Exceptional real estate at the top of the Woolworth Building is looking for a buyer with a well-rounded portfolio.
A quintuplex on top of New York’s famous Woolworth Building has been put up for sale for $ 110 million (107 million francs), a price that would make it, if purchased, the most expensive apartment in history from the city.
Five levels, around 900 square meters, a terrace 220 meters high, a special elevator and up to 7 meters high ceiling, these are some of the attributes of this extraordinary apartment, created by the real estate developer Alchemy Properties, according to elements sent to AFP by a spokesperson.
The renovation and fitting out of this historic building, which involved 33 apartments in addition to the quintuplex, was carried out by the French architect and decorator Thierry Despont, who has notably to his credit the renovation of the Statue of Liberty.
The highest in the world
A masterpiece combining art deco and neo-Gothic style, recognizable by its turned verdigris copper roof, the Woolworth Building was completed in 1913 and was then the tallest building in the world, with its 241 meters.
It remained so for 17 years, before being dethroned by the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building (282 meters), now owned by Donald Trump’s real estate empire.
Its name was given to it by department store magnate Frank W. Woolworth, who made it the headquarters of his company, in the far south of Manhattan, not far from the World Trade Center. The Woolworth group (now Venator) finally sold him in 1998 as he fought for his survival, before disappearing.
$ 155 million
Carried out less than 20 years ago, the transaction was made for 155 million dollars, an amount close to the price of the quintuplex now on sale.
If sold, the apartment would become the most expensive in New York history, in front of a duplex in the One57 building, located on 57th Street in Manhattan, bought for $ 100.5 million, according to several American media. .
Citadel hedge fund executive Ken Griffin reportedly acquired three floors of the tower currently under construction at 220 Central Park South, on the edge of the famed park, for $ 200 million, according to multiple media reports, but the deal never went through. been confirmed.
Posted: 09/21/2017, 10:04 PM
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