A full-floor
condominium at 838 Fifth Avenue, an imposing 12-story limestone building
originally designed by Harry M. Prince for the Union of American Hebrew
Congregations in 1950 and converted to condominiums in 2000, sold for
$31,861,500 and was the most expensive sale of week, according to city
records.
The monthly carrying
charges for the 5,461-square-foot unit, No. 8, at 65th Street opposite
the Central Park Zoo with full park views, are $26,416.
The 11-story office
building was acquired by A. Alfred Taubman, a developer of shopping
malls, and redeveloped and expanded by the Athena Group in 1999.
The
redesign, led by the architectural team of Beyer Blinder Belle, produced
a 10-residence condo with ground-floor staff quarters. It did not stint
on luxury appointments and amenities, such as a rooftop terrace, a
lobby brimming with antiques and enhanced by a wood-burning fireplace,
and nine private wine cellars.
Charles Bronfman, then the co-chairman of
Seagram, acquired the duplex penthouse on the 11th and 12th floors from
Mr. Taubman as an $18 million sponsor unit in 1999, the same year the
eighth-floor apartment sold for just under $16 million.
At the time, Mr.
Taubman lived in the luxury co-op next door, 834 Fifth Avenue, making
one of two mottos engraved on the second-floor facade of 838 Fifth,
“Love thy neighbor as thyself,” seem all the more appropriate.
In the current sale,
which included a wine cellar, No. W5, both buyer and seller opted for
anonymity through limited liability companies.
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