Rosie O’Donnell buys Midtown penthouse

From LLNYC: Rosie O’Donnell, the comedian and chief antagonizer of Donald Trump, has just shelled out $8 million for a triplex penthouse at 255 East 49th Street, as 6sqft first reported. Here’s hoping it inspires another poem.

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Though we can’t say definitively, from the listing photos, it does not appear that the place provides any view of Trump Tower (which is about a 20 minute walk away). It does offer spectacular views of the rest of the city, courtesy of the 1,620-square-foot Private Rooftop Terrace, which has an integrated sound and lighting system.

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According to the listing, with Charlotte van Doren and Harrison Rose of Stribling, the 3,600-square-foot penthouse has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a granite fireplace, wide oak floors, a 70-bottle wine refrigerator (which we’re sure will come in handy the next time the President decides to tweet about Rosie), a “sculptural Guggenheim-inspired staircase” and a Swedish sauna.

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The sellers, Karl Wall, the chairman and CEO of Aylesbury Insurance and Elaine Moleski of the Level Group, paid $4.3 million for it in 2013. [6sqft]

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