Amy Schumer Lived at This $8.5M Hudson Valley Home Perched Above a Waterfall

Featured in the series “Expecting Amy,” the 21-acre estate includes a main home, a pair of guesthouses, and an art studio with views of the rushing rapids.

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Location: Rhinebeck, New York 

Price: $8,495,000

Architect: Steve Mensch

Main House Footprint: 3,602 square feet (3 beds, 2.5 baths)

Studio Footprint: 1,800 square feet (1 bed, 1 bath)

Guesthouse 1 Footprint: 874 square feet (1 bed, 1 bath)

Guesthouse 2 Footprint: 522 square feet (1 bed, 1 bath)

Lot Size: 21 acres

From the Listing: "Set on 21 private acres in Rhinebeck, this extraordinary architectural estate rises alongside a waterfall on the Landsman Kill. Water passes over an early 1900s dam and plunges approximately 60 feet into a basin below, placing the drama of the landscape at the very center of the home. The late architect Steve Mensch discovered the site in winter and understood its power immediately. Rather than impose a single monumental structure on the setting, he conceived a collection of four copper-roofed buildings linked by covered walkways and stone paths. The result draws on modernist, Japanese, and Balinese traditions while feeling entirely specific to this place. Built of steel and cement alongside the dam, the main house turns a familiar floor plan upside down. The kitchen and living spaces occupy the upper level, where fully retractable glass walls open the room to the sight and sound of the falls. The primary suite lies below, followed by two additional guest sleeping areas, with a media room on the ground floor. Throughout, the architecture invites a close connection to the water while maintaining the quiet, contemplative atmosphere Mensch envisioned."

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Comedian Amy Schumer lived in the house while filming her documentary series, Expecting Amy.

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Before designing the house, architect Steve Mensch spent time on the site with a cot and a drafting table, studying the terrain as it changed with the seasons. 

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Covered walkways and stone paths cut through the landscape to two separate guesthouses. 

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The property includes a three-story structure that was used by the original owners as an architecture and painting studio.  

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The studio is oriented directly toward the waterfall.

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The Waterfall House is currently listed for $8,495,000 by Delyse Berry of Upstate Down Real Estate.

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