$100M in Apthorp closings expected over styl

Closings have begun at the Upper West Side’s Apthorp condominium, Prudential Douglas Elliman powerbroker Dolly Lenz told the Post. Lenz said more than $100 million worth of closings are expected over the next six weeks. The iconic 102-year-old building, whose residents have included Nora Ephron, Al Pacino, Cyndi Lauper and Sidney Poitier, was originally built for the Astor Family. Developers Mann Realty and Africa Israel bought the building, which lies between 78th and 79th streets between Broadway and West End Avenue, for $426 million in 2007. A controversial rental-to-condo conversion battle followed, and the offering plan was approved in 2008. [Post]