The Whitman at 21 East 26th Street and Chelsea Clinton (inset)

Chelsea Clinton and husband Marc Mezvinsky have plunked down $10.5 million for an apartment  across from Madison Square Park, the New York Post reported.

The deal for the home in The Whitman,  at 21 East 26th Street, closed last month. The  5,000-square-foot apartment has four bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms, and the living room boasts sweeping views of the park. Elliman’s Melanie Lazenby, profiled last year in The Real Deal, and Dina Lewis had the listing.  [more]

Chelsea Clinton and the Astor Courts estate where she held her wedding

The historic Rhinebeck estate that served as the backdrop for Chelsea Clinton’s wedding, and which had its price bumped up from $12 million to $13 million right after the big event, is now slated to go up for auction with a minimum bid of just $7.5 million, according to the Post. The 50-acre property, Astor Courts, was built in 1904 for John Jacob Astor IV and is currently owned by real estate developer Arthur Seelbinder, his brother, Oscar, and wife, Kathleen Hammer. It includes a Stanford White-designed Beaux-Arts mansion with an indoor pool, clay tennis court and views of the Hudson River. The trio bought the home for $3.2 million in 2004 and spent millions on renovations. They had evidently hoped to cash in on the attention the July 1 ceremony garnered for the property with the $1 million price bump, but have yet to find any takers. [Post]

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Chelsea Clinton and the Astor Courts estate where she held her wedding

The 50-acre Rhinebeck, N.Y. estate where Chelsea Clinton held her wedding last weekend, on the market since last September, has just dropped its Sotheby’s International Realty listing broker, according to the Wall Street Journal. The $12 million Astor Courts property, which was built in 1904 for John Jacob Astor IV, has certainly had more exposure than your typical for sale by owner property. On top of the media frenzy that descended on the town for the event, hundreds of wealthy wedding guests viewed the estate up close, in what, for the owners, could have served as a massive open house. The property, which real estate developer Arthur Seelbinder owns with his brother, Oscar Seelbinder and wife, Democratic fundraiser Kathleen Hammer, includes a Beaux-Arts mansion designed by Stanford White with an indoor pool, a clay tennis court and views of the Hudson River. The group bought it for $3.2 million in 2004. Their listing agreement with Heather Croner of Sotheby’s expired July 30 — the day before the wedding. [WSJ]

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