Alexander Rovt cuts townhouse ask, switches brokers

The massive UES home is now asking $21.5 million

Alexander Rovt and 232 East 63rd Street
Alexander Rovt and 232 East 63rd Street

Not even a free Phantom Rolls Royce could move the Upper East Side townhouse of billionaire fertilizer tycoon Alexander Rovt. Now, Rovt has slashed his ask from $25 million to $21.5 million.

Last year, brokers tried to generate interest in the 11,400-square-foot home at 232 East 63rd Street, which had already been on the market for a year, by throwing in the super-luxury car.

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Now, Rovt is swapping listing broker Daniel Messing of Piquet Realty for Jason Haber of Warburg Realty and cutting the asking price, according to the New York Daily News.

Rovt, a Ukranian native, has owned the home since 2005, when he bought it from restaurateur Rocky Aoki for $4.6 million. He and his wife then demolished and rebuilt the townhouse from scratch at a cost of some $18 million. [NYDN] – Christopher Cameron [NYDN]Christopher Cameron