By Kim Velsey 11/27/12 8:59am

Manhattan Transfers

Attractive but not entirely warm or convincing. The perfect pad for Harrison Ford?

Harrison Ford Finally Finds a Buyer for His Pricey Chelsea Condo

Who knew that locating a buyer for a $16 million loft conversion in Chelsea would be as hard as finding the Ark of the Covenant? Indiana Jones, a.k.a. Harrison Ford, has certainly had a lot of trouble pinning down buyers for his four-bedroom, 4.5-bath spread at 206 West 17th Street.

The actor first listed his 5,664-square-foot condo for $16 million back in December 2010. Now, some two years later, Mr. Ford is finally in contract, according to the Olshan Luxury Market report. Certainly, it’s not the longest time a property has lingered on the market. But let’s face it, this place was not moving at the speed of light, or even the speed of a competently-wielded light saber. Read More

By John Heilpern 7/26/99 12:00am

If Bash Is a Contact Sport, Where’s the Blood?

Neil LaBute’s inarticulate, sick characters couldn’t be more fashionable, particularly when one of them–a white-trash child murderer–is played by America’s sweetheart, Calista Flockhart (who’s excellent, by the way).

The sicker, the better. After all, murder is no longer enough for Hannibal Lecter, and a little cannibalism never did a good psychopath any harm. So in Read More