“This Old House” host and DIY guru Bob Vila has put his 15 Madison Square North penthouse on the market for $5.7 million, according to Curbed. He purchased the home, in the century-old commercial building, for he and wife Diana Barrett for $6 million in 2009.
The 2,500- square-foot apartment boasts a 700-square-foot private deck and 12-feet ceilings. The building has a private David Kirsch fitness center and wine cellar. [Curbed]
Bernie Madoff’s Upper East Side penthouse may be close to finding a buyer. Brokers asking to show Madoff’s former
home at 133 East 64th Street have been told that there is an accepted
offer on the property, sources said. The seized co-op,
which is being sold by the United States Marshals Service, is
currently listed by Sotheby’s International Realty brokers Anne Corey
and Serena Boardman for $8.9 million after a $1 million price chop in November. The property was listed as having an accepted offer in at least one
brokerage’s internal listing system Thursday afternoon. But Roland Ubaldo, a spokesperson for the US Marshals Service, said
the brokers are negotiating with potential buyers and that the
property is still being shown. Corey and Boardman were not immediately available for comment. Madoff’s former Montauk home recently sold for $9.4 million.
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The home to see the biggest price cut today is a four-bedroom,
four-bath condo at 213 West 23rd Street, between Seventh and Eighth avenues, according to Streeteasy.com.
The price of the 6,000-square-foot triplex penthouse was lowered by
$2.05 million, and the home is now on the market for $12.95 million.
The home is now listed for 14 percent less than its asking price of $15
million when it first went on the market in April. The prewar apartment has
7,200 square feet of outdoor space and reinforced walls for art.
Halstead Property’s Elizabeth Sahlman and Liora Yalof have the listing.
The apartment last sold for $7.5 million in June 2007, according to
Streeteasy.com. TRD
The unit to see the biggest price cut of the day is a three-bedroom,
four-bath co-op at 898 Park Avenue, at 79th Street, according to Streeteasy.com. The price of the triplex penthouse
was cut by $1.4 million, and the home is now on the market for $7.5
million. This is the second time the price of the prewar home has been
cut, and it is now on the market for almost 32 percent less than its
original asking price of $11 million in
December. The 4,100-square-foot home has 500 square feet of outdoor
space. Gumley Haft Kleier’s Laurel Rosenbluth has the listing. TRD
Pop star Rihanna is close to signing a lease for a Soho penthouse on
Greene Street for $18,000 a month, according to the Post. The 2,300-square-foot penthouse was
originally listed for $22,000 a month. The home has three bedrooms,
three baths and a 500-square-foot terrace. The listing broker is
Prudential Douglas Elliman’s Lisa Maysonet. When 21-year-old Rihanna
was 16, she moved from her Barbados home to a mansion in Stamford, Conn.,
to live with record producer Evan Rogers and his wife. [more]
