The home was designed as a split two-family residence. Each side has four stories.

A Montclair property formerly owned by Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, a founding member of the legendary funk and soul band Kool & the Gang, has been listed for $7.5 million.

Listed in August 2025 by Allison Maguire of Brown Harris Stevens, the property at 82-84 Watchung Ave. includes two four-story townhouses designed as a split two-family residence. Thomas purchased the Montclair homes in 1999 for about $375,000, according to county records. Dating to 1908, they underwent extensive renovations following Thomas’s death in 2021 at age 70 in a rebuild that has been the talk of the neighborhood, Maguire said.

The price is significant, but the craftsmanship, attention to detail and materials used during the three-

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