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This Just In: Heidi Klum Loses Benjamins on Bank Street
Heidi Klum, the host of my all-time favorite reality show, just sold her West Village penthouse, which she's owned since 2002. The lucky new owners are photographer, gallery owner, and collage artist Steve Joester and his wife, Debra.
The Joesters spent $5.35 million for Klum's penthouse — a quarter million dollars under the the asking price.
This Just In: Philip Seymour Hoffman in a Western!
According to Real Estalker, Philip Seymour Hoffman and his costume- designer girlfriend and mother of their two children, Mimi O'Donnel, are under contract to purchase a 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath Pre-War co-op in Manhattan's West Village for $4.4 million. The listing for the property reads:
A one of a kind three bedroom, 2.5 bath apartment in the best location in the West Village. High ceilings, beautiful wood floors, authentic doors from Provence, and a wood burning fireplace.
Kirsten Dunst's SoHo Co-op
Last summer, Kirsten Dunst purchased a SoHo co-op. See if you can answer my questions about this sweet apartment.
Source and Bauer-Griffin Online
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Cool Idea: Borrow My Pen?
Worldwide Fred has dreamt up another wacky solution to your insignificant problems. Borrow My Pen? ($8) would have come in handy (no pun intended) in college, or any school for that matter.
How-To: Make Thrifty Home Heating Decisions
Worried about how you'll pay your heating bill this Winter? Since I know that this is a concern for many families, I decided to ask heating expert Chris Cooper for some advice on the subject. He took my queries to heart, and then sent me some ideas about lowering heating bills.
This Just In: Sting Settles on Central Park West
According to Big Time, Sting has purchased a 5,500-square-foot condo unit on the 16th floor of a Central Park West building for $26.5 million. Apparently, according to records, Sting actually signed a contract to purchase the unit on May 26, 2006, but the deal didn't formally close until March 11, 2008. So, this purchase has been almost two years in the making!
This Just In: Brooke Shields Movin' to the West Village Jungle
Since Lipstick Jungle has been reinstated, Brooke Shields and her producer/writer hubby Chris Henchy are anti-ing up for some new NYC digs. According to Big Time, the couple have signed a contract to purchase a vacant Greek Revival house in New York's West Village. The townhouse, which has been on the market for $5.6 million, has four apartments on four floors, with original parlor floor details, "eight fireplaces, original wide plank floors, original mantles and moldings," and a large, South-facing garden, according to the listing.
Coveted Crib: Pocket Full of Posey
A bit behind the times, I recently learned from Real Estalker that indie darling Parker Posey's three bedroom East Village co-op went on the market in late October for $1.175 million. Putzing around on New York interior designer Rafael de Cárdenas's site, I discovered photos of the apartment, which has clearly been updated since early real-estate shots were taken. Don't get me wrong, the place is beautiful, unique, and all that you'd expect from a hip, indie actor; but, something about her exposed brick walls and uncovered floors reminds me of an Urban Outfitters product shot.
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