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Alicia Keys puts Syosset house on the market

Alicia Keys arrives at the Keep A Child

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Grammy Award-winning musician Alicia Keys is selling her gated 9,000-square-foot crib in Syosset. She's asking $3.85 million.

"This house is so special because it's nestled on a gorgeous tree-lined block in one of the nicest cul-de-sac streets on the North Shore," says Shaun Osher, chief executive of CORE, the Manhattan real estate firm listing the property. "The house itself is in top-notch condition, but it's specifically the layout that makes it a true gem. It's rare for a house to feel so intimate with 9,000 square feet of living space."

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Property records show that Keys bought the 15-room house in 2005 for $3.995 million through a corporation.

Taxes are $40,970 a year, according to the listing.

The 2.2-acre property has a 50-foot pool with a Jacuzzi, a pool house and a 2,000-square-foot patio. There are six bedrooms, six baths and two half-baths.

Keys recently confirmed that she is pregnant with her first child and engaged to be married.

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