Kathie Lee Gifford is selling her 13,163-square-foot waterfront home in Connecticut, after owning it for 32 years
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The home, nicknamed Cedar Cliff, features eight bedrooms, nine baths and unique sunrise and sunset views from its peninsula location
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Gifford says the decision to sell reflects her new life in Nashville and her focus on writing and music projects
Kathie Lee Giffordhas put her waterfront Connecticut home on the market for a whopping $100 million.
The stunning Greenwich property, which she bought in 1994 with her husbandFrank Gifford, is nicknamedCedar Cliff. It is being sold throughLeslie McElwreathat Sotheby's International. The property boasts eight bedrooms, nine baths and five half-baths, and covers 13,163 square feet on 2.9 acres.
"Frank and I were immediately drawn to the extraordinary and unique mediterranean beauty of the house on Cedar Cliff. We felt as though we were stepping onto the grounds of a European villa. It was just stunning," Gifford, 72, shares with PEOPLE.
Now living in Nashville, where she moved to after retiring from her role at theToday Showin 2018, Gifford says she made the 40-mile commute into Midtown Manhattan daily while living at Cedar Cliff and working at NBC.
"That was my regular commute, until I left the show withRegis [Philbin]in 2000 and took an eight-year break from daytime television," she says.
"Our friend, Jim Bell, the executive producer of theToday Show, talked me into returning in 2008, alongside my precious Hoda Kotb. One year turned into eleven, and I finally leftTodayin 2018 and moved to Tennessee," says Gifford, who recently released her 31st book.
As for why she's selling now, she says that she's fully embraced her third act as a singer-songwriter and author down in the South.
"The years went on, and my children had moved, the house that had once seemed so full of life and of laughter and of music had suddenly gone silent to me," she says.
"I knew I had to make new memories," Gifford continues. "By that time, I was writing a screenplay for my friend, Craig Ferguson and me, and cowriting the music for the soundtrack. I was spending more and more time in Nashville, and it was the new beginning that I needed. I moved down there full-time in 2019, but I never stopped loving Cedar Cliff."
As for whether she had a favorite aspect of the home she owned for 32 years, she says it was all about location, location, location. (And sunrises and sunsets.)
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"It's hard to choose a favorite feature, because so often it depended on the season and what time of year we were in," she says.
"Because of the unique position of the house on its own peninsula, I was always so moved by the fact that we were blessed to watch the sun rise every morning from a little alcove which we called ‘The South of France' (a vestige of the 1920s Beach Club) and watch the sun set on the opposite side of the property as we gave thanks for all our blessings," she says.
Gifford adds, "Frank and I both came from very humble beginnings, and it was almost unbelievable to us that we would have the opportunity to not only live out our married life there together, but also to raise our children in such a magical environment."
She says her favorite memories of the home include entertaining with friends like Regis and his wife Joy,Kevin Costner, Kenny Loggins, Neil Sedaka andKris Jenner. "Playing the piano with Dolly Parton. Hosting screenings in our theater and raising funds for our favorite charities," she says.
"But I think my all-time favorite memory would be of watching Frank sit down at Praise Point for hours, watching the beautiful sailboats and waving to the fishermen and paddle boarders. Here was a man who had conquered eight halls of fame, had traveled the world many times over, and nothing compared to his home. It was his favorite spot on earth."
She notes that it's time to pass the home on to someone else, even though she'll always "miss Frank and the beautiful life we created together."
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"Our lives have taken us elsewhere since Frank's passing," she says.
"With my children now adults, and with their own growing families, we always knew in our hearts that we would know when it was the right time, and we would have peace about it. Over the years, we were constantly besieged with inquiries. We weren't ready then. We have great peace now."
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