Culkin’s eye-watering ‘Home Alone’ payout

Macaulay Culkin has just scored a stunning $12m payout, courtesy of the height of his childhood fame during his ‘Home Alone’ days.

Culkin has offloaded his longtime New York apartment for an impressive $US7.75 million ($A12.3 million).

The New York Post reports the deal appears to have taken place off-market.

The former childstar bought the home when he was just 19.

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Culkin, now 44, purchased the Manhattan condo at 704 Broadway in 1999 for $US1.75 million.

That means he made a very handy profit of around $US6m or $9.6m on the home.

The full-floor residence features three bedrooms, two bathrooms — plus an expansive L-shaped living area encompassing the kitchen, dining and living roomsThe building itself carries a storied history.

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Originally the headquarters of the Socialist Workers’ Party, it was converted into a liveable space in the 1970s by Bruce Gitlin, a factory owner who fought to secure his rights to the loft with the help of his real estate lawyer — and future wife — Ellen Schrager, the Observer previously reported.

When the couple moved uptown in 1999, the property was snapped up by Culkin at the height of his post- “Home Alone” fame.

The actor purchased the loft shortly after marrying soap star Rachel Miner, though the couple divorced three years later.

Despite the break-up, Culkin held on to the property for more than 25 years.

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The off-market sale has kept additional details under wraps, but the condo’s location just steps from Washington Square Park and its industrial-chic charm, likely added to its appeal.

In 2016, Culkin opened his doors to his “sun-filled” apartment to New York Magazine showcasing his art gallery at the time.

“The neighbourhood was a lot different. There was a Wiz downstairs. Now everything’s owned by NYU,” he told the outlet.

“I’ll take walks at 2 or 4 in the morning, because there’s nobody out on the streets and it’s easy for me to go unnoticed.”

Culkin revealed that for nearly two decades he had been splitting his time between New York and France and realised he preferred the City of Light, thinking that nobody knew who he was there.

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“It turned out that no, they recognised me, they just didn’t care. I was like, ‘Where have you people been my entire life?’” he added.

Today, he lives with his wife, actress Brenda Song, and their two children in a five-bedroom, six-bathroom home in Toluca Lake, California.

They purchased it from Kiefer Sutherland for $US8 million in 2022 in an off-market deal.

Parts of this story first appeared in the New York Post and was republished with permission.

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