The Zarins Cut, A Former Treasury Secretary Buys
• Real Housewives star Jill Zarin and her husband, Bobby, put their apartment on the market just six weeks ago. But they've already been forced to drop prices. The three-bedroom condo at 401 East 60th Street, which the Zarins put up for sale for $3.2 million in July, is now $2.995 million. [Cityfile, PDE]
• Former Treasury Secretary W. Michael Blumenthal and his wife, Barbara, have purchased an apartment at 1095 Park Avenue. The couple, who sold their former home at 550 Park Avenue to socialite Phyllis Mack in January 2008, paid $5.6 million for the two-bedroom apartment. [Cityfile]
• Fortress Investment Group co-founder Randal Nardone has dropped the price of his 4,456-square-foot condo at 240 Riverside Boulevard, six months after putting it on the market for $11.75 million. The former billionaire, who picked up a massive apartment at 101 Warren Street last November for $22 million, has listed his former pad for $10.95 million. [Cityfile, Corcoran]
• Attorney Harvey Spear and his wife, Ruth, have put their apartment at 765 Park Avenue on the market. The 11-room residence, which features a gallery, library, and two staff rooms, is listed for $12.5 million. [Cityfile, BHS]
• The 8,300-square-foot apartment at 260 West Broadway that is famous for its in-house mural by Keith Haring, is no longer up for sale. After failing to sell for its $13.25 million asking price, the triplex is now only available as a $35,000-a-month rental. [NYO, Halstead]
• The Oyster Bay Cove mansion of the late James T. Pyle, who was known as the father of modern air traffic control systems, has gone on the market. The 2.1-acre estate is currently listed for $1.99 million. [Newsday, Sotheby's]