By Diane Pham, Fri, April 3, 2015
- Artist and Poet John Giorno gives the Times a tour of his three-loft “Italian-inspired palazzo for the beggars.” [NYT]
- William Hearst’s penthouse gets at 137 Riverside Drive $14 million price cut. [NYDN; listing]
- Inside Mickey Rourke’s former Meatpacking apartment, now an Absolut Elyx vodka hangout. [NYO]
- New look and teaser site out for Bryant Park’s long-stalled condo-hotel. [Curbed]
- Lots of people say they want to move, but it turns out very few actually do. [CityLab]
John Giorno’s home at 222 Bowery. Image © NYT (L); William Hearst’s penthouse. Image courtesy of Corcoran (R)
By Dana Schulz, Thu, September 4, 2014 The penthouse craze began in the early 20th century thanks to media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. He took up residence in a three-floor apartment at the Clarendon at 137 Riverside Drive and, when his landlord refused to let him expand further, Hearst bought the entire building, adding two new floors to the top of his mansion, crowned by a new copper mansard roof.
Now, 100 years later, the rich and famous are still making headlines with their pricey penthouse purchases. Fellow media mogul Rupert Murdoch recently purchased a $57.25 million triplex penthouse, along with an additional full-floor unit (because why stop at just three?) at One Madison. His bachelor pad totals more than 10,000 square feet of interior space, wrapped in floor-to-ceiling glass. Is this the new standard for penthouse living? We’re taking a look at some of the top sky-high listings in Manhattan to find out.
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