Alex Rodriguez and the Rushmore

Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has inked a deal to buy a four-bedroom, full-floor spread at Extell Development’s Upper West Side condominium, the Rushmore. According to the Wall Street Journal, Rodriguez, who has been renting a $30,000-a-month condo at 15 Central Park West and has been spotted apartment and townhouse hunting all over town in recent months, will pay between $5.5 million and $6 million for his new digs. Given that a Rushmore apartment on a higher floor recently sold for more than that, the Journal suggested that it’s possible Rodriguez got a so-called “celebrity discount,” though he did pay more than the buyer of a similar apartment one year ago. [more]

Robert and Cortney Novogratz, their 400 West Street townhouse and brokers Raphael De Niro of Prudential Douglas Elliman and Paula Del Nunzio of Brown Harris Stevens

After the second price cut on their small screen-worthy 400 West Street townhouse, the Novogratz clan, of Bravo’s “9 By Design” fame, has brought in Paula Del Nunzio of Brown Harris Stevens to share the exclusive $18.95 million [more]

The Real Deal checked out Robert and Cortney Novogratzes’ 400 West Street townhouse at a party last night for brokers and the media. The five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom home, originally listed for $25 million, is now on the market for $19.95 million with Prudential Douglas Elliman’s Raphael DeNiro. The Novogratzes built the 22-foot-wide West Village residence from the ground up and currently live there with their seven children. It will be featured in Bravo’s upcoming reality show about the family, “9 By Design,” which premiers April 13.

Clockwise from top left: Cortney and Robert Novogratz, a living space at 400 West Street, a dining area in the same property, Raphael De Niro of Prudential Douglas Elliman, the kitchen at 400 West Street

Cortney and Robert Novogratz, the stars of the upcoming Bravo reality TV show “Design Sixx,” have switched real estate brokers in their attempt to sell the townhouse where they live and the show was filmed. The family’s current home, located at 400 West Street, originally went on the market for $25 million in June with Brown Harris Stevens’ Wendy Maitland and Susan Green. This weekend, it was re-listed at the same price with Raphael De Niro, a managing director at Prudential Douglas Elliman. Under the auspices of their Manhattan development and design firm, Sixx Design, the Novogratzes specialize in renovating and flipping abandoned Manhattan spaces, and have moved 11 or 12 times in the past decade, living in houses they flipped. And the couple has seven children — the last one was born in January — which is what prompted Bravo to announce a reality series based on their lives. The show is slated to air this coming January. Reality show or not, brokers have speculated that the house — which comes with a private basketball court — is priced too high, the New York Post reported. [more]

One York Street (left) and 1793 Riverside Drive

The most expensive home to hit the market this week is a three-bedroom,
five-bath condo at 1 York Street, according to Streeteasy.com. The
penthouse is listed with the building’s sales office for $34 million.
Meanwhile, the cheapest apartment listed this week is a one-bedroom, one-bath co-op at 1793 Riverside
Drive. The home is listed with New Heights Realty for $269,000. TRD
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