Songbird Mariah Carey has finally found a place to roost.
After being shut out by stodgy co-op boards all over the Upper East and West sides, Carey has decided to go downtown, to a hot TriBeCa condo redevelopment that once housed the Corn Exchange Bank.
“She’s relieved she finally found a place she really likes,” said Carey spokeswoman Cindi Berger.
Carey plunked down $9 million for two apartments – a penthouse duplex and the single-floor spread just below – at Franklin Tower, reports The New York Observer.
Mariah inked the deal late last month, but Berger insists, “She didn’t pay $9 million. It was less than that.”
She said the diva will blow through the penthouse floor to create her own triplex. When it’s finished later this year, Mariah’s new place, which already boasts panoramic views of the city and a fireplace, will also have four bedrooms, four and a half baths, and a gourmet-style kitchen.
Mariah’s been looking for a place of her own since 1998, when she split with Sony music honcho Tommy Mottola and moved out of their Bedford mansion.
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(Story appears on p. 9 in the metro edition)