Spektor Settles in Murray Hill
- Russian-born songstress Regina Spektor is moving to Murray Hill: She paid $1.125 million for a 19th-floor condo at 155 East 34th Street. The 1,140-square-foot condo features two bedrooms, two baths, and views of the Chrysler and Met Life buildings.
- Jacob Safra—the 32-year-old son of banking billionaire Moise Safra—just closed on a 15th floor apartment at 800 Park Avenue for $11 million. The full-floor residence features three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, and three maids rooms.
- Another day, another sale at 15 Central Park West. This time the buyer is Jonathan Sokoloff, the managing partner at Leonard Green & Partners, a private equity firm in L.A. and Rite Aid board member. Sokoloff is paying $12.25 million for apartment 28A.
- Heather Mills, England's least favorite person (and the world's least sympathetic amputee) is coming to the States. She's rumored to have already gone into contract on a condo at 173 Perry Street for $5 million. The ninth-floor, two-bedroom, 1,808-square-foot condo features floor-to-ceiling windows and multiple terraces; she'll also get mix with some famous neighbors like Calvin Klein. [NYP, Real Estalker]
- The two men Rudy Giuliani turned to when ex-wife Donna Hanover threw him out of Gracie Mansion are moving to The Avery on the Upper West Side. Howard Koeppel and Mark Hsiao have closed on their $2.3 million condo, after being in contract for nearly a year. [Real Deal]