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Apthorp wins AG approval to begin closings


From left: Lev Leviev, the Apthrop and resident Cyndi Lauper

After nearly three years of controversy, the landmark Apthorp condominium on the Upper West Side has won approval from the state Attorney General’s office to commence closing apartment contracts, according to four legal and government sources.

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Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office, who did not return a call for comment, signed off on the conversion late last week, following a nine-month investigation into the relationship between the contracted buyers and the development team, led by Lev Leviev’s Africa Israel, the Israeli-based real estate and diamond conglomerate.

The Apthorp, an 163-unit property, located at 390 West End Avenue, has been a long-time residence of superstar Cyndi Lauper and the former home of Conan O’Brien, Al Pacino and Rosie O’Donnell.

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