Celebrities

April 27, 2017

Park Slope townhouse Barack Obama once called home asks $4.3M

Before meeting Michelle, but after escaping his cramped rental on West 109th Street, President Barack Obama called this Park Slope brownstone home. Obama occupied the top floor of the three-story house with his then-girlfriend during the '80s, moving in shortly after he graduated from Columbia University. While the home was at the time split up into various rental apartments, in 1994, its new owners turned it into a single-family home. Now, as The Real Deal reports, the five-bedroom beauty has just listed for $4.295 million, up for sale for the first time in 23 years.
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April 27, 2017

Olympic gold medalist Shaun White lists his East Village penthouse for $2.79M

By Annie Doge

Snowboarder, skateboarder, and Olympic gold medalist Shaun White is looking to leave his East Village penthouse. The Post reports that the red-headed wonder has just listed his apartment at 425 East 13th Street for $2.79 million—though he also appears to be open to renters, asking $9,500 a month. The glassy pad is a sleek and modern with 1,174 square feet and some nice downtown views, but we can't say it's as extreme as we'd expect from a guy who does back flips on icy halfpipes.
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April 20, 2017

Demi Moore finally sells San Remo penthouse for a much-reduced $45M

By Annie Doge

It's been exactly two years since Demi Moore first listed her incredible San Remo penthouse for $75 million. But after sitting idly on the market for 14 months, she reduced the price way down to $59 million, and The Real Deal now got wind that she's finally sold the 17-room triplex for an even more reduced $45 million. Despite the major price chop, this is still the biggest sale ever at the iconic Central Park West co-op.
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April 18, 2017

NBC News anchor Lester Holt lists classy Nomad apartment for $6.6M

By Annie Doge

There's no "debating" that NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC anchor Lester Holt has good taste in real estate, as evidenced by the listing photos for his classy Nomad apartment. The fact that his wife, Carol Hagen-Holt, is one of the listing brokers probably doesn't hurt either. The Observer first noticed that the couple put the three-bedroom spread at 225 Fifth Avenue on the market for $6.6 million, a far cry from the $3.3 million they bought it for in 2007. It boasts views of Madison Square Park and the Flatiron Building, a private terrace, and a sumptuous mix of furnishings and decor.
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April 18, 2017

Former Knicks star Allan Houston lists tricked-out Westchester estate for $20M

By Annie Doge

Allan Houston, a former Knicks basketball player and current assistant general manager of the team, is selling his massive, almost 20,000-square-foot French revival home in Westchester County for just under $20 million. As the New York Post learned, the home located in Conyers Farm, a private gated community that borders Greenwich, Connecticut and Armonk, New York, has seven bedrooms and 10 marble bathrooms. Although it’s been on and off the market, sources told the Post that Houston wants to move his wife Tamara and their seven children to Manhattan in order to be closer to work. Facing Converse Lake, the expansive residence features a custom-designed basketball court, movie theater, trophy room, heated outdoor pool and, golf putting green.
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April 13, 2017

‘How I Met Your Mother’ actress Cobie Smulders lists Battery Park City condo for $4M

By Annie Doge

The star actress of the long-running TV show, "How I Met Your Mother," Cobie Smulders, and husband Taran Killam, Hamilton actor and SNL veteran, have listed their apartment at 2 River Terrace in Battery Park City for $3.995 million. As first reported by Luxury Listings NYC, the 1,580-square-foot-condo has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and boasts a private landscaped terrace. Other celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio and Tyra Banks have also lived in the building, and filmmaker Oliver Stone just bought an apartment there.
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April 13, 2017

Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone pays $4M for Battery Park City condo with views for days

By Annie Doge

Award-winning screenwriter, film director, producer, and New York native Oliver Stone is moving to Battery Park City. As the New York Post learned, Stone is buying a 24th-floor condo at Riverhouse at 2 River Terrace, a building home to Leonardo DiCaprio and formerly, Tyra Banks (whose duplex hit the market last month for $17.5 million). The $4.35 million apartment boasts 1,982 square feet and floor-to-ceiling windows.
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April 13, 2017

David Schwimmer checks out a $3.3M boutique condo in the East Village as a potential investment

By Annie Doge

Newly single David Schwimmer was seen checking out a $3.3 million apartment in the East Village's boutique condo building 64 East 1st Street. While bachelor pad initially comes to mind, a spokesperson for the actor told the Post, "He is always looking at interesting investment opportunities in New York." Schwimmer is not necessarily a welcome neighbor, however; in 2010 he bought a 19th-century townhouse on Tompkins Square Park (one of the oldest on the block) for $4.1 million, but the following year he destroyed it after the Landmarks Preservation Commission told him it was headed for landmark designation.
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April 10, 2017

