The Home of the Rich: 15 Central Park West

15 Central Park West is probably one of the most powerful and influential addresses in the world. The place was constructed and completed in 2008 by Arthur and William Lie Zeckendorf, and is said to be one of the most plush and upscale residential buildings there is. The place comes with an in-house chef, a pool and a screening room. Over the years, it has become home to an assortment of the rich and famous including celebrities, bankers and a large number of high profile clients. The building has two sections, and two hundred and one units. It also has a library, a private restaurant, a three lane pool and a health club. And, in the last five years of its existence, its list of well-known residents has only grown.

Daniel Leob, a hedge fund manager, bought an eight bedroom penthouse condo here in 2005 for forty five million dollars. He was probably one of the first buyers of the property, when the earth was still being dug. The CEO of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, also bought a condo here for 25.7 million dollars back in 2006. Following close at his heels in 2007, the former CEO of Citigroup, Sandy Weill bought a full floor penthouse here for 43.7 million dollars as a Valentine’s Day surprise for his wife.

Another early buyer was hedge-fund owner Daniel Och. He bought the top floor of a forty-three story tower for about a million dollars. He is also known to have celebrated his birthday there, with the band Five for Fighting performing live. Another high profile buyer is Israeli scientist Shlomo Ben-Hain. However, he sold his penthouse to then CEO of Barclays, Mr. Bob Diamond, in 2012 for thirty seven million dollars. It is also home to well-known Hollywood A-lister Denzel Washington who bought his three bedroom apartment for thirteen million dollars in 2006.

World renowned singer Sting bought his condo for twenty six and a half million dollars in 2008. NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon bought a condo for 9.6 million dollars in 2007, but is known to have sold the place for twenty five million in 2013. Talk about profit! Robert De Niro is known to have rented the apartment owned by Leroy Schechter. The co-founder of Yahoo, Jerry Yang is known to have paid around twenty million for a condo in the complex.

Adding to the list of techies, Google executive Omid Kordestani has a unit in the complex priced at twenty nine and a half million dollars, which he bought in 2008. He is currently an executive chairman at Twitter. The publisher of Wine Spectator, Martin Shanken owns a 19.75 million dollar half floor penthouse. Another well-known name in the sports world, Bob Costas owns an eleven million dollar pad in the complex. The founder of Marquis Jets, Jesse Itzler, bought two condos for 14.7 million dollars. However, he and his wife sold them for 30 million dollars due to his wife’s fear of heights. The Zeckendorf brothers, who developed the building, also have purchased units here. One of them however later sold his for 40 million dollars.

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