Home where Kurt Cobain committed suicide 27 years ago gets new owner

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The Seattle home where Kurt Cobain took his own life over 27 years ago has found a new owner, The Post can report.

The Nirvana frontman was discovered on the property, which he shared with wife Courtney Love, with a self-inflicted gunshot wound on April 5, 1994, at 27. 

Three years after his death, the home sold for $2.9 million to Mr. Euyang Walter Jr., a Seattle businessman, property records show. 

Walter, 64, and his family would remain in the historic home for 23 years before deciding to part ways with the property, listing the residence for sale at a pricey $7.5 million in 2019. 

However, the home quietly sold on Aug. 24, 2020, for $7,050,0000 — $450,000 less than the asking price. 

A police officer stands guard on the back porch of Kurt Cobain's garage where Cobain's body was found early 08 April 1994 in Seattle, WA, after an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. Cobain, 27, was the lead singer of the Seattle-based grunge rock group Nirvana.
The house in April 1994 after Kurt Cobain was found dead inside. A police officer stands guard.
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Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during the taping of MTV Unplugged at Sony Studios in New York City, November, 18, 1993. He was found dead in the greenhouse of the home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during the 1993 taping of “MTV Unplugged” in New York City. He was found dead in the greenhouse of the home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love and baby Frances Bean attending the 1993 MTV Music Video Awards in Los Angeles, September 2, 1993. Drugs were also found in Cobain's system during a routine autopsy.
Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love and baby Frances Bean attending the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Drugs were also found in Cobain’s system during the autopsy.
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The new owner purchased the home under the LLC, CSK Washington Investments. 

Walter did not return The Post’s request for comment.

The 1990s grunge rock god and Love, now 57, had purchased the Queen Anne-style house for $1.48 million in January 1994 – three months before his death.

Cobain was found in the greenhouse of the estate, which Love later had demolished. 

In May, the FBI and Seattle Police released never before seen photos and documents of the death scene along with details about the events and theories surrounding it.

Newly released pictures show Kurt Cobain's body lying on the ground with drug paraphernalia beside him.
Newly-released pictures show Kurt Cobain’s body lying on the ground with drug paraphernalia beside him.
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Kurt Cobain's suicide note was on top of a planter in the greenhouse with a pen stuck through the center of the note.
Cobain’s suicide note was on top of a planter in the greenhouse with a pen stuck through the center of the note.
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Several photos show police officers, detectives and supervisors securing the scene at Kurt Cobain's house.
Several photos show police officers, detectives and supervisors securing the scene at Cobain’s house.
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A stool stands at the lone piece of furniture in the greenhouse, with the words "now you have many legs to stand on," carved into it.
A stool stands as the lone piece of furniture in the greenhouse, with the words “now you have many legs to stand on,” carved into it.
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The entryway to the greenhouse.
The entryway to the greenhouse.
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Made up of four bedrooms and five baths, the home spans over 7,000 square feet and is situated on nearly an acre of land with views of Lake Washington. 

Built in 1902, the house is in exclusive Denny Blaine, an affluent east central Seattle neighborhood on the banks of Lake Washington.

Features include a wine cellar, walk-in closet and hardwood flooring throughout. Property records show last renovations to the home were made in July.

Cobain’s childhood home, also in Washington state, was noted as a landmark and is expected to be turned into an exhibit next spring. 

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