15 Central Park West and Ravi Singh, a Credit Suisse Group executive

The seventh-floor apartment at 15 Central Park West owned by Credit Suisse executive Ravi Singh sold for $25 million, or $2.5 million above its most recent asking price.
Singh, a managing director at Credit Suisse Group, sold it to a buyer identified as CPW Park Views on Dec. 15 after going into contract in November, property records posted today show.
The sale price comes to $5,478 per square foot. Broker Nancy Candib of Brown Harris Stevens declined to comment on the sale. While Singh did not obtain the high price he first sought in September 2008, when he listed the 4,563-square-foot unit for $32 million, the unidentified condominium unit buyer paid more than the most recent listing price of $22.5 million.
Singh bought the four-bedroom unit in March 2008 for $15.87 million. TRD [more]

Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse has closed on an East 61st Street
townhouse for around $11.5 million. The 6,900-square-foot townhouse was
first listed last May for $14.9 million and saw its price reduced to
$11.5 million in June. Paula Del Nunzio of Brown Harris Stevens was the
listing agent for the property, previously owned and renovated by
British developer Penny Bradley. Lagasse has put his 4,000-square-foot
East 51st Street condo on the market for nearly $6 million, listed with
Nancy Candib of Brown Harris Stevens. [more]