In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the Gobelins manufactory wove tapestries for Louis XIV, the absolutist French ruler, who espoused the theory of the divine right of kings. According to that theory, dauphins were not merely born lucky onto plush velvet thrones of ungodly wealth and power. No, they actually carried the mark, Read More
838 Fifth.
Speaking of 838 Fifth Avenue, another ritzy apartment in that building–one floor above Thomas Sandell’s–is now changing hands.
Investor Michael Price recently sold his 4,500-square-foot apartment to Broadway producer James Nederlander (senior!) for $13.47 million, according to deed-transfer records.
It’s a nice chunk of change for Price, who already owns Read More
The dissolution of the marriage between investor and art collector Adam Lindemann and his socialite wife, Elizabeth, has already played out in the gossip columns.
The next bit of tidying-up: the prewar co-op the couple shared at 730 Park Avenue. During the first week of 2006, Serena Boardman and Brucie Boalt, of Sotheby’s International Realty, Read More
Robert De Niro isn’t the only Tribecanto decide that he’s had enough of the trendy neighborhood. Restaurateur and chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten has severed his last remaining real-estate tie to the area as well, as his Richard Meier–designed loft in the Perry Street towers is nearing completion.
Earlier this month, the owner of Vong, (Mercer) Read More
Rough Road Ahead for Scandal-Plagued Developer
Being associated with the biggest assessment scandal in New York City history can really put a dent in business. Representatives of Glenwood Management Corp. found that out the hard way when Community Board 7 put the kibosh on the property developer’s plan to construct a 150-car public garage Read More
