By Matt Chaban 3/06/12 11:12am

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Centerbridge Bridge Boss Jeff Aronson Buys Stress-Free Central Park West Roost

The Wall Street Journal once said of Jeffrey Aronson‘s Centerbridge Partners that its investment strategy“might well be termed one of extreme restraint.” The same cannot be said for his new Manhattan home, a massive co-op overlooking Central Park.

Mr. Aronson is known for his skill in investing in distressed assets, and he has frequently plays a waiting game, rather than get caught up in a bidding war or a bad investment. Too bad he did not pounce on this ninth-floor co-op at 101 Central Park West when it came on the market for two weeks in April of 2009. At the time it was asking $11.5 million, but Mr. Aronson and his wife Shari wound up paying $13.075 million instead, according to city records. Read More

By Pamela Engel 8/03/11 12:31pm

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The floorplan: Look at all that closet space!

Closet Space! Closet Space! Closet Space!

One reason to drop $6.25 million on this Upper West Side co-op? The views. Not just of Central Park, but of the Central Park reservoir as well. We’re guessing this Central Park West pad is the Manhattan equivalent of having an oceanfront property in the Hamptons (on a much less grander scale). The apartment itself isn’t anything spectacular, but it doesn’t need to be considering its location. The kitchen, though, is a bit of a mystery; the counters on either side of the oven look like temporary carts.

The square footage is a mystery, too, but the apartment has three bedrooms and the building features a gym and a children’s playroom (like they’ll need it with the park outside their front door). The listing says there is also “abundant closet space,” which we love. Read More

By Esther Zuckerman 8/09/10 4:53pm

Wherein Few Clamor to Buy on C.P.W.’s Upper Reaches

A Central Park West address conjures images of glamorous apartments that seem as if they were made solely for the purpose of watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. This weekend The Observer decided to check out what Central Park West had to offer, but we forwent the parade route and looked upward of 96th Street. Read More

By Roland Li 7/07/10 2:23pm

Have It Up, 25 C.P.W.! Jazz Bar Closer to Liquor License

Community Board 7 voted on Tuesday night to recommend a liquor license for a proposed bar at The Century at 25 Central Park West, at West 63rd Street, despite opposition from residents of the area.

The move comes with the stipulation that the bar and its managing partner, Greg Hunt, adhere to a list of 14 Read More

By Chloe Malle 3/05/10 11:51pm

A Majestic Departure? Conan Lists His CPW Apartment for $29.5 M.

Last month, with wounds still fresh from the Leno-Conan carnage, the Post reported that despite Conan O’Brien‘s $45 million NBC buyout, the martyred Tonight Show host was quietly listing his duplex penthouse at the Majestic for $35 million, hoping, apparently, for a second buyout.

There hasn’t been much real-estate-related O’Brien banter since Read More