Keith Urban donated a $ 40 million mansion to Nicole Kidman

The husband of the Oscar-winning Nicole Kidman is certainly a generous man. Keith Urban bought for his wife the mansion of her dreams in New York, formerly owned by Marc Chagall, Michael Jackson and other famous personalities.

Mansion in Manhattan

The collection of starry-couple estate Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman has been replenished with one more house. The country singer gave the actress a six-story mansion, built in 1898, located near Broadway.

New Nicole Kidman mansion in New York

The area of ​​the magnificent ancient building exceeds 1200 square meters, on which there are seventeen rooms, of which seven are bedrooms. In addition to the internal premises, the apartments have an open terrace and a secluded patio.

The last owner of the house with a rich history was the billionaire Mark Lazri. In 2001, the Moroccan paid $ 11 million for it, and sold it to Urban for 39.6 million (52 million Australian dollars).

Thirst for change

Kidman, who lived with her children in Nashville, wanted to move to New York to work on Broadway, participating in theater shows. Looking at the house, Nicole fell in love with the mansion Lazri, which was put up for sale. Kit, secretly his wife, bought a house, giving it to her.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban

In addition, according to a source close to the couple, Keith believes that moving to a metropolis is necessary for the quality education of their daughters - 9-year-old Sanday Rose and 6-year-old Faith Margaret. Nashville, of course, loses to New York in the level of schools and colleges, because here are the best educational institutions of the country.

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Well, obviously, the rumors about the problems in the marriage of Kidman and Urban are nothing more than gossip. Had this been true, the musician would not have made such a chic gift to his wife, knowing that in the event of a divorce the house would belong to her.