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    Late PBS Anchor Robert MacNeil’s N.Y.C. Apartment Overlooks the Museum of Natural History

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    The New York City home of late PBS journalist Robert “Robin” MacNeil just hit the market for $5.5 million. Co-listed by Leslie O’Shea and Stacy Dolan of Brown Harris Stevens, the West 77th Street spread offers prewar detailing and timeless elegance. “The apartment is in estate condition,” O’Shea told Mansion Global. “It’s like walking into a very elegant time capsule.” 

    The Canadian-born broadcasting legend who co-founded PBS’s NewsHour with Jim Lehrer in 1975 made the Upper West Side apartment his sanctuary after stepping away from the anchor desk in 1995. He died in 2024 at the age of 93, and now his estate is passing the keys to a new owner who will hopefully appreciate its history and grandeur.   

    RELATED: Liam Neeson Puts a $10.8 Million Price on His Park-View Manhattan Pied-à-Terre

    Fluted pilasters embellish a gallery that connects the living and dining rooms.

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    The rambling three-bedroom, three-bath apartment is situated on the 8th floor of the neo-Gothic Studio Building—a 14-story landmarked beauty built in 1909. The building itself was originally designed as artist studios by renowned architects Herbert Spencer Harde and R. Thomas Short and is decked out with intricate terracotta detailing, while the apartment, which spans about 2,700 square feet, has some of the best views in the city. In fact, the south-facing windows in the spacious living room look directly out on the American Museum of Natural History. 

    A semi-private elevator landing leads to a foyer and gallery that retains its original leaded glass windows. The gallery connects the grand, light-filled living room with the rosewood-paneled dining room. The latter comes complete with interior leaded glass windows so you can keep an eye on guests as they enter the foyer. Nearby is a roomy and well-maintained, if somewhat dated, kitchen as well as a staff bedroom and bath and a convenient service entrance.

    RELATED: An N.Y.C. Condo With Ties to ‘Babygirl’ and ‘Succession’ Just Sold for $20.1 Million 

    The rosewood-paneled dining room is adorned with original leaded glass windows.

    Jon Nissenbaum

    The layout was made for entertaining, with public and private spaces thoughtfully separated; party up front, peace and quiet in the back. At the end of a long, L-shaped corridor that shoots off of the foyer, the primary suite has plenty of closet space and an en-suite bath, while two additional bedrooms share a Jack-and-Jill bathroom. Three wood-burning fireplaces scattered throughout add an extra dose of coziness. 

    The full-service building has everything you’d want from a doorman to a live-in resident manager, private storage, bike storage, a playroom, a gym, and a central laundry room.  

    Click here to see more photos of the Upper West Side abode.

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    Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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      ‘Cabaret’ Star Joel Grey’s Manhattan Loft Just Sold for $7.6 Million

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      After nearly three decades of ownership, legendary Broadway actor Joel Grey has officially offloaded a Manhattan loft he acquired back in 1999 for around $1.6 million shortly after it was newly built. As first reported by Crain’s New York Business, the industrial-chic residence traded hands in a hush-hush off-market deal in mid-February, going to an […] More

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      Liam Neeson Puts a $10.8 Million Price on His Park-View Manhattan Pied-à-Terre

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      Liam Neeson first hoisted his New York City apartment on the market early last year with a nearly $12.8 million price tag, but it still hasn’t been taken. Now the Ireland-born movie star’s longtime Manhattan digs have popped up for sale again, this time with a substantially reduced $10.8 million ask and new broker Matthew Coleman of Coleman Real Estate Group holding the listing.

      Records show Neeson and his late wife, English actress Natasha Richardson, acquired the combined three-unit property at the luxury Park Millennium building in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Lincoln Square from the developer in 1999 for around $3.9 million. Sprawled across the 28th floor of the 56-story residential tower, the corner spread has five bedrooms and five baths in a little more than 4,500 square feet boasting glossy, caramel-hued hardwood floors, high ceilings, and custom built-ins throughout.

