The Garden State boasts a slew of homegrown celebrities that range from Bruce Springsteen and Frank Sinatra to Anne Hathaway and the Jonas Brothers. But one of Brooklyn’s giants of comedy, Chris Rock, has called New Jersey home for most of his adult life – inside a sprawling mansion that has proven to be a great investment.
Where Does Chris Rock Live?
Chris Rock, who rose to fame on Saturday Night Live in the 1990s and parlayed that run into a long series of comedy specials and movies, has long eschewed the hills of Hollywood for the quieter landscape of Alpine.
Alpine, in Bergen County, is home to some of the most expensive real estate not only in New Jersey but the entire country, as it has regularly ranked high in “most expensive homes” studies over the years.
Rock’s mansion is situated just a stone’s throw from the hiking trails and scenic vistas of Palisades Interstate Park and was constructed in 1999. Set on approximately 2 acres, the comedian purchased the four-bedroom, four-bathroom estate back in 2001 for $3 million.
Spanning over 10,300 square feet, the property features a large in-ground swimming pool, a spacious lounge area, and a curving wrap-around driveway. A black wrought iron gate with bricked-column pillars leads to a brick-paved pathway, but the house is shrouded in secrecy otherwise.
That’s probably the way the entertainer likes it, although he makes no secret of his Alpine lifestyle. Rock included his Alpine residence in part of a comic routine during his “Kill the Messenger” stand-up special from 2008 and described the borough he calls home as “like Beverly Hills with freaking snow” in an interview with Vulture from 2014.
Rock recently revealed that his ex-wife, Malaak Compton-Rock, owns a house down the street during his “Tambourine” comedy special that was released on Netflix in 2017. The former couple, who divorced after 20 years of marriage in 2016, share two children, Lola, and Zahra.
Rock’s Alpine home has proven to be a good investment, as the property currently has an assessed value of almost $6 million. He has likely run into more than a few famous neighbors over the years, as big entertainment names including P. Diddy, Patrick Ewing, Stevie Wonder, and Rock’s fellow SNL alum Tracy Morgan have called Alpine home during his time.
Alpine continues to be one of the most sought-after spots in the tri-state area for the rich and famous, with former NHL All-Star Ilya Kovalchuk recently unloading an unfinished mansion in the borough for a cool $10 million.
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