Weitzman strides into $13M Park Laurel deal

Shoe designer Stuart Weitzman and his wife, Jane, have purchased two adjacent apartments at the Upper West Side’s Park Laurel at 15 West 63rd Street for a combined $12.9 million, or more than $3,000 per square foot, each, according to the Wall Street Journal. The 31st-floor apartments, which have views of Central Park and were listed by Marlene Marcus of Brown Harris Stevens, went into contract within a month for relatively near their asking prices. The first unit closed for $6.1 million, a 5 percent discount, and the second went for $6.795 million, a less than 3 percent discount. Weitzman, famous for his celebrity fans, including Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston, sold a majority stake in his company for $180 million in May. He has around 45 retail stores nationwide. [WSJ]