A-Rod Purchases $5.5 Million Condo in The Rushmore

The Wall Street Journal reports that A-Rod’s long apartment hunt may be coming to an end.  The Yankees star is reportedly purchasing a five-bedroom, full-floor condo at the Rushmore, the 41-story luxury condominium building at 64th and Riverside.  Brokers confirmed that the sale price was between $5.5 and $6 million for the unit on the [...]

Hard-To-Sell 15 CPW Apartment Goes for Another Makeover

Remember this apartment?  It’s unit 2D in the coveted 15 Central Park West (at 62nd), and it first caught everyone’s attention when it was listed last May at $8.5 million with a series of photos that made it look dark, cluttered, and kind of like the buyer gets the apartment plus some dude in the [...]

Unattainable Apartment of the Week

This week’s unattainable apartment is another stunner in the coveted 15 Central Park West (between 61st and 62nd).  This superb three bedroom, three-and-a-half bath residence is located on a high floor in the spectacular condominium building, which is home to big names like Goldman Sachs exec Lloyd Blankfein, Denzel Washington, and A-Rod.  A gracious entry [...]

UWS Celebrity Sightings

The legendary Rod Stewart was spotted on the Upper West Side last week.  My Upper West tipster reports seeing the singer having lunch at Landmarc (Time Warner Center, Columbus Circle) with wife Penny and baby carriage in tow. Also spotted recently was Kelsey Grammer.  The 15 Central Park West resident who has been house-hunting in [...]

2010 Roundup: Top UWS Unattainable Apartments

2010 is coming to a close, and the Upper West Side has seen a healthy amount of happenings this year.  As we welcome 2011, we are taking a look back at some of the most noteworthy things in our neighborhood.  Today, we look at some of our favorite Upper West Side unattainable apartments listed this [...]