History of New York, home of 60s counterculture rebels is asking $6.6 million

A historic 19th-century brick building that was once a home base for 1960s counterculture activists has gone on the market for $6.6 million.

The cultural monument, at 9 Bleecker St. in Noho, served as headquarters for the Yippies (members of the International Youth Party) led by 60s icons Abbie, author of Steal This Book, and Anita Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Nancy Kurshan and Paul Krassner—for 41 years .

Built in 1884, the three-story, 20-foot-wide building is part of the East Noho Historic District, just off the Bowery. Zoned both commercial and residential, it could be converted into a fabulous single family residence.

At 3,357 square feet, the building features eight rooms and 2½ baths, plus an additional 1,220 square feet on the lower level, expandable to an additional 2,743 square feet with 11-foot, 9-inch ceilings — some of which are honeycombed.

The Yippies were founded by political activists in 1967 in part to protest the Vietnam War. By 1973, the Bleecker Street building had become Yippie headquarters. Before that, it was home to the Diggers, a San Francisco-based group of “community anarchists” who provided free food and clothing to hippies and others in need.

During its Yippie era, the Noho building featured plenty of entertainment, including open mic nights, comedy shows, live music, tutorials and a coffee shop—all centered around political activism. In 2004, the Yippies, through Yippie Holdings, along with the National AIDS Brigade, purchased the building for $1.2 million.

However, the building entered service in 2014. A boxing gym, aptly named Overthrow NYC — the same name as one of the Yippies’ alternative newspapers — moved in after signing a 10-year lease.

Now, the lease is up and the building, which still contains much of its Yippie-era counterculture decor and remains a quirky tourist mecca, is up for sale by Centech, which owns the building’s mortgage.

Nearby venues include Kith, Phillip Lim and John Varvatos—in the legendary former music venue CBGB—along with private club Zero Bond and upscale dining spots that anchor the neighborhood like Il Buco and BondST.

The listing agents are Amalia Daskalakis of Corcoran and Carl Muehlmann.