Where does Robert De Niro live? The actor was born and raised in New York City, and much of his adult life has been spent in different homes throughout New York state. West Village town houseFor about 37 years, the Heat actor resided at the same West Village town house. Inherited Montauk beach houseOne of De Niro’s homes was left to him by his father, the late painter Robert De Niro Sr. That same year, he dropped $1.5 million on an estate in the small town of Gardiner, New York, that he has called home ever since.