BUY AND SIL

Silvio is looking for refuge in a church! Actor/musician Steven Van Zandt, known for his role as mobster Silvio Dante on “The Sopranos” (oh, and as a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band), and his wife, Maureen, have bid on a three-bedroom, three-bath penthouse in a former church on West Fourth Street.

While we hear that the offer has been accepted, there is still an open house scheduled for Sunday.

Sources say the couple has been renting a townhouse in the West Village.

The 3,500-square-foot apartment Van Zandt made an offer on has stained-glass windows – and a $5.99 million asking price. There are, uh, cathedral ceilings and a 600-square-foot terrace with an outdoor kitchen.

The 140-year-old deconsecrated former Methodist church, known as Novare, has been converted to eight loft condos by Flank Architects. Listing brokers Wilbur Gonzalez and Wendy Maitland of Brown Harris Stevens had no comment.

‘Country’ house

It’s not quite as remote as Fargo, but Oscar-winning actress Frances McDormand and her filmmaker husband Joel Coen are listing their secluded Hudson Valley hideaway.

Featuring killer views of the river, the Adirondack-style bungalow on a dead-end country road in the town of Esopus, NY, includes three bedrooms, 2½ baths, a double-height living room, a formal dining room and a wraparound screened porch.

Also featured, according to the Halstead Property listing, is a kitchen with a retrofitted classic O’Keefe & Merritt stove and large flour and sugar bins.

All this tranquility and charm is just $895,000.

Sources say McDormand and Coen, who co-directed and co-wrote Oscar contender “No Country for Old Men,” are scouting for larger digs in the area, which is an hour and a half from their apartment in Manhattan.

Halstead Property broker Chris Pomeroy did not return calls.

Ruble-licious

The Russian Federation is upgrading their living quarters.

According to city transfers, Putin’s pack have just purchased one of Manhattan’s tonier townhouses for $35 million.

The 25-foot-wide residence at 36 E. 75th St. was built in 1893. It was bought in 1915 by R. Horace Gallatin of the New-York Historical Society, who changed the facade to the brick and limestone classic configuration.

The home includes six bedrooms, eight full baths, three powder rooms and three staff rooms. There’s also a family room, a baronial formal dining room and a paneled library – all with fireplaces. Also included is a temperature-controlled wine cellar and a gourmet eat-kitchen that overlooks the garden.

The sale took place following a three-year renovation of the 12,000-square-foot building. Enjoy, comrades.

Worth a thought

Here’s an idea: This could be a good time to purchase the 2005 Hamptons Cottages & Gardens Idea House.

Hamptons C&G publisher Richard Ekstract and his wife, Eileen, have lowered the price of their eight-bedroom, 7,500-square-foot Bridgehampton mansion on 3.7 gated acres to $15 million. It first went on the market last fall for $18 million.

Designed by a team that included architect Hugh Huddleson and designer Robert Stilin, the high-tech, traditional residence includes the latest in kitchen (which is massive) and bath (of which there are 10) technology, with radiant heat and a geothermal HVAC system.

The expansive master suite includes a private media room, a sitting room and a dressing room. The finished lower level has staff quarters, two full baths and recreational areas. Outside, the covered portico with fireplace overlooks the oversized 40-foot-by-40-foot pool and landscaped grounds.

“I think the price is too cheap,” quips Ekstract. “Frankly, I don’t even know if I want to sell.”

Brokers Gary DePersia of the Corcoran Group and John Golden of Prudential Douglas Elliman will try to convince him.