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In the News: Celebrating the Outdoors in a Manhattan Penthouse
What's the first thing you do when you buy a $4 million penthouse in lower Manhattan? If you're Matthew Blesso, you don't move in; instead, you allow two Yale professors to use the space as a giant experimental classroom.
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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.
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Get the Look: Gavin Newsom's San Francisco Penthouse
On Tuesday, I gave you all a sneak peek at San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's Russian Hill penthouse, which is on the market for $2.9 million. Several of you seemed to love it, so I thought I'd help you re-create the look of his living room in your home. The space was designed by Agins & Associates, based out of San Francisco.
On the Market: SF Mayor Gavin Newsom's Prime Penthouse
Mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom, who recently announced his candidacy for governor of California in the 2010 election, is on the move. Newsom has listed his 1-bedroom, 1.5-bath Russian Hill penthouse for $2.9 million, which he purchased from family friend Peter Getty for $2.35 million in February 2006. The spread sits in the Bellaire Tower, a 20-story, art-deco 1930 highrise, but it's undergone a complete interior Hollywood regency overhaul by Michael Agins Interior Design.
This Just In: Mariska Hargitay to Sell Chelsea Penthouse
According to Real Estalker, actress Mariska Hargitay, also known as Olivia Benson on the hit series Law & Order: SVU (an obsession of mine) and her husband Peter Herman have put their 4,819-square-foot, 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath Chelsea penthouse on the market for $8.25 million. The penthouse sits in the O'Neill Building, "a full-service doorman condominium built in 1887 as the first full blockfront department store by Hugh O'Neill on what is called 'Ladies' Mile' and now a historic district," recognized by its two gold beehive-shaped domes, according to the listing. The property itself, which was featured in the New York Times, is built around one of these 16 ½-foot gold domes, which houses its media room.
This Just In: O Sells Home
According to Big Time, power woman Oprah Winfrey has discreetly sold her 4,806-square-foot, 39th-floor penthouse in Atlanta’s Buckhead area for $1.8 million. The sale of the five-bedroom penthouse actually took place on June 4. Oprah paid $1.52 million for the property in mid 2003, but Big Time says, "it’s unclear what Oprah’s use was for the unit during the years she owned it."
Casa Quiz: O Sells Home
A few days ago, I told you that power woman Oprah Winfrey has discreetly sold her 4,806-square-foot, 39th-floor penthouse in Atlanta’s Buckhead area for $1.8 million. Take this quiz to find out more details about the sale.
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This Just In: Olsen Twins to Sell Their NYC Penthouse
According to the New York Observer, Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen have put their 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath home in the West Village, NYC, on the market for $11,995,000. The twins have apparently been renting it out for $35,000 a month for a few years, but did help create it. They "bought four properties from the developer preconstruction and designed their own floor plan in collaboration with the developer."
Betsey Johnson to Design an Eloise-Inspired Suite at the Plaza
Betsey Johnson is diving headfirst into her first hotel collaboration with a suite inspired by Kay Thompson's Eloise for New York's most prestigious address, The Plaza Hotel. Once the dust of New York Fashion Week settles, she is due to begin designing a two-bedroom suite in the character's signature pink-and-black palette. This shouldn't be much of a stretch for the designer, who dressed her own Manhattan penthouse in head-to-toe pink (shown left).
Cool Idea: Metropolitan Home’s Showtime House
With six Showtime original series as their inspiration, 14 renowned designers have transformed two New York penthouses into the ultimate multimedia showhouse. Tour photos from the Dexter- and Weeds-inspired homes now, and then head over to Metropolitan Home for the full tour!
Photos by Antoine Bootz, courtesy of Metropolitan Home’s Showtime House 2009
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