Village carriage house rented by Taylor Swift with a pool, garage and elevator asks $24.5M

By Michelle Cohen

Last June, 6sqft reported that pop siren Taylor Swift was renting a carriage house at 23 Cornelia Street in the West Village for $40,000 a month while the Tribeca penthouse she'd purchased was undergoing a $535,000 renovation. The 1912 brick carriage house, which features a swimming pool, an elevator and a private garage, is now on the market for $24.5 million. The renovated home, owned by Soho House executive David Aldea who purchased it for $5.3 million in 2005, also boasts five bedrooms and several terraces in addition to its idyllic location and historic charm.
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April 6, 2017

Supermodel and philanthropist Petra Němcová sells $3M Tribeca condo with huge terrace

By Annie Doge

Supermodel Petra Němcová first hit it big in 2003 when she appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, but the very next year she made headlines for a very different reason when she survived the Indian Ocean tsunami after holding onto a palm tree branch for eight hours. This inspired her to found the Happy Hearts Fund, which rebuilds schools in areas hit by natural disaster. The nonprofit is headquartered in Hudson Square, so it makes sense that Němcová has been living nearby at 200 Chambers Street in Tribeca. She listed the striking corner unit, which has one of the building's largest private terraces, for $3.5 million in 2016, but the Post now tells us that after a recent price chop to $2,995,000 it's found a buyer.
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Rosie O’Donnell checks out $5.75M mod co-op on the Upper West Side

By Annie Doge

It's been two-and-a-half years since Rosie O'Donnell sold her chic Greenwich Village penthouse for $9 million, presumably spending more time at her other home in Nyack. But it looks like she's ready to move back to NYC, as the Post says that she's been house hunting on the Upper West Side. O'Donnell reportedly checked out a $5.75 million spread at the historic artist co-op 27 West 67th Street--part of the West 67th Street Artists’ Colony History District. The ultra-mod duplex is currently owned by internationally famed artist Abby Leigh, whose late husband was Tony-winning “Man of La Mancha” composer Mitch Leigh.
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April 5, 2017

Tom Brady and Gisele looking to upgrade apartments at 70 Vestry Street

By Annie Doge

With deflatgate behind him and another Super Bowl win under his belt, Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady is looking to upgrade apartments. The Post reports that he and supermodel wife Gisele Bündchen may be trading up from the 11th floor spread at Tribeca's 70 Vestry Street they bought for $20 million in August to a $35 million unit on the floor above. Why? The speculation is that Brady wants to be on floor 12, the same number as his jersey. Perhaps it's pure ego or superstition since his jersey was recently stolen after the big game. Either way, the Robert A.M. Stern-designed building won't be complete until next year, so the power couple has some time to make a final Hail Mary.
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March 31, 2017

Tyra Banks’ enormous Battery Park City duplex hits the market for $17.5M

By Annie Doge

Two years ago, Tyra Banks put her gigantic Battery Park City pad on the rental market for $50,000 a month, but the Times now reports that she's decided to part ways with it completely, listing the 7,000-square-foot Riverhouse duplex for $17.5 million. Banks, who welcomed her first child last year, is spending most of her time at her homes in Los Angeles and Northern California since her new makeup line is headquartered in LA and both of her hosting gigs--for “America’s Got Talent” and “America’s Next Top Model”--also film there. She did, however, tell the Times that she'll miss "the feeling of having a home in the sky."
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March 30, 2017

Meg Ryan scopes out a $28K/month West Village townhouse

By Annie Doge

Just a little over a month ago, Meg Ryan listed her super chic Soho loft for $10.9 million, which she bought in 2014 for $8 million from fellow actor Hank Azaria. Despite her love of revamping apartments--she recently told Architectural Digest, "I love renovating. I think it's tied to living the actor's life... it’s a chance for me to bring my vision into the world."--Ryan may be opting to rent, as the Post reports that she was seen checking out one of the modern townhouses at the West Village's 1 Morton Square development, which is currently available for $28,000/month.
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March 29, 2017

