Harvey Weinstein Sells Remaining Westport Properties: Report

WESTPORT, CT — Months after selling his Minute Man Hill property last fall, Hollywood film executive Harvey Weinstein has sold his two remaining properties in Westport, according to media reports. The properties were sold to town resident Andrew Bentley on Feb. 2 for $16 million.

The sale comes in the wake of a number of sexual harassment allegations leveled against Weinstein, and nearly a week before a lawsuit was filed against the Weinstein Company by New York’s attorney general, the News-Times reported. The properties are located at 26 and 28 Beachside Avenue.

According to the News-Times, neither properties were Weinstein's primary home, however the film producer had held fundraisers on them for both Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama. Weinstein originally purchased the 26 Beachside Avenue property with his first wife, Eve Chilton, in 1994, and the other in 2000.

According to Westport Now, Town Clerk Patricia Strauss said the 26 Beachside Avenue property sold for $10 million, while the adjacent property sold for $6 million.

In October, Weinstein sold his Minute Man Hill property for $1.65 million. He had bought the property for $825,000 in 1995, according to property records.

Weinstein co-founded Miramax and is chairman of The Weinstein Company. He produced several famous movies including Shakespeare in Love and Gangs of New York. He was the executive producer for several Academy Award-winning movies including The Artist, The King's Speech, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Chicago and the English Patient.

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