By Kim Velsey 5/09/12 6:16pm

Manhattan Transfers

Hudson River views for $6.6 million

Former United Airlines Chief Scores A-Rod’s Rushmore Apartment

It must have been the view that convinced Gerald Greenwald and wife Glenda to purchase Alex Rodriguez‘s 35th-floor condo at the The Rushmore.

Mr. Greenwald, the former chairman and CEO of United Airlines and current managing partner of the Greenbriar Equity Group, must have been accustomed to lofty views from his days at the airline. And this apartment has views galore—”forever unobstructed views” with 60-linear feet over the Hudson, as the Adam Modlin listing gushes. Read More

By Matt Chaban 3/30/12 1:31pm

Manhattan Transfers

Living large. (City Realty)

The Latest Rushmore Celeb? Mati Bracha Buys $5 M. Penthouse

In February of last year, Ilan Bracha, the developer and star broker now heading up Keller Williams NY told The Observer, “We’ll be No. 1 in five years,” He was referring to his firm, but the Bracha family has now taken the top spot elsewhere—at Gary Barnett’s hugely successful Rushmore condominiums at the Riverside South development.

Mati Bracha, Ilan’s wife, just paid $5.28 million for penthouse 3A, according to city records. It was not immediately clear if Mr. Bracha would be moving in. Read More

By Matt Chaban 2/16/12 11:30am

Machers

Never give up, never surrender.

Gary Barnett Never Gives Up, Takes Rushmore Refunds to Court for Fourth Time

With all the attention focused on Gary Barnett’s swiftly rising One57, his greatest success to date may be the Rushmore. The building has attracted a parade of high-profile buyers, and he almost prevailed in his years-long lawsuit against now-governor, then-attorney general Andrew Cuomo, who wanted Mr. Barnett to refund buyers deposits over what the developer said was a typo. The case was decided against the developer last year.

Well, Mr. Barnett is back in court, fighting yet again what Crain’s calls the most expensive condo refund ever, which may help explain Extell’s determination to prevail. Read More

By Elise Knutsen 1/24/12 1:17pm

Red Carpet Real Estate

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Where Cameron Diaz did the dishes.

A-Rod’s Apartment Hits a Homer at the Rushmore

Aside from his oft-discussed, revolving door of high-profile girlfriends, Alex Rodiguez is known for being a playboy on an entirely different field. No, not on the baseball diamond—that ninth inning strike out won’t be forgotten any time soon—but in the real estate market. After bowing out of his 15 Central Park West rental, Mr. Rodriguez bought a full-floor spread at the Rushmore for $5.5 million last spring.

The third baseman is in the process of taking a walk, but it appears he will score on the place after only 8 months. Read More