Notable NYC Neighbors
MARCH 19, 2014
Will Smith and B.D. Wong are keeping NoHo in the news; Leo DiCaprio expands in BPC; Diddy sells Park Imperial pad.
Will Smith is back in town–and back in the real estate spotlight; the actor, his wife, Jada, and daughter, Willow, recently brought their entourage along to check out a NoHo penthouse loft at 640 Broadway, on the rental market for $19,900 a month. The unit in question, in an 1896 building designed by Macy’s Herald Square architects DeLemos & Cordes, has vaulted 12-foot ceilings and a 1,000-square-foot private roof terrace (NYPost).
Law & Order: SVU actor B.D. Wong is selling his custom-designed NoHo co-op loft at 25 East 4th Street after spending seven years renovating the 2,995 square-foot home. The ground-floor space, which just entered contract at its $3.25 million ask, boasts repurposed doors that were originally in a Philadelphia bank and other eclectic architectural finishes. Wong bought the semi-subterranean three-bedroom apartment for $1.25 million in 2005 (CurbedNY).
After reportedly purchasing an apartment at the Delos “wellness” building at 66 East 11th Street (we still don’t know if it’s the penthouse), Leo DiCaprio’s in the news again for acquiring more property. The actor recently bought his neighbor’s 2,327-square-foot apartment at 2 River Terrace (pictured) in Battery Park City for $8 million. The many-time Oscar nominee has kept a home in the eco-friendly downtown condo building overlooking the Hudson River since 2008. The next-door unit has two bedrooms and 1,035 square feet of outdoor space. No word on plans to combine the two units (TRD).
Rapper-turned-entertainment mogul (and owner of the vodka brand Ciroc) Sean “Diddy” Combs recently listed his 2,300-square-foot, 66th-floor apartment at the Park Imperial at 230 West 56th Street for $7.9 million. The apartment rocks a 90-inch built-in flat screen TV, a piano room and an individually-zoned sound system. Diddy’s allegedly planning a move to a more party-friendly downtown environs where he can entertain without annoying the neighbors (NYPost).
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