By Kim Velsey 8/22/12 1:35pm

Red Carpet Real Estate

The Sheik's next home? We'll know for sure when the moving trucks arrive.

Did the Qatari Prime Minister Buy Aby Rosen’s Townhouse?

Has the Prime Minister of Qatar finally found a home in Manhattan? The New York Post is reporting that after a seemingly endless search and several heartbreaking rejections Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani has purchased Aby Rosen’s townhouse at 22 East 71st Street.

In some ways, it seems like a match made in heaven—the townhouse has been languishing on the market since 2008, when Mr. Rosen listed it for $75 million (the most expensive listing on the market back then, now it practically seems like a bargain)—and Mr. Hamad has been on a seemingly endless hunt for a Manhattan home. A sale would mean a happy ending for these two seekers. Read More

By Matt Chaban 3/07/12 8:00pm

Stratospheric Sales

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Partying at Aby's Abode, Still for Sale

Who Doesn’t Want to Buy Aby Rosen’s East 71st Street Mansion?

Last night, Aby Rosen threw another one of his fancy fetes at the mansion he owns, but does not occupy, at 22 East 71st Street. Mr. Rosen bought the former Salander O’Reilly gallery in 2004 for $15.65 million. He spent a not inconsiderable amount of money on renovating it back into a home, though there is still much work to be done, particularly on the upper floors, for the place to feel truly homey.

Still, the central staircase, faced in warm marble, has to be one of the finest in the city, reason enough to put the place back on the market, as Mr. Rosen did in 2008. The blushing price was $75 million, the most anyone dared to ask for a home at the time. And there it has sat ever since. Though the place, now asking a mere $50 million, has been far from quiet. Read More

By Chloe Malle 8/26/10 2:31pm

Manhattan Transfers Cheat Sheet

In Deed! Aby Rosen's Mansion No Longer Available, Langston Hughes' Harlem Home Is!

-Real Estate mogul Aby Rosen‘s opulent townhouse at 22 East 71st Street, formerly the galleries of crooked art dealer Lawrence Salander and infamous for its $75 million 2008 pricetag, was pricechopped to $59 million early this summer. Now, according to Streeteasy, it’s listed as ”No Longer Available” and the Sotheby’s listing with Serena Read More