Photo: Scott Frances
You may recall seeing Mariah Carey’s NYC penthouse on an episode of MTV Cribs—or, perhaps in a 2001 Architectural Digest spread. And now, the “We Belong Together” singer’s pad has landed on the market for $27 million. The songstress bought two units spanning three floors at the top of Tribeca’s Franklin Tower in 1999, transforming them into a 12,700-square-foot single residence with eight bedrooms and seven-and-a-half baths.
Before moving in, Carey hired designer Mario Buatta to create a home fit for a diva, and he delivered. Silver-leaf doors, bronze-inlaid limestone flooring, lacquered walls, and butterflies galore. “We put them wherever we could,” Buatta explained to AD in 2001. “There are butterfly handles on the cabinets in the bedroom, and butterflies are woven into the bed hangings. They’re even on the soap in the bath and on the tiles in the kitchen. There are so many butterflies in this apartment, you don’t even notice them. But Mariah does.”
Mariah Carey’s dressing room, photographed in 2001 by Scott Frances.
Some of the home’s highlights include the 38-foot-long primary bathroom, where Carey famously took a dip during her Cribs episode; a windowed great room where Carey kept Marilyn Monroe’s white baby grand piano, which she bought in an auction in 1999; a rooftop sunroom and wet bar spilling out onto a furnished terrace with sprawling city views; two kitchens; and an underwater-themed media room.
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Carey’s ex, Nick Cannon, once said that it cost the five-time Grammy-winner “$150,000 [or] $200,000 just to walk out of the house,” but she may be trying to cut back a bit with this listing. According to the New York Post, the property carries about $18.6 million in outstanding loans and comes with monthly HOA dues of $17,000. Carey previously offered the triplex for rent, listing it last year at $32,500 a month.
“Mariah loves luxury,” as Buatta told AD. “She exudes glamour—and sex appeal, too. She has incredible charisma.”
Carey’s underwater-themed media room as photographed in 2001.
Carey’s entryway from our 2001 tour.
A corner of Carey’s bedroom, from the 2001 tour.
Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest
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