Historic NYC home to 60s counterculture rebels asks $6.6M

A historic 19th-century brick building that was once a home base for 1960s counterculture activists has hit the market for $6.6 million.The cultural landmark, at 9 Bleecker St.

in Noho, served as the headquarters for the Yippies (the Youth International Party) led by ’60s icons Abbie 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 Noho East Historic District, just off the Bowery.

Zoned both commercial and residential, it could be transformed into a fabulous single-family mansion.At 3,357 square feet, the building features eight rooms and 2½ bathrooms, 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 honeycomb.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 central. 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, instructional courses and a café — all centered around political activism.

By 2004, the Yippies, via Yippie Holdings, along with the National AIDS Brigade, bought the building for $1.2 million.However, the building went into receivership 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 features much of its Yippie-era counterculture décor and remains an offbeat tourist mecca, is for sale by Centech, which owns the building’s mortgage.Nearby spots include Kith, Phillip Lim and John Varvatos — in the former legendary music spot of CBGB — al...