I stopped following her apartment’s updates on our website, but as of last year, it still remained unsold. Even in a company with the name of Sotheby’s, there are limits to our magical powers. She remained adamant in her desire to sell at a price high even for this lofty tower, and as a result, we were unable to offer our services. ![]() The building, was overly “amenitized”, a word I’ve just invented to indicate that it had all the amenities imaginable: an in-house masseuse, parlors for all sexes, library, movie theatre, banquet rooms, and on and on. The owner refused to agree to our suggestion of staging, which would have at least created more interest and added a more human setting to at least give the impression that people actually lived there. The major drawback of this apartment, which I realized upon entering, was that in its empty un-staged self, it was just another series of large boxes with lots of windows, closets, and amazing views. I should add that the apartment was on a floor above the 50th at 432 Park Avenue, with views as one can imagine, to die for, as they say. When I reflect on this encounter, years later, I’m reminded of the demeanor, the sense of entitlement, the absolute chutzpah, of this Madame who would not budge so much as a nickel in her demands to sell her condo at a profit of nearly 3 million dollars only a few months after purchasing. ![]() The article also brought to mind one of my clients from some years ago that I dealt with, who resides in this spectacular skyscraper. ![]() Without the need to belabor the ongoing issues of life in many pre-war buildings in New York City, the article regarding life today in this luxury condo clearly articulates the broad range of coop/condo woes. Such is the case with many coop boards’ unilateral decisions affecting all who reside in these buildings. 432 Park Ave towering over its neighbors.
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