Billionaire Roman Abramovich’s DIY Mansion Getting Bigger; A Gramercy Park Building Wants $200M

• After holding a 199-unit apartment building in Gramercy Park for nearly 70 years, the owner has put it on the market for $200 million. [Crain’s]
• Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s makeshift mansion could be even bigger than initially reported. Word is he’s purchased yet another building on East 75th Street. [NYP]
• Designer Michael Kors is purchasing a posh penthouse at The Greenwich Lane. The home is said to be in the $17 million to $21 million range. [NYP]
• Coney Island residents hate the 40-story tower proposed to replace the Trump Village Shopping Center. [Curbed]
• Live in the late Jane Freilicher’s amazing Greenwich Village penthouse. It comes complete with a greenhouse art studio. [Curbed]
• Chelsea and Boerum Hill led new development sales toward the end of 2014. [TRD]

Images: Roman Abramovich’s stretch of newly acquired properties on East 75th Street (left); 301 East 21st Street now for sale (right)