Alan Cumming buys townhouse

Actor Alan Cumming has bought an East Village townhouse here for $4.65 million.

Cumming, 48, and his graphic illustrator spouse Grant Shaffer purchased the four storey townhouse, which had an asking price of $5.1 million, reports nypost.com.

It has seven bedrooms, four baths and a "forest-like garden", along with a balcony and roof deck. It also boasts of a French country chef's kitchen with 19th-century flooring, plus city approval to build at least two more stories.