Icelander sells duplex penthouse for $22M

Jon Asgeir Johannesson and 50 Gramercy Park North
Icelandic businessman Jon Asgeir Johannesson — a retail tycoon accused of allegedly raiding the Glitnir bank for more than $2 billion — has sold his 4,235-square-foot penthouse at 50 Gramercy Park North for $22 million, after two years on the market, the Observer reported. According to city records, Mynni Ehf — Icelandic for “Mouth Ltd.” — is the buyer and the deed was signed by Eyjólfur Gunnarsson, an investor. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom duplex was redesigned by minimalist British architect John Pawson, according to listing brokers Tim Cass and Trisha Lawton of the Corcoran Group. Johannesson purchased the two units, one in April and one in May of 2007, for $14 million. [NYO]