BHS broker buys UES townhouse for $24M

Craig Filipacchi is a scion of the Hachette Filipacchi publishing family

58 East 66th Street and Craig Filipacchi
58 East 66th Street and Craig Filipacchi

Brown Harris Stevens broker Craig Filipacchi just threw down $24 million for an Upper East Side townhouse.

Filipacchi [TRDataCustom], who works out of BHS’s Tribeca office with his partner Jacques Foussard, paid $24.18 million for the five-story, 12-room limestone home at 58 East 66th Street, property records filed with the city Friday show.

The seller, an LLC controlled by real estate investor Ted Muftic, paid $17.15 million for the property back in 2014, then quickly turned around and listed it on the market with BHS’ Paula Del Nunzio for $35 million.

At some point, though, the owner made a switch to the Corcoran Group’s Leighton Candler, who brokered the sale to Filipacchi.

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Neither Filipacchi nor Candler could be immediately reached for comment.

It’s not clear whether the home is for Filipacchi’s personal use, or an investment property.

Filipacchi, a scion of the Hachette Filipacchi publishing family, purchased the townhouse with his wife, according to records. They also a condo in Tribeca, property records show.

But according to his BHS website, Filipacchi also buys investment properties, and records show he’s made a small handful of purchases in recent years.

The Upper East Side mansion, known as the Arthur Sachs House, features a grand staircase that winds its way up to the building’s upper floors, which are topped with a large skylight.