Baby on Board
The head of the co-op board at 740 Park, Charles Porter Stevenson Jr. and his wife, former New York Times reporter Alex Kuczynski are having a baby, sort of, according to Liz Smith. Actually, someone else is having it for them. And La Liz does not reveal if the zygote is comprised of either Kucz […]
Better Than a Mosler Safe
Recession? Not on Park Avenue. The low-floor duplex apartment (#4/5A) at 740 Park Avenue owned by the estate of the late Mosler Safe heiress Janet Mosler Coleman has been sold for what one city broker describes as the “ridiculous” price of $32 million. The building’s original “Jewish” apartment, the first one ever occupied by a […]
Scoop: De Montebello Resigns
A report has just surfaced (at 6:30 PM for those keeping track of who had it first) that Philippe de Montebello has resigned his post as director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but for the moment, at least, the museum is not confirming it. “The director is meeting with staff members,” says museum spokesman […]
View From the Top
A banker in San Francisco just sent me this image of the stunning 71st Street setbacks and D-line terraces of 740 Park Avenue, shot from an apartment across the street. It’s from a listing for a $15 million 10-room apartment at 730 Park Avenue, being sold by Serena Boardman of Sotheby’s International.
Henry Kravis Punk’d
The makers of “The Homes of Henry Kravis don’t mention 740 Park, but he used to live there, too. The Times writes the movie up (with a cameo appearance by 740’s Steve Schwarzman) here.
Jackie O, No!
There’s now a Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis bus tour of New York with a stop, of course, at 740 Park. Something called Rich & Famous Tours makes it happen — they also do a Central Park Celebrity tours — real live real estate porn. Look, Shontecia, it’s Steve Schwarzman!!
Thain Named
Merrill Lynch has named former New York Stock Exchange boss and 740 Park penthouse owner John Thain its new CEO. [Via Dealbreaker]
On Unauthorized Biography…
Inspired by author Kitty Kelley‘s cameo appearance at the media lunchbox Michael’s yesterday, David Patrick Columbia‘s New York Social Diary today offers some words of wisdom on the subject of unauthorized biography. They also apply to social history. But let him speak for himself: “Biography is always difficult in lifting the subject out of their […]
Len Makes His Mark? Update: Oops. Maybe Not.
The New York Post’s front page reported a record residential real estate sale today — Leonard Blavatnick‘s purchase of a $150 million condo (well, actually, three condos that he is said to be combining) atop The Mark on Madison Avenue. They neglected to mention that revenge is a dish best served cold. As reported in […]
Linda Stein Online
New York Magazine’s web site has just posted pdfs of my 1991 profile of the late Linda Stein, which include Harry Benson‘s awesome photos of her. Take a look here. Roger Friedman of Foxnews.com has more here.