Looking for a building with a pool on the Upper West Side? There are quite a few condos that fit the bill. Looking for an apartment with its own private pool? You’ve got fewer options, but you might be interested in the $15.9 million duplex at The Aldyn that recently hit the market. It comes [...]

Posted back in February that Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez was reportedly eyeing a $19,000/month 2BR apartment at 15 Central Park West. Looks like he ended up back on Riverside Boulevard instead.

Wrote back in November that Madonna had listed her Upper West Side duplex at The Harperly, an exclusive co-op located at 41 Central Park West (at 64th) for $23.5 million. Bargain hunters will be happy to learn that the price was recently slashed by $3.5 million, to $19,995,000 (as reported by The Real Deal). You [...]

WARNING: If you’re single and feeling lonely on this Valentine’s Day, you may just fall in love with this 19th century townhouse at 38 W. 87th (between Columbus & Central Park West). The 6 BR, 6 BA (plus 3 more half-BA) single-family home stretching over nearly 9,000 square feet recently hit the market for $17.5 [...]

It hasn’t been an easy 2013 for Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez — he underwent serious hip surgery in January and is now facing allegations that he used PED’s in recent years. But at least he’s still filthy rich… and apparently he’s looking to spend some of his money on an Upper West Side pad. [...]

Jeff Grady pretty much invented the iPod accessory industry back in 2001. He sold his company, Digital Lifestyle Outfitters, for $100 million in 2007. Now he’s selling his tricked-out Upper West Side duplex at Ariel East for $12.5 million (2628 Broadway, between 99th/100th). The 4 BR, 3.5 BA penthouse includes 4,000 square feet spread out [...]

Haven’t featured an over-the-top Upper West Side apartment in a while, but if you’re looking for some neighborhood real estate porn, this should suffice. Penthouse 3B at 150 Columbus (between 66th & 67th) recently hit the market for $29 million. In addition to 5,500 square feet of interior space, the apartment features a pretty sweet, [...]

Posted back in October about a penthouse construction project at 176-182 W. 82nd that irked neighbors at the adjacent 172 W. 82nd, including long-time Upper West Side resident Kevin Bacon. The case recently went before the Landmarks Preservation Commission and they sided with Mr. Bacon and his neighbors.

It’s been just over a year since the penthouse at 15 Central Park West hit the market for $88 million (it was snapped up a month later by the 22-year-old daughter of a Russian billionaire). If you’re still kicking yourself for missing out on the opportunity to own that trophy apartment, here’s another Upper West [...]

Catching up on some news from last week that happened while I was out of town for Thanksgiving… Madonna ditched the UWS for the UES in 2009, but kept her apartment at The Harperly, an exclusive co-op located at 41 Central Park West (at 64th). The Material Girl is now officially cutting ties with the [...]

If you’re prone to envy or jealousy, you should just stop reading right now. The penthouse at 55 Central Park West (between 65th/66th) recently hit the market for $35 million, and it’s a doozie. The 4 BR 4.5 BA apartment features 5,000 sq of interior space and another 2,000 sq of terrace space (including 300 [...]

Homeowners are often warned that renovating their house or apartment doesn’t always equate to a significant increase in sales price. That doesn’t appear to be the case with the brownstone at 41 W. 74th (between Columbus & CPW). Purchased by a “South American industrialist” for $12.5 million in March 2011, the property has been converted [...]