Director Ron Howard lists Central Park West co-op in the Eldorado for $12.5M

By Annie Doge

For $12.5 million, you can live in Oscar-winning director Ron Howard's classic Upper West Side co-op. He and wife Cheryl told the Wall Street Journal that they decided to list the three-bedroom spread at the iconic Eldorado--which they bought in 2004 for $5.575 million--to move farther downtown, closer to Howard's editing and post-production facilities. Not only does the home occupy the 26th floor of the Art Deco building's north tower, but it has a private elevator landing, 50 feet of direct Central Park frontage, and a flexible layout perfect for entertaining that the Howards implemented as part of a complete renovation.
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March 28, 2017

Investor flips Trump’s childhood home for double what he paid, likely selling to Chinese buyer

By Devin Gannon

When Manhattan real estate mogul Michael Davis bought Donald Trump's childhood home sight-unseen for just under $1.4 million in December, he had high hopes of flipping the Tudor-style residence in Jamaica Estates, Queens. Now, just three months later, the Times tells us that he's done just that, re-selling it at auction last week for $2.14 million, more than double the neighborhood average. Interestingly, the transaction was facilitated by lawyer Michael Tang who specializes in real estate investments made by overseas Chinese buyers. Tang told the Times in an email that he was unable to disclose the name or any other information about the buyer, whose identity is being shielded behind the newly created LLC "Trump Birth House."
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March 28, 2017

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are bringing sexy back to Tribeca with new penthouse buy

By Annie Doge

Although Justin Timberlake was spotted scoping out an $18.5 million Greenwich Village penthouse last month, he chose Tribeca to call home with wife Jessica Biel and their two-year-old son, Silas. According to the Real Deal, the power couple signed a deal for a penthouse at 443 Greenwich Street. Built in 1882 and recently restored by CetraRuddy Architects, the building boasts an interior courtyard, underground garage, 71-foot indoor swimming pool and landscaped roof terrace, so it’s no wonder celebrities are flocking here. Former residents include Mike Myers, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, Jennifer Lawrence, and Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton. While the exact unit the couple bought remains unclear, Penthouse G is currently under contract for $27.5 million.
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March 23, 2017

David Bowie’s former Central Park South condo lists for $6.5M with his personal piano included

By Annie Doge

Sure, a piano is always a nice touch, especially in a classic Central Park South condo like this. But when that piano belonged to none other than the late David Bowie, that certainly changes things. First spotted by the Post, the Essex House apartment that he and wife Iman lived in from 1992 to 2002 (before moving to Soho, where she still lives) has hit the market for $6,495,000, which includes Bowie's Yamaha.
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March 23, 2017

Iconic ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov buys Harlem condo for $1.4 million

By Annie Doge

Mikhail Baryshnikov, who fled the Soviet Union in 1974 and landed in Canada is today considered one of the greatest ballet dancers in history (closer to home, he also starred in "Sex and the City" as Sarah Jessica Parker's penultimate love interest). Nearly six years ago, he and his wife, former ballerina Lisa Rinehart, relocated to Harlem from the posh upstate enclave Snedens Landing, and they're clearly happy with this move, as they also recently bought a $1.4 million condo at the Strathmore, located at 1890 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard (h/t NY Post). Their new prewar abode, originally listed for $1.32 million, boasts three bedrooms, a cozy layout, and high ceilings.
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March 23, 2017

Greta Garbo’s exclusive East Side co-op hits the market for the first time in 64 years, asking $6M

By Annie Doge

For the first time in decades, an apartment in The Campanile, an exclusive co-op building in the Beekman/Sutton Place neighborhood, is for sale. As the New York Times reports, the sprawling fifth-floor home belonged to Greta Garbo, the late Hollywood screen icon, and hit the market this week at an asking price of $5.95 million, in an all-cash offer. Garbo bought 2,855-square-foot, three-bedroom residence in 1953 and lived there until her death in 1990, enjoying its private location and the fact that it was "very reminiscent of where she grew up in Stockholm — close to the water and with lots of sunlight," said her great-nephew Derek Reisfield. But with the apartment now largely vacant, her family has decided to sell.
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March 22, 2017

Rent in the Greenwich Village building where Alexander Hamilton purportedly spent his final day

By Dana Schulz

Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr may have dueled in Weehawken, New Jersey, but they also both left their mark on Greenwich Village. At the end of the 18th century, Burr began buying up land around Bedford and Downing Streets for his Richmond Hill country estate (a Federal rowhouse here recently hit the market for $5.75 million). Hamilton's connection is much less glamorous: On July 12, 1804, the day after the duel, he died in the home of his friend William Bayard. According to a plaque on the building, this took place at 82 Jane Street, where a listing for a $3,495/month one-bedroom also backs up the claim. But historians say Bayard actually lived a block north on Horatio Street.
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March 21, 2017

