{"id":331583,"date":"2026-08-28T03:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/331583\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T03:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:58:15","slug":"floyd-mayweather-landed-a-100k-month-nyc-apartment-in-1-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/331583\/","title":{"rendered":"Floyd Mayweather landed a $100K\/month NYC apartment in 1 day"},"content":{"rendered":"

When a grand apartment at the Baccarat Hotel & Residences caught the eye of boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr.<\/a>, he agreed to rent it for a year \u2014 for a hefty $100,000 a month. At the time, it was\u00a0Midtown\u2019s most expensive rental<\/a>, as Gimme Shelter reported exclusively.<\/p>\n

There was just one condition: The deal had to be signed that very day, so Mayweather could move in that evening. It was just before Christmas in 2024.<\/p>\n

Mayweather, the undefeated boxing champ who earned more than $1.1 billion over the years and became a real estate investor, is one of the best paid athletes of all time. But that hasn\u2019t stopped Mayweather\u2019s former landlords at the Baccarat, who are suing the boxing champ in\u00a0New York State\u00a0Supreme Court for breach of contract over allegations of unpaid rent.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Floyd Mayweather scored the lease for the unit within a day. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The price for the dwelling: $100,000 per month. DDREPS<\/p>\n

Mayweather\u2019s lawyer, Bobby Samini, declined Gimme Shelter\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n

In addition, Mayweather is\u00a0currently facing a $7.27 million IRS lien<\/a>\u00a0for unpaid\u00a0federal\u00a0taxes\u00a0tied to 2018 and 2023, and in May, Mayweather sued his former investment advisor<\/a>, Jona Rechnitz, and others for $175 million amid allegations of fraud, theft, and mismanagement\u00a0of funds and assets including jewelry, a jet and real estate.<\/p>\n

(Rechnitz denies wrongdoing.\u00a0In a statement, his lawyer Morris Missry said Mayweather\u2019s claims \u201care utterly baseless\u201d and that Mayweather has \u201cgambling issues, prolific spending habits, monies owed to third party creditors and IRS tax liens and levys [sic].\u201d)<\/p>\n

It appears Mayweather\u2019s most recent financial disputes may have begun at the Baccarat home.<\/p>\n

The Baccarat is located at 20 W. 53rd St. DDREPS<\/p>\n

On the day that Mayweather decided he needed to rent the Baccarat residence, he was staying nearby at the Plaza Hotel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He had seen a\u00a0promotional video<\/a> of the 18th-floor aerie starring reality TV\u2019s Brooks Nader, of \u201cLove Thy Nader.\u201d\u00a0The cast of \u201cEmily in Paris\u201d had also done a photo shoot there.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was in a big rush. Floyd was adamant that he needed the keys. He\u2019s a very impulsive guy and decided he just had to have it right then,\u201d said a source close to the deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Known as the Gemstone Terrace, the five-bedroom, 4,178-square-foot spread at 20 W. 53rd St. came with an eat-in chef\u2019s kitchen, five marbled baths, two marbled powder rooms \u2014 and a pickleball court on its massive 3,100-square-foot terrace.<\/p>\n

A view of the Baccarat unit\u2019s open layout. DDREPS<\/p>\n

There are five bedrooms inside. DDREPS<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a lot of work, but we made it happen,\u201d Compass broker Brian K. Lewis, who at the time shared the Baccarat listing with Ryan Garson, also of Compass, told Gimme Shelter.<\/p>\n

\u201cJona spearheaded the search,\u201d Garson said. \u201cHe saw the apartment at 8:30 a.m. and said the deal was contingent on having Floyd move in that day. We negotiated all day using creative strategies to accelerate the approval process and move him in the same day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Added Lewis: \u201cWe did right by our clients, the owners of the apartment, and served our fiduciary responsibility. I\u2019m proud of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mayweather arrived around 6 p.m. that evening, clad in Versace and carrying a Gucci duffle bag. He wrote a check to the owners for $200,000 \u2014 the first month\u2019s rent and a security deposit \u2014 and he signed a separate agreement with a staging company for the furniture, the brokers said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was dressed well and looking good. He was a really nice guy,\u201d Lewis said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe moved right in then and there. The staff loved him. There were no complaints,\u201d Garson added.<\/p>\n

At the time, Mayweather even invited the brokers and the unit\u2019s owners, Miami entrepreneurs and philanthropists David and Leila Centner,\u00a0to his 48th birthday party, which was to be held two months later, in February, at the former Gianni Versace mansion in Miami. Mayweather\u00a0allegedly\u00a0said he owned it. (In fact, Mayweather had put down a $250,000 deposit to own a part of it, and hosted his birthday party there before declining to close on the deal,\u00a0after which the\u00a0deposit was returned,\u00a0the Real Deal later reported.<\/a>)\u00a0Mayweather has not commented publicly on this deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Baccarat home looks out to wide views of the Midtown skyline. DDREPS<\/p>\n

