By Elise Knutsen 12/12/11 4:49pm

Manhattan Transfers

The Laureate (StreetEasy)

Maurice Mann, Apthorp Developer, Buys Rival Condo for $7 M.

Maurice Mann knows a thing or two about luxury real estate. A developer himself, Mr. Mann was involved in the purchase of the Apthorp, and while that venture has hit one or two road bumps, Mr. Mann has found his way into another luxury building. After selling his place at The Eldorado for $3 million in September, Mr. Mann has finally settled on a new abode. Like so many of his uptown peers, he has purchased a penthouse at the Laureate. Read More

By Tom Acitelli 1/19/09 4:33pm

Mann Overboard! Management Deal Reached at Apthorp

A management deal has been reached regarding the Apthorp condo conversion at 79th Street and Broadway, according to a release this morning (reprinted in full below). The deal transfers management from Mann Realty to an affiliate of the Feil Organization, and thus seems to end what’s become one of New York’s juiciest real estate soap Read More

By Max Abelson 1/14/09 1:02am

The Apthorp as Waterloo

“The building is—what’s the word I’m looking for? Infectious. I refer to it sometimes as Gilligan’s Island. Remember that show? Gilligan’s Island?” Jon Herbitter asked this Monday from the offices of Mann Realty, where he’s president. “You don’t get out.”

In 2007, his boss, Maurice Mann, then a midsize New York landlord, partnered with Read More