      A family room and dining area sit adjacent to an eat-in kitchen with a walk-in pantry.

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      An entry foyer and gallery lead to a voluminous great room bordered by a ribbon of picture windows offering up picturesque city skyline and Central Park views, while a combined living and dining area connects to an eat-in kitchen outfitted with custom cabinetry and top-tier stainless appliances. Secluded in a separate wing is the spacious primary suite, which comes with a walk-in closet and dual baths, as well as a library/office and gym.

      There are also ample building amenities courtesy of a $5,315 monthly common charge, including a 24-hour doorman and concierge, along with a fitness center sporting a pool and basketball court.

      The secluded primary suite comes complete with its own library and gym.

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      The Oscar-winning actor, 72, has starred in numerous films—Schindler’s List, Taken, Batman Begins, and Star Wars: Episode 1-The Phantom Menace, just to name a few. Neeson, who is currently appearing in a reboot of The Naked Gun, still maintains a historic 34,000-square-foot farmhouse mansion in Millbrook, N.Y., that serves as his primary residence.

      Click here for more photos of the Manhattan residence.

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      Wendy Bowman

      Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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      L.A. Clippers Point Guard Ben Simmons Lists His N.Y.C. Condo for $17 Million

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      Now that Ben Simmons has taken his skills to Los Angeles as a point guard for the Clippers, he no longer needs the New York City digs he resided in while he was suiting up for the Brooklyn Nets. So, the three-time NBA All-Star has decided to hand over the keys to his condo in the historic Dumbo neighborhood for a smidge under $17 million. The listing is held by M. Monica Novo of Douglas Elliman.

      Simmons purchased two under-construction units for around $14 million in summer 2023 and then combined and customized them to suit his personal needs, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sited on the 21st floor of the 33-story Olympia Dumbo building, which was created by Fortis Property Group in collaboration with Hill West Architects and the design firm Workstead, the posh pad has five bedrooms and seven baths spread across a little more than 5,200 square feet of Widell & Boschetti-designed living space armed with a Savant home-automation system.

      A 320-square-foot terrace offers picturesque views of the Manhattan skyline and New York Harbor.

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      Other highlights include an entry foyer that flows via a hallway to a voluminous glass-lined great room opening out to an expansive terrace offering sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline, New York Harbor, and Statue of Liberty. Holding court here is a living area, a dining space with a wet bar and wine cooler tucked around the corner, and a kitchen outfitted with sleek maple cabinetry, a stone-topped eat-in island, and top-tier Gaggenau appliances.

      Elsewhere are two bedrooms currently being used as a gym and an office, along with a terrace-accessible primary suite flaunting dual walk-in closets—one for dressing and another dedicated solely to sneakers—as well as an inviting bath spotlighted by dual vanities, a freestanding soaking tub, and a rainfall shower. Topping it all off is a soundproof movie theater equipped with a 100-inch screen and plush daybeds, plus an entertainment lounge sporting an 85-inch TV, a pool table, and another full kitchen.

      An entertainment room features a kitchen and acrylic shelves displaying Simmons’ Bearbrick collection.

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      The new owner will also have access to plenty of amenities courtesy of $7,460 in monthly maintenance charges, including a 24-hour doorman and concierge, a bowling alley, a fitness center, two pools, a tennis court, and, perhaps its most coveted perk, a private parking spot.

      Now with the L.A. Clippers, Simmons was originally drafted No. 1 overall in 2016 by the Philadelphia 76ers, where he received the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award. The 28-year-old Australia native went on to play for the Brooklyn Nets in 2022, with the team buying out the remainder of his contract in February and Simmons subsequently signing with the Clippers.

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      Wendy Bowman

      Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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      Frank Lloyd Wright’s Former Apartment at The Plaza Can Be Yours for $18.9 Million

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      Of course, the architect of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum needed a chic Manhattan retreat. 

