By Stephen Jacob Smith 4/15 6:08pm

Manhattan Transfers

Will Sheila Nevins' eighth apartment at the Chelsea Mercantile be her last? Stay tuned! (Photo courtesy Patrick McMullan.)

Eighth Time’s a Charm: HBO Honcho Signs on for Another Season at the Chelsea Mercantile

When Sheila Nevins first started at HBO as “Director of Documentaries,” the cable network had only done one, and she only signed a 13-week contract. Over three decades later, and save for a three-year diversion in the ’80s, Ms. Nevins is still at HBO, and is still heading up the channel’s documentary division. We can only hope the contract she just signed at the Chelsea Mercantile has as much staying power.

And this is nowhere near Ms. Nevins’ first purchase in the condo building. In fact, it’s at least her eighth. Read More

By Kim Velsey 7/04/12 1:30pm

Red Carpet Real Estate

Everyone wants to be just like Katie Holmes!

Live Like A Divorcée! Katie Holmes Stokes Interest In Chelsea Mercantile Building

Celebrity copycats, it turns out, do not restrict their mimicry only to the enviable aspects of a Hollywood star’s life. Now people are scrambling to be just like the soon-to-be-divorced Katie Holmes, The Real Deal reports.

Ms. Holmes, who reportedly signed the lease on Chelsea Mercantile pad a few days before filing for divorce (real estate deals being one of the biggest predictors of a change in relationship status), is said to be generating unprecedented interest in the building. Ryan Serhant, a broker with Nestseeker, tells The Real Deal that interest in one of his listings is five times what it was before Ms. Holmes arrived. Read More