Rush Limbaugh Puts NYC Penthouse Up For Sale

March 04, 2010 - New York

Conservative talk radio blowhard Rush Limbaugh has put his Fifth Avenue penthouse on the market.

Limbaugh promised that he'd sell his Manhattan apartment last March after the Paterson administration proposed raising taxes on New York residents who make more than $500,000 a year.

The 20th-floor penthouse at 1049 Fifth Avenue, which Limbaugh purchased in 1994 was officially listed two weeks ago for $13.95 million.

Bernard Madoff's Penthouse sold

February 10, 2010 - New York

Bernard Madoff’s Manhattan penthouse has gone into contract for an undisclosed price. It was originally listed for $9.9 million in September and later was cut to $8.9 million.

The buyer, Toy magnate Alfred R. Kahn, would get a 4,000 square foot duplex cooperative apartment on the 11th and 12th floors of 133 E. 64th Street.

The three bedrooms are on the lower floor, and the living room, kitchen and a wraparound terrace are above.

Duke Semans Mansion for Sale at $50 Million

January 14, 2010 - New York

Just four years after his $40 million purchase of the Duke Semans mansion at 1009 Fifth Avenue, ex-taxi driver and current real estate bigshot Tamir Sapir has put the property back on the market ; This time, the price tag is $50 million.

1009 Fifth Avenue is the only mansion ever to be available directly on Fifth Avenue, and it is thought to be the highest-priced Manhattan townhouse in history.

The 20,000-square-foot mansion, built in 1901, currently has a doctor's office in the basement, a five-story main residence, a penthouse duplex on top, 12 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, and 11 wood-burning fireplaces.

Bündchen Agrees to Sell New York Penthouse

October 20, 2009 - New York

After more than two years on the market, Supermodel Gisele Bündchen has finally found a buyer for her triplex penthouse at 347 West 11th Street.

The latest listing price of $4.5 million was less than half the original, September 2007 price tag.

Ms. Bündchen bought the 1,700-square-foot condominium unit in 2002 for nearly $3 million, records show.

Gisele Bundchen's Manhattan properties are for sale

September 21, 2009 - New York

Gisele Bundchen red-brick townhouse in the West Village is up for sale. The supermodel paid $5.8 million for 42 Barrow Street in 2005.

(She bought the home under the name Casa Vida LLC; "Vida" also happens to be the name of her dog.)

Now it's been listed with Prudential Douglas Elliman's Raphael De Niro for $13.95 million.

Mickey Rourke picks up a rental “bargain” in Manhattan

July 24, 2009 - New York

Mickey Rourke has taken on a rental loft in Manhattan for $19,800 per month, which is less than 50% of what the previous tenant was paying.

The 5,000-square-foot loft has a private keyed elevator, four bedrooms, a media room and three baths.

The full-floor apartment has blonde oak floors throughout and a sauna. A former tenant had rented the same apartment four months ago for $40,000 per month,”

Penthouse in Manhattan's Time Warner Center sells for $37.5M

July 17, 2009 - New York

According to the New York Observer, a five-bedroom, 8,300-square-foot penthouse at the Time Warner Center, which was the single most expensive apartment on the market in New York City when it came on in 2008 for $65 million, has sold for just over half that asking price.

Austrian-born, Princeton-educated investor Gerhard Andlinger got $37.5 million for his apartment, the biggest New York City residential deal in nearly one year.

Madonna $32 million New York Mansion

July 06, 2009 - New York

Madonna has taken advantage of the credit crunch - by negotiating a US$7.5 million price cut on her new Manhattan townhouse, the NY Times reports.

The singer was reported to have splashed out US$40 million on the georgian-style mansion in the posh Upper East Side area of New York.

But now real estate insiders have revealed that Madonna drove a hard bargain - and landed the property for just US$32.5 million.