      Perched atop New York City’s famous Plaza Hotel, with breathtaking views of Central Park, a legendary residence once home to famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright is now on the market for $18.9 million with The Charlie Attias Team. This 4,000-square-foot corner residence, formerly known as the Frank Lloyd Wright Suite, gives you the rare opportunity to live in a piece of architectural history. 

      In 1954, Wright relocated to New York to work on the Guggenheim, and for five years before his 1959 death, the sprawling suite at the Plaza became his home away from home while in town working on what would be his final major work and arguably his most influential. According to Wright and New York by Anthony Alofsin, the architect and his wife, Olgivanna, moved into their suite at the Plaza after it was vacated by another renowned tenant, Gone with the Wind producer David O. Selznick, The New York Post reported. During their stay, Wright furnished the spacious, park-view rooms with his signature black-lacquer furniture, and he entertained a slew of notable visitors, including Georgia O’Keeffe, Marilyn Monroe, and Arthur Miller. 

      RELATED: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Weisblat House in Michigan Lists for Nearly $2.3 Million

      The vast, light-filled living and dining room has leafy views of Central Park.

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      Fast forward to today; the residence has undergone a stunning transformation. The fourth-floor unit was acquired in 2009 for $13 million by Lisa and James Cohen, who soon embarked on a comprehensive four-year renovation led by architect Louis Lisboa of VL Architects and interior designer Susanna Maggard. The redone space was hoisted onto the market in 2015 for $39.5 million, and the price dropped to $26 million before it was taken off the market the following year, records show.

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      The dining area overlooks Pulitzer Plaza and the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 59th Street.

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      With soaring 13-foot ceilings, Venetian plaster walls, and polished wood and stone floors, every detail has been meticulously installed with meticulous craftsmanship. The open living and dining areas together stretch to 45 feet, ideal for hosting elegant gatherings, and include an integrated audio system. The dining area is spacious enough for a baby grand piano, enhancing the home’s atmosphere of sophisticated entertaining. The sleek galley kitchen is outfitted with top-of-the-line appliances, bespoke cabinetry, and elegant stone worktops.

      The primary bedroom is a sumptuous sanctuary with commanding views of Central Park, as well as a custom dressing room and a compartmentalized bathroom. Secondary bedrooms, along with a couple of bathrooms, a wet bar, and a laundry closet, are clustered at the opposite end of the apartment for maximum privacy.

      Residents of the Plaza enjoy myriad five-star hotel services, including concierge access, 24-hour in-room dining, and access to The Palm Court’s landscaped gardens. The hotel, which first opened in 1907, has long been a temporary home to an impressive roster of notable names, from F. Scott Fitzgerald to the Beatles. 

      Click here to see more photos of the elegant home overlooking Central Park and Fifth Avenue.

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      Abby Montanez

      Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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      An N.Y.C. Condo With Ties to ‘Babygirl’ and ‘Succession’ Just Sold for $20.1 Million 

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      Ever wonder what it would cost to live like enfant terrible Roman Roy from Succession or Romy, Nicole Kidman’s high-flying tech CEO character from Babygirl? Well, now we know.

      An apartment in the real-life building prominently featured in both the acclaimed A24 film and HBO’s smash hit recently nabbed a buyer for $20.1 million. The unit itself occupies the entire 41st floor of 200 Amsterdam, a luxury residential tower on the Upper West Side. Not only did the deal set a 2025 record for the uptown neighborhood, but it also marked the fourth most expensive transaction to go down in Manhattan so far this year.  

      According to Peter Zaitzeff, the sales director of new development at Serhant, the mystery buyers were a local family who had previously been renting in the area but wanted to settle into their “forever home,” he told Mansion Global. Once asking $23.5 million, the city-view spread was most recently on the market for $22.5 million, records show.  

      A terrace runs along the living room, offering knee-buckling city and park views.

