Madonna and her Upper West Side pad

Entertainer and songstress Madonna is not known for doing anything by halves. Her approach to selling real estate appears to be no different. The “Material Girl” has slashed the listing price on her Upper West Side co-op by more than 15 percent after less than three months on the market, according to data from Streeteasy.com. The unit, which was previously listed for $23.5 million, is now available for just $19.995 million, the listings website shows. It is located at Harperly Hall at 41 Central Park West. [more]

15 Central Park West and Alex Rodriguez

In his quest to find his latest New York City pad, Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez considered an old haunt. The third baseman recently checked out a rental at 15 Central Park West, where he once rented an apartment, sources told The Real Deal.

A-Rod, as he is known, looked at a two-bedroom spread on the 16th floor of the exclusive Zeckendorf Brothers-developed tower in recent weeks, several people said. (Rodriguez’s broker, Adam Modlin of the Modlin Group, declined to comment.) [more]

From left: Interior shots of Posada’s unit and Jorge Posada

The sprawling Upper East Side condominium of retired Yankees catcher Jorge Posada has traded hands, for $9.5 million — $200,000 above its most recent asking price, according to Streeteasy. Adam Modlin of Modlin Group had the listing, but declined to comment on the sale.

The home first hit the market on Dec. 7 of last year, asking $11.5 million — and underwent three price cuts, the latest of which brought the ask down to $9.3 million. [more]

Madonna and the Upper West Side apartment

Madonna is listing her 6,000-square-foot Upper West Side duplex at 41 Central Park West, between 64th and 65th streets, for $23.5 million, the Real Estalker reported.

The pop star listed the six-bedroom, eight-bathroom spread at Harperly Hall for sale yesterday, according to Streeteasy.com. The listing brokers are Arabella Greene Buckworth of Brown Harris Stevens and Adam Modlin of the Modlin Group. [more]

Ichiro Suzuki and Adam Modlin

Baseball superstar Ichiro Suzuki is on the hunt for a new home base. The latest addition to the New York Yankees recently hired celebrity broker Adam Modlin to help find an apartment here for the remainder of the baseball season, sources told The Real Deal today.

Suzuki, 38, donned pinstripes for the first time on Sunday, after spending his 12-year Major League career with the Seattle Mariners. The 10-time All-Star, who was traded earlier this month, made history as the first Japan-born Major League position player. [more]

Alex Rodriguez and his Riverside Boulevard apartment, and Katy Perry and her Tribeca penthouse

It was a big week for celebrities trying to sell their New York City pads. The New York Post reported that singer Katy Perry and Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez each recently found buyers for their multimillion dollar Manhattan apartments. Alex Rodriguez sold his 3,585-square-foot, full-floor apartment on the 35th floor of the Rushmore, at 80 Riverside Boulevard on the Upper West Side, for $6.6 million. [more]

Giants co-owner Steve Tisch and 502 Park Avenue, #PH23

New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch is moving in to Donny Deutsch’s old apartment. The New York Post reported the Super Bowl winner is renting Penthouse 23 in Trump Park Avenue, at 502 Park Avenue, for about $60,000 per month. [more]

The Rushmore, Alex Rodriguez and Modlin Group President Adam Modlin

Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has sold his Rushmore condominium for a significant profit just 10 months after buying it last March, the Wall Street Journal reported. Rodriguez put the unit on the market in October with Modlin Group President Adam Modlin for $8 million, seven months after he purchased it for $5.5 million.  [more]

From left: Justin Timberlake, his new home in the Soho Mews, and his old building, the Pearline Soap Factory

Six months after vacating his Tribeca condominium unit for a Soho penthouse, musician and actor Justin Timberlake finally unloaded his former home, Curbed reported. The 3,000-square-foot full-floor apartment in the Pearline Soap Factory at 414 Washington Street near Vestry Street– which Timberlake purchased for $4.689 million in 2008 — was asking $4.995 million. Adam Modlin, head of the Modlin Group, had the listing, which originally asked $5.25 million. Timberlake now resides in the Charles Gwathmey-designed Soho Mews at 311 West Broadway near Canal Street, where he bought a unit for $6.57 million in December. [Curbed]… [more]

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