Music exec Sylvia Rhone looks to unload her Tribeca condo for $6.695M

By Emily Nonko

This three-bedroom Tribeca condo at 250 West Street definitely looks fit for a music producer, so it's no surprise this is the home of famous music industry executive Sylvia Rhone. Born and raised in Harlem, Rhone moved downtown after making her name in the business and purchased this pad for $4.3 million in 2013. The apartment boasts 2,500 square feet of space, with a joint living and dining room that looks out onto the Hudson River, and it can now be yours for $6.695 million.
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March 21, 2017

Author Chuck Klosterman lists Boerum Hill condo for $1.4M

By Annie Doge

Author Chuck Klosterman--perhaps best known for his essay collection "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs"--is looking to unload his cheerful Boerum Hill condo. According to a tipster, he and wife Melissa Maerz are moving to Portland and are therefore trying to make a semi-sizable profit on the 88 Wyckoff Street apartment, listing it for $1,369,000 when they bought it for $960,000 in 2010
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March 21, 2017

Gwyneth Paltrow’s former Tribeca townhouse hits the market for $25M

By Annie Doge

Coincidentally, just a few days after Gwyneth Paltrow and ex-husband Chris Martin sold their $10 million Tribeca penthouse at 416 Washington Street (where Gwynie has been currently living), the couple's former townhouse at 13 Harrison Street has hit the market for $24,995,000 (h/t LLNYC). The five-story, loft-style residence boasts seven bedrooms, ten bathrooms, an elevator, three wood-burning fireplaces, three laundry facilities, large skylights, and a lovely solarium. It's currently configured as two condos-- a six-bedroom owner's quadruplex and a mixed-use ground floor apartment--but will be delivered vacant.
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March 17, 2017

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Tribeca penthouse finally finds a buyer

By Annie Doge

Last month's price chop and new listing photos certainly did the trick--Gwyneth Paltrow and ex-husband Chris Martin have finally found a buyer for their Tribeca penthouse at 416 Washington Street. The consciously uncoupled pair bought the apartment as a pied-a-terre in 2007 for $5.1 million, but after going their separate ways, listed it last March for $14.25 million. Gwynie then reduced the price to $12.85 million in November and again to $9,995,000 last month. Now, Mansion Global reports that it's gone into contract, though until it hits public records there's no word on who the lucky buyer is and whether or not they'll retain the "ethereal" interiors and fuzzy nap zones.
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Celebrities

Park Slope townhouse Barack Obama once called home asks $4.3M

Olympic gold medalist Shaun White lists his East Village penthouse for $2.79M

Demi Moore finally sells San Remo penthouse for a much-reduced $45M

NBC News anchor Lester Holt lists classy Nomad apartment for $6.6M

Former Knicks star Allan Houston lists tricked-out Westchester estate for $20M

‘How I Met Your Mother’ actress Cobie Smulders lists Battery Park City condo for $4M

Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone pays $4M for Battery Park City condo with views for days

David Schwimmer checks out a $3.3M boutique condo in the East Village as a potential investment

Village carriage house rented by Taylor Swift with a pool, garage and elevator asks $24.5M

Supermodel and philanthropist Petra Němcová sells $3M Tribeca condo with huge terrace

Rosie O’Donnell checks out $5.75M mod co-op on the Upper West Side

Tom Brady and Gisele looking to upgrade apartments at 70 Vestry Street

Tyra Banks’ enormous Battery Park City duplex hits the market for $17.5M

Meg Ryan scopes out a $28K/month West Village townhouse

Director Ron Howard lists Central Park West co-op in the Eldorado for $12.5M

Bob Dylan's former Turtle Bay home asks $7.25M

Investor flips Trump’s childhood home for double what he paid, likely selling to Chinese buyer

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are bringing sexy back to Tribeca with new penthouse buy

David Bowie’s former Central Park South condo lists for $6.5M with his personal piano included

Iconic ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov buys Harlem condo for $1.4 million

Greta Garbo’s exclusive East Side co-op hits the market for the first time in 64 years, asking $6M

Rent in the Greenwich Village building where Alexander Hamilton purportedly spent his final day

Music exec Sylvia Rhone looks to unload her Tribeca condo for $6.695M

Author Chuck Klosterman lists Boerum Hill condo for $1.4M

Gwyneth Paltrow’s former Tribeca townhouse hits the market for $25M

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Tribeca penthouse finally finds a buyer

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