SALT LAKE CITY — One of Salt Lake City’s more recognizable residents has put his home up for sale and plans to move out of the state.
Tan France, a fashion designer who became a television personality after Netflix’s “Queer Eye,” recently listed his 3.36-acre home in Salt Lake City’s posh North Cove community for sale.
“It’s a house that we are crazy about that we thought was going to be our forever home; however, we’ve decided to move to the East Coast,” France said in a video he posted to social media on Tuesday. He, his husband and their children are moving to New York.
Sotheby’s lists the selling price of the five-bedroom, 6,903-square-foot home, which was completed in 2023, at $7.5 million. It also comes with a $1,945 quarterly homeowners’ association fee and nearly $25,000 in property taxes annually, according to the international realty firm.
The gated community, located near the mouth of City Creek Canyon, comes with 24/7 security, while the home features “breathtaking views” of the Wasatch Mountains, Sotheby’s wrote. The home also has a fully enclosed glass atrium, a heated driveway, a “thoughtfully curated” interior that includes a large laundry room, home theater and a 1,000-square-foot custom closet, the firm added.
Salt Lake City’s North Cove community is pictured on April 12. (Photo: Carter Williams, KSL)
Architectural Digest described it as France’s “dream house” that he helped design when it featured the home in 2024.
“I chose to move here because I thought it was the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen in my life,” France told the outlet, adding that he and his husband “labored so hard over every detail” of the Tudor-style home.
France moved to Salt Lake City well before the home was built. A native of England who became a naturalized U.S. citizen, he lived “in Salt Lake City on and off for more than a decade,” the Associated Press noted in 2019. He also met his husband, Rob, in Utah’s capital city.
In addition to “Queer Eye,” he has appeared on several different television programs over the years, usually as himself. France has also amassed a major online following, including more than 3.5 million followers on Instagram.
He explained in 2019 that Salt Lake City was the place that helped him “escape from the extra life I have no desire to live.” However, on Tuesday, the 43-year-old explained that he and his husband “live like senior citizens who are retired” and that living in Utah felt like being in a “bubble” away from events and friends.
“It is wild that we would give up that house. I love that house so much, and it’s been my favorite home,” he added. “But we’re going to do something that, hopefully, is really exciting.”
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