ABC Carpet & Home co-founder’s former home sells for $13.1M

Condo in 15 Central Park West changes hands after nearly 300 days on the market

Noel Berk and 15 Central Park West, unit 15K
Noel Berk and 15 Central Park West, unit 15K

UPDATED, 4:23 p.m., May 22: A three-bedroom condominium unit at 15 Central Park West, formerly home to Evan Cole, the co-founder of ABC Carpet & Home, has sold for just over $13 million.

First purchased off plans devised by Cole, who sold the property a month after taking possession back in March 2008, the 2,512-square-foot unit was asking $13.9 million when it closed for $13.1 million. When the unit first hit the market last year, it asked $14.9 million, the New York Post reported. Roxanne Martino, CEO of Aurora Investment Management, was the seller, along with husband Daniel Martino. The pair paid $9.1  million when the purchased the pad in March, thus snagging a $4 million profit in this most recent sale.

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The 15th-floor apartment features three-and-a-half bathrooms and double-wall ovens.

Brokerage Mercedes/Berk’s Noel Berk and Liz Mercedes Berk had the listing. The buyer was shielded by an LLC dubbed Park 15. [Michael Gross] — Mark Maurer and Julie Strickland