      Evan Joseph Photography

      Residence 41 measures 4,670 square feet and features four bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths. Plus, it offers sweeping Central Park and skyline views from a 626-square-foot terrace. The open-plan living area sports soaring ceilings, French white oak floors, and a striking fireplace, while the chef’s kitchen is equipped with state-of-the-art appliances and Calacatta marble finishes. Elsewhere, the king-size primary suite offers northern and eastern exposures, a couple of walk-in closets, a morning/evening bar, and a marble-clad bath complete with radiant heated floors. Additional highlights include spacious secondary bedrooms with private baths and a versatile bonus room that can be configured as an office, media lounge, or study. 

      The kitchen has both an island snack bar and a casual dining area set against floor-to-ceiling windows.

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      The good news is that while Residence 41 is now off the market, you can still snap up the duplex digs where Kidman and Kieran Culkin’s fictional characters once lived. That place, however, will dig deeper into your bank accounts: the spectacular penthouse pad, which takes up the tower’s 49th and 50th floors and comes with a 116-foot terrace and a private elevator, has been up for grabs since May 2023, listed for a whopping $38 million. 

      Click here to see more photos of the high-floor condo at 200 Amsterdam.

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      Abby Montanez

      Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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      M. Night Shyamalan’s Former N.Y.C. Penthouse Lists for $14.5 Million

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      Plot twist: this New York City penthouse used to be the home of an award-winning Hollywood filmmaker. M. Night Shyamalan, the 54-year-old visionary director behind Signs and The Sixth Sense, bought the duplex apartment in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood for $6.3 million in 2003, property records show. He then sold the pad nearly a decade later in 2012 for a profitable $9.5 million. The seller, whose identity is shielded behind an LLC, shelled out $12.75 million for the deluxe spread in 2021, and now, the spacious downtown abode has popped back up for sale asking $14.5 million. Chris Poore and Eyal Dagan of Sotheby’s International Realty hold the listing. 

      The penthouse crowns a six-unit boutique condo that dates back to 1888, the listing notes, and in the years since Shyamalan lived there, the two-floor condo has undergone a renovation but still maintains the same floating limestone staircase with a custom-sculpted bronze railing and cozy wood-burning fireplace. Today, the stunning loft-style residence measures a commodious 7,185 square feet and has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a private elevator, and two outdoor terraces.

      The home has three different living areas, one with a monumental fireplace.

      Yale Wagner for Sotheby’s International Realty

      “The celebrity factor can create buzz and make the property more desirable,” Poore told Mansion Global. And, “With three separate living rooms you have ample space for entertaining inside.” 

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      The place is decked out with soaring 13-foot ceilings, black-painted columns, and floor-to-ceiling windows that let in tons of natural light and offer skyline views. The home is centered around open-concept living and dining areas, including a state-of-the-art chef’s kitchen with custom cabinets and a black waterfall island at the center. Rounding out the lower level is an small office, a huge, 39-foot-long den, and three bedrooms, each with its own bath.

      A telescopic wall slides opens to expose the office to the main-floor living room.

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      The primary suite occupies its own dedicated wing on the second floor with exclusive access to one of the two planted terraces that together measure more than 2,000 square feet. The second terrace is at the opposite end of the penthouse and stretches a whopping 42 feet long. 

      Shyamalan, who most recently wrote and directed the 2024 psychological thriller Trap starring Josh Hartnett, owns multiple properties throughout the tri-state area. In 2023, he reportedly picked up a 218-acre estate in Pennsylvania’s Chester County with ties to the Rockefeller family. His portfolio also includes a Georgian Revival house outside of Philadelphia, which is not far from the filmmaker’s childhood home in Wynnewood that changed hands back in 2022 for $1.5 million. 

      Click here to see more photos of the Tribeca duplex.

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      Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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      Joe Jonas’s Former N.Y.C. Apartment Can Be Yours for $6 Million

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      It’s been barely a year since Joe Jonas sold his longtime apartment in the Nolita neighborhood of Manhattan and relocated to the Dumbo area of Brooklyn. Now the pop star’s former digs have resurfaced on the market, asking a smidge under $6 million.

