OUR MAYOR’S MANSION

Posted by Leonard Steinberg of COMPASS on May 8th, 2015 PLEASE: someone PLEASE tell me where you can buy a MANSION for $1,75million….or $ 3million….or even $5 million in Manhattan? Our brilliant local government has officially re-defined the meaning of the word MANSION: Yes, a mansion in New York City can be bought for $1.75… [Read More]

SEEN FROM THE WINDOW OF 146 WAVERLY PLACE.

Posted by Leonard Steinberg of URBAN COMPASS on September 14th 2014 As you peer out of the window of 146 Waverly Place, the remarkable townhouse being renovated to perfection, designed by architect Wayne Turett, you catch a glimpse of the property at 27 Christopher Street a few doors away that just traded hands for $45… [Read More]

OBSERVATIONS FROM THE NEW YORK ART SHOWS

Posted by Leonard Steinberg on March 11th, 2012 Even though I live in West Chelsea surrounded by hundreds of the greatest art galleries, I nevertheless schlepp myself over to the Armory Shows on the Piers every year not only for the art (the perfect place to get a nice global perspective of the art market)… [Read More]

$90 MILLION FOR LUCILLE ROBERTS’ MANHATTAN WOOLWORTH MANSION?

Posted by Leonard Steinberg on March 12, 2011 4 East 80th Street, the house that belonged to Lucille Roberts, the notorious gym diva who passed away in 2003, has hit the market with a whopping $ 90 million asking price. Ms. Roberts bought the 18,000sf mansion for around  $6 million in 1995 and the house underwent substantial renovations to convert… [Read More]

Madonna Mansion?

  Pop Diva Madonna is back in New York aggressively looking for a grand mansion to house her ever-expanding family. She has been spotted on the Upper East Side looking at some of the grandest townhouses ($30m+). Obviously she is avoiding co-ops after her humiliating Board turn-down at the San Remo at the beginning of… [Read More]