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EAST FEAST: Four-bedroom at 1049 Fifth is $13.5 million. (
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Susan Weber Soros, ex-wife of billionaire George Soros, can easily afford to buy a new trophy home even though she’s still trying to find a deep-pocketed buyer for her current residence.
She just purchased an East 70th Street townhouse near Park Avenue for its full $22.5 million asking price. The five-floor mansion, which was listed by Brown Harris Stevens broker Paula Del Nunzio, was built in 1869 and offers 6,660 square feet with five bedrooms, four-plus bathrooms, an elevator, two terraces and a chef’s kitchen and breakfast room in a glass gazebo that leads to the 26-foot-deep garden.
Soros still has her 6,000-square-foot, five-bedroom unit at the Majestic on Central Park West listed for a show-stopping $50 million. Fully furnished, it comes with a separate, one-bedroom “staff” apartment.
Supermodel takes a peek
Dutch damsel/Victoria’s Secret angel Doutzen Kroes is on the hunt for a townhouse to share with DJ husband Sunnery James and their 1-year-old son, Phyllon Joy Gorre,
Our spies spotted her traipsing through Chelsea, where she looked at one $4.5 million listing. Kroes was No. 5 on Forbes’ 2012 list of highest-paid models, with $6.9 million in yearly earnings.
We hear . . .
That David Geffen closed last Friday on his $54 million deal to buy Denise Rich’s triplex penthouse at 785 Fifth Ave. The 12,000-square-foot, seven-bedroom duplex co-op had a $65 million asking price.
Fifth dimensions
A four-bedroom, 3 1/2-bathroom, 3,335-square-foot condo at 1049 Fifth Ave., the building that’s been home to Mariah Carey and Rush Limbaugh, is on the market for $13.5 million. The apartment features stunning Central Park Reservoir views, with a living room, formal dining room, library and breakfast room that all face the park.
Broker Carol Staab of Prudential Douglas Elliman has the listing.
Majestic indeed
Famed collage artist Barbara Kruger, known for her layered black-and-white photos overlaid with bold red captions, is in contract to buy a penthouse loft at the Majestic on Central Park West.
The apartment, which had a $2.25 million asking price and is billed as “an art lover’s dream,” was designed by architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien. The one-bedroom, one-bathroom co-op offers “breathtaking, panoramic views” of Central Park and Fifth Avenue. Customized features include museum-quality lighting and motorized shades.
Broker Michael Graves of Core had the listing.
Better Laight
Michael Rennie, a director at consulting firm McKinsey’s Sydney office, has just sold his TriBeCa penthouse at 48 Laight St. for $4.52 million.
The buyer, businessman Anthony Imperapo, who bid significantly above the $4.25 million asking price, will get three bedrooms and three bathrooms in its 2,566 square feet.
The sprawling residence is a full-floor loft with 12-foot-ceilings, a “state-of-the-art chef’s kitchen” and floor-to-ceiling casement windows with downtown views. The apartment also has a 900-square-foot private terrace.
The buyer was represented by Corcoran Group brokers Victoria
Terri-Cote and Cristina Cote. The seller was represented by Tim Cass, also of the Corcoran Group.
Checking in
Some downtown celebrities displaced by Hurricane Sandy are now staying at the Mercer Hotel. Among the temporary residents at the SoHo mainstay are Courtney Love and Colin Farrell, both of whom have been spotted at the hotel by our spies. The 75-room boutique property is the sister hotel of Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont.