setting-on-a-double-wide-lot.jpg)
The 1950s home rests on a double-wide lot at the end of a private road.
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![The front door sets the stage for midcentury charm, featuring three nautical porthole windows.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6063391372700811264/6813832325734359040-medium/the-front-door-sets-the-stage-for-midcentury-charm-featuring-three-nautical-porthole-windows.jpg)
The front door sets the stage for midcentury charm with three porthole windows.
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Beastie Boys’ Adam Keefe Horovitz—better known as Ad-Rock—purchased the dwelling in 2006 with his partner, musician and feminist activist Kathleen Hanna, for $399,500. Over the last 15 years, the creative duo have primarily used the property as a weekend/summer retreat.
![Clerestory windows span the wall in the living room, which also features a broad brick fireplace.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6063391372700811264/6813832331455389696-medium/clerestory-windows-span-the-wall-in-the-living-room-which-also-features-a-broad-brick-fireplace.jpg)
Clerestory windows span the living room, which also features a broad brick fireplace.
Photo courtesy of Compass
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