Guess who lives at 15 CPW?

The building has the nickname “hedgie hive” because of the plethora of hedge fund owners/employees that live there. Denzel Washington makes his home there as well as Bob Costas and countless oligarchs including the one who held the previous record of most expensive residential apartment purchase before being broken by One57’s closing this year over $100mm.

The building is clad entirely in limestone and is actually two building separate by a motor court. The tower and the house as they are called share a private restaurant, gym, and lap pool. Prices which seemed high at the inception in 2008 now are only a fraction of their current levels.  The address alone conveys a special cachet of status.

Click on the link below to see who lives there, how much they paid and who is cashing on before the luxury bubble burst.

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Looking for a bilingual preschool on the Upper West side?

DNAInfo has a breakdown of the local bilingual preschools on the Upper West in Manhattan. These days with schools admission so competitive, many parents want to give their children an advantage of learning another language at 1 or 2 years old. Also, the article reports it’s a great way to foster an interest in other cultures. See link below for full article and info on schools.

 

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Leonardo DiCaprio rents out 66 E 11 street pad for $25k/month

 

 

It is being reported by CurbedNY that Leonardo DiCaprio has rented out his 66 E 11 street in the Delos building which features built in juicing stations,

Rendering showing posture supporting floors. I am standing up straighter just looking at them.
Rendering showing posture supporting floors. I am standing up straighter just looking at them.

vitamin-C infused showers, posture supportive flooring and a kitchen herbarium among the many healthy living amenities. Continue reading Leonardo DiCaprio rents out 66 E 11 street pad for $25k/month

NYC Buildings with no maintenance charges?

Yes, that’s true. There are a few buildings that have zero or very little maintenance charges. Several are mentioned in the NYT Sunday article in the real estate section. How does this come about? Well, thanks to rising retail rents in neighborhoods like Soho and the West Village, the maintenance charges are almost zero

99 Bank street where an owner of a studio has a monthly maintenace fee of $20 thanks to retail tenants on the ground floor.
99 Bank street where an owner of a studio has a monthly maintenace fee of $20 thanks to retail tenants on the ground floor.
451 Broome street a building with 25 residential apts and 3 retail tenants. A recent listing for just under $4mm had a maintenance of almost zero.
451 Broome street a building with 25 residential apts and 3 retail tenants. A recent listing for just under $4mm had a maintenance of almost zero.

or very little. However, there’s a couple of catches: Continue reading NYC Buildings with no maintenance charges?