Meanwhile at the Baccarat, everything was going fine with the rental for the first six months; rent was paid from December through June.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when Mayweather allegedly stopped paying and broke the lease, said the brokers and their clients. <\/p>\n

In a summons with notice filed in January<\/a> in New York State Supreme Court, the Centners \u2014 through their two LLCs, Perpetual Love Investments LLC and Perpetual Love Condo LLC \u2014 claim that Mayweather signed a settlement agreement, which was submitted as an exhibit in the court documents, acknowledging $515,834.25 in unpaid rent and damages.<\/p>\n

It also claims that Mayweather agreed to pay the amount in full and vacate the apartment by Dec. 2, 2026. <\/a>But, the Centners allege, while Mayweather left the apartment, and made one single $100,000 payment, he never paid the full amount that he owed. Mayweather has not commented on the allegations and his lawyer did not return calls.<\/p>\n

The space additionally includes marbled bathrooms. DDREPS<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a marbled powder room. DDREPS<\/p>\n

The summons also noted that the Centners sued Mayweather for $337,736.13 for breach of contract.\u00a0In an interview with Gimme Shelter, Leila said she had hoped the issue would have been resolved without a lawsuit. That amount subtracts the $100,000 payment plus the $100,000 security deposit from the amount owed, Leila said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter [Leila Centner] spoke to him, [Mayweather] signed an agreement to take care of it [to pay what he owed]. He left the apartment, but he failed to make the payments that he had committed to,\u201d said a source close to the rental deal. <\/p>\n

Today, the apartment \u2014 which Mayweather had told the Centners that he wanted to buy, is being rented for $140,000 to another tenant, sources said. What\u2019s more, it\u2019s also in contract to sell, Gimme Shelter can reveal exclusively.<\/p>\n

While the final price is not yet known, it was last asking $24.99 million with listing broker Rena Kliot of Pulse International Realty, who declined to comment.<\/p>\n

Jona Rechnitz. William Farrington<\/p>\n

Mayweather and Rechnitz attending a 2022 basketball game in San Francisco. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

David and Leila Centner. Getty Images for for Haute Living<\/p>\n

Mayweather\u2019s rental deal with the Centners was negotiated through Mayweather\u2019s investment advisor Rechnitz, a former FBI informant who had once been a top campaign donor to Bill de Blasio \u2014 who\u00a0called Rechnitz a \u201cbrother\u201d in emails<\/a>. That was before Rechnitz was accused of trying to bribe NYPD officials with hookers on\u00a0private jets<\/a>; he pleaded guilty in 2016 for his role in the so-called\u00a0NYPD corruption scandal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before Mayweather\u00a0allegedly\u00a0stopped paying rent, Garson said he ran into Mayweather and Rechnitz at a Lakers game in LA.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was randomly right behind Jona and Floyd. They were courtside and I was behind them. I went up to say hello and we talked about the apartment. Floyd said he really wanted to buy it. We talked about putting a pool on the terrace. It was amazing,\u201d Garson told Gimme Shelter. \u201cHe also wanted to buy the apartment next door, which we had [as a so-called pocket, or whisper listing] off market, and combine the two using Robert A.M. Stern Architects.\u201d<\/p>\n

At first, the monthly rental checks stopped coming in because Mayweather said he would purchase the unit. The rent payments would supposedly be tied to a sale, said the brokers and other sources. <\/p>\n

The unit also comes equipped with a good chunk of outdoor space. DDREPS<\/p>\n

The outdoor space also brings city views up close. DDREPS<\/p>\n

But as it became clear that Mayweather wasn\u2019t going to buy the apartment, the Centners wanted him to pay the rent and damages they were owed. Although Mayweather moved out when he said he would, he never paid what he owed, and the Centners sued for breach of contract in New York State Court in January, according to the summons.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were the intermediaries. The owners came to us and we went to Jona. He was our contact. He said the money was coming but it never came,\u201d Garson alleges.<\/p>\n

\u201cFloyd is really nice, friendly and hospitable, a great guy. But Jona was calling the shots. They were talking about buying the apartment and the one next door. There was no reason to believe it wouldn\u2019t happen, but it was all hot air, and then the balloon deflated,\u201d Garson said.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Gimme Shelter, Leila said that when she ultimately reached Mayweather, he seemed genuinely surprised to hear that the rent payments had stopped.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that may have tipped him off that something was wrong,\u201d Leila told Gimme, alleging that Mayweather then made one payment, and then simply stopped paying.<\/p>\n

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