Birch Wathen School Inc. was the corporate entity that owned the property at 9 East 71st Street in Manhattan before it was transferred to Nine East 71st Street Corp in 1989. The property would later become Jeffrey Epstein's New York headquarters.

Birch Wathen School Inc. owned the historic Herbert N. Straus House at 9 East 71st Street before selling it in 1989. The property was transferred to Nine East 71st Street Corp on September 6, 1989, in a transaction widely reported to involve Leslie Wexner's purchase on Epstein's behalf.

The mansion, one of Manhattan's largest single-family residences, would become central to Epstein's operations in New York. Survivor testimony and investigative reporting have identified the property as a primary location for alleged abuse and trafficking activities. Birch Wathen School Inc.'s former ownership represents an earlier, legitimate chapter in the mansion's history before it became associated with Epstein's criminal enterprise.

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New York City deed records (ACRIS); Property ownership history research; Investigative reporting on 9 East 71st Street