By Kim Velsey 10/03/12 3:32pm

Manhattan Transfers

The garmento's new living room.

More Closet Space: Fashion Mogul Andrew Rosen Pays $13 M. For Penthouse In the Former St. Vincent’s

While it was rumored earlier this year that Theory honcho Andrew Rosen was paying more than $12.5 million for a four-bedroom penthouse at the St. Vincent condo conversion 130 West 12th Street, now there’s proof. City records show that Mr. Rosen paid $13 million, a bit of a price bump over the $12.8 million that the sponsor unit was asking.

The building has a way of getting buyers to pay more than the retail value. Rosie O’Donnell also plunked down a little extra cash for her duplex penthouse, paying $50,000 above the sticker price. Maybe Mr. Rosen should bring on Stribling brokers Alexa Lambert and Sean Turner to help shill his company’s clothes. Read More

By Kim Velsey 9/25/12 11:35am

Manhattan Transfers

Every Long Island girl's dream: a Manhattanite at last.

Rosie O’Donnell Buys $8 M. Village Penthouse in Rudin’s First St. Vincent Conversion

After years of enjoying the suburban life in Nyack, Rosie O’Donnell is finally moving to Manhattan, having closed on a four-bedroom, three-bath duplex penthouse at 130 West 12th Street.

The sale was rumored earlier this summer in the Post, and lo it was real and has finally closed, with Ms. O’Donnell plunking down $8 million for the Greenwich Village spread in one of St. Vincent’s former hospital buildings. The Rudin Family, which handled the condo conversion, was only asking $7.95 million, but in her exuberance, Ms. O’Donnell apparently dropped $50,000 to make it a nice even number. Read More