By Kim Velsey 9/11/12 10:00am

Machers

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Ukrainian Oligarch Alexander Rovt Would Prefer To Be Called A Carpathian Billionaire

We learned a lot in the Businessweek profile on Alexander Rovt, the Ukrainian fertilizer billionaire who’s been making huge, all-cash investments into American real estate lately (he spent $303 million to acquire a majority stake in the Banker’s Trust building this April). Mr. Rovt should not be confused with Russian fertilizer billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, who spent $88 million on a penthouse at 15 CPW. Read More

By Matt Chaban 3/01/12 5:22pm

Manhattan Transfers

They can, like, literally see their house from here. (Getty)

Joan Weill, Sandy’s Wife, Sells $88 M. Penthouse to Rybolovlevs

The most watched real estate sale in years, if not ever, is now one for the books. The deed for the sale of Sandy Weill‘s penthouse at 15 Central Park West just hit city records. It reveals little—the LLC the buyers used is iron-clad—but there was an interesting bit of news about the seller of the $88 million home. It was not the former Citi chairman but his wife, Joan Helene Weill. Read More

By Elise Knutsen 12/25/11 12:50pm

Manhattan Transfers

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Help! Rybolovlev Buys $8.35M 15 CPW Apartment for Daughter’s Security Detail

Update: A spokesman for Dmitry Rybolovlev denies any connection to the purchase of this condo, though sources still insist it is. See Mr. Rybolovlev’s full statement below.

Merry Christmas Ekaterina Rybolovleva! Daddy loves you so much, he not only bought you a penthouse at 15 Central Park West that has become the most expensive home in New York history but also what is probably the most expensive servants quarters ever. Read More