By Kim Velsey 7/16/12 4:20pm

Manhattan Transfers

The upper crust of Brooklyn real estate

Romaine Orthwein, Pedigreed Photographer, Pays $5 M. For Brooklyn Heights Townhouse

It may not set any records for the neighborhood, but photographer Romaine Orthwein’s decision to spend $5 million for a Brooklyn Heights townhouse shows that luxury buyers’ summer shopping spree is not limited to Manhattan.

Ms. Orthwein, who has a penchant for shooting apartments under renovation, apparently had no interest in a fixer-upper for herself. Read More

By Michael Calderone 7/24/06 12:00am

Harvey, Wallbanger

Last month, The New York Times reported that movie mogul Harvey Weinstein had bought a West Village townhouse, through a corporate entity. But at the time, the only number on the deal that was available was the building’s $12.5 million asking price.

Turns out it took a lot more than that for Mr. Weinstein to Read More