In the News: Anish Kapoor lists Jenga apartment

ANISH KAPOOR LISTS HIS JENGA APARTMENT
Crain’s reports the sculptor Anish Kapoor, who created the Bean that is wedged under 56 Leonard, has listed his 3,600-square-foot unit for about $18 million. It has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and three balconies. He bought it in 2016 for about $14 million. Crain’s called the luxury residential market “stirring.”

A COOL LOFT FURNISHED BY COLONY
The eagle-eyed reader can probably tell where this is — but in the meantime, AN Interior has a feature on a young family who added a floor and then some, turning their apartment into a triplex. Colony’s Jean Lin did the furnishings.

7 PLATT STREET TOPS OUT
RE Business Online reports that the 37-story building at 7 Platt Street in Fidi topped out. The building will have 250 units, a fitness center, library, coworking pods, lounge spaces, private dining spaces with outdoor terrace access, a gaming area, rooftop deck, golf putting area and a communal entertainment kitchen

BILLIONARE SELLS PENTHOUSE ON HUBERT
Crain’s reports that energy mogul and billionaire Michael Smith, CEO of Freeport LNG, sold his 12,500-square-foot penthouse at 250 West at the corner of Hubert for $60 million. “Smith’s home at the 12-story prewar condo is actually made up of four units. The largest of the pair, on the top floor, features 5,700 square feet, four bedrooms and four and a half baths as well as 4,300 square feet of terraces; finishes include a primary suite bath with a built-in TV. The spacious home also comes with a private garage, reached off Hubert Street, that’s equipped with an elevator reserved for the owner.”

 

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