      Records show the singer, songwriter, and actor paid $5.6 million for the residence back in spring 2018. He then sold the place around six years later for nearly $5.4 million to the current owners, who subsequently engaged interior designer Sarah Ivory to completely remodel the premises.

      An open-concept great room features a kitchen flanked by living and dining areas.

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      Sited within an eight-story boutique condo built in 2015 and featuring just 11 units, Jonas’s onetime abode has three bedrooms and an equal number of baths in roughly 2,900 square feet. The contemporary interiors are adorned throughout with custom oak floors, walnut and marble accents, and large windows offering up plenty of natural light and picturesque skyline views.

      An access-controlled elevator opens into the private foyer, which flows to an open-concept great room holding a gourmet kitchen outfitted with sleek SieMatic cabinetry, an expansive eat-in island island that seats up to six, and top-tier Miele appliances. An adjacent living room comes with a wall of built-in shelving, while the dining area is spotlighted by a striking Calacatta Viola marble and walnut coffee bar that doubles as a buffet and cookbook storage for a rising pastry chef who calls the place home.

      Sliding glass doors in the primary suite open out to a rooftop terrace spanning 1,450 square feet.

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      RELATED: Joan Rivers Called This Opulent Manhattan Penthouse Home. Now It Can Be Yours for $28 Million.

      Sequestered off by themselves are the sleeping quarters, which include two guest bedrooms with eastern exposures and ample closet space, as well as a spacious primary suite boasting a walk-in closet and a spa-like bath equipped with dual vanities, a soaking tub, and a glass-encased shower. Both the primary bedroom and living room open via glass sliders to a 1,450-square-foot landscaped rooftop terrace, which hosts alfresco lounging and entertaining spaces, plus an outdoor kitchen.

      Rounding out the listing, which is held by Carl Gambino, Reilly Adler and Les Meyers of the Gambino Group at Compass, is a hefty $5,315 per month HOA fee that entitles the new owner to a full-time doorman.

      Click here for more photos of the pop star’s former Manhattan home.

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      Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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      Joan Rivers Called This Opulent Manhattan Penthouse Home. Now It Can Be Yours for $28 Million.

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      A little more than a decade after Joan Rivers passed away at age 81, the legendary comedian’s opulent Versailles-inspired penthouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan has once again popped up for sale, asking $28 million.

      Rivers acquired the 42-foot-wide spread in 1988 about a year after the death of her husband Edgar Rosenberg and lived there until she died in 2014, according to the New York Post. The property then sold around a year later for $28 million to Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Al Saud, who first hoisted the place on the market in 2021 for $38 million before subsequently reducing the price and then temporarily removing it from the listings in 2023.

      A blush-hued breakfast room holds court near the galley-style kitchen.

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      Sited within the six-story, pre-war Spencer Condominium, which was designed by noted architect Horace Trumbauer in the early 1900s, the French Neoclassical-style triplex rests on the top three floors of the limestone building. Five bedrooms and six baths are spread across nearly 4,700 square feet largely original but modernized interiors boasting Parquet de Versailles floors, 23-foot ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and ornate moldings. There are also five wood-burning fireplaces, plus a couple of stone terraces offering skyline and Central Park views.

      A cozy library/media room is lined with built-in bookshelves.

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      Other highlights include a private elevator landing that opens into a double-height entrance gallery before flowing to an expansive Louis XIV-inspired ballroom lined with floor-to-ceiling windows. Elsewhere are a formal dining room adorned with 18th-century French panels and a handsome wood-clad library/media room, as well as an upstairs primary suite hosting a corner office and a spa-like bath equipped with dual vanities and a glass-encased shower. A separate two, bedroom, two-bath guest wing on the lower level has its own fireside living room and kitchen.

      Per the listing held by Zina Raslan and Carl Gambino of The Gambino Group at Compass, a hefty $21,068 monthly common charge also avails the new owner of a full-time doorman.

      Click here for more photos of Joan Rivers’s longtime Manhattan home.

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      Wendy Bowman

      Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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