Lauren Bacall<\/a> once danced there.<\/p>\nBidding opened at $8.25 million once the reserve was met, and the hammer fell live July 29 at Sotheby\u2019s New York. Concierge Auctions<\/p>\n
Concierge later announced the sale as pending at $10.147 million, but the deed shows $9 million. Concierge Auctions<\/p>\n
Listing broker Claire Groome of Sotheby\u2019s said auctions are \u201cthe better way to move something that usually sits on the market otherwise.\u201d Concierge Auctions<\/p>\n
These days Carr\u2019s attention sits half a world away. He has steered more than $100 million toward wildlife conservation at Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, and every dollar from this sale goes to the Gorongosa Project.<\/p>\n
He previously told The Post the home\u2019s history was the draw from the start.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat initially drew me to this penthouse was the fact that it represents an extraordinary chapter of New York City\u2019s architectural history,\u201d Carr told The Post. \u201cFrom the moment I acquired it, we were committed to preserving its character while thoughtfully reimagining it for modern living.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carr has described the chapter in theatrical terms.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf life is a three-act play, that was act two for me, and it was a magnificent act,\u201d he has said. \u201cI loved that place and got a lot of use out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The roughly 5,700-square-foot duplex comes with more than 40 oversized windows, an 80-foot greenhouse-style window expanse, two grand foyers joined by a circular limestone staircase and a privately deeded roof deck. The corner primary suite includes more than 35 linear feet of closet space and a spa bath with a Waterworks soaking tub.<\/p>\n
Carr, who built Boston Technology and once chaired Prodigy, has shifted his focus to Mozambique, where he has directed more than $100 million toward conservation at Gorongosa National Park. Every dollar from the sale goes to the Gorongosa Project, which softens the blow of the steep discount for him. Concierge Auctions<\/p>\n
The two-floor, roughly 5,700-square-foot home features more than 40 oversized windows, two grand foyers, a circular limestone staircase and a private roof deck with sweeping skyline views. Concierge Auctions<\/p>\n
The dome seen at sunset. Concierge Auctions<\/p>\n
Sotheby\u2019s Lawrence Treglia, who co-listed the property with Groome, pitched it as more than a typical luxury apartment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether you\u2019re entertaining beneath the golden dome, enjoying sunset views from the private roof deck or simply taking in the natural light that pours through the home\u2019s expansive windows, every space feels connected to the energy and beauty of New York City,\u201d Treglia said.<\/p>\n
After the sale, Concierge Auctions CEO Chad Roffers framed the auction as the right tool for the job.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe auction process delivered the competitive, time-defined environment this landmark property deserved,\u201d Roffers said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Fifth Avenue aerie that sat for more than 500 days finally found a buyer \u2014 and the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352705,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[5462,20023,3306,68,575,23304,2999,3000,3001,3002,5151,1023,75,9,24,55,54,56,1024,2453,10867,6762,1491,6338,3006,8028],"class_list":["post-352704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-architecture","tag-auctions","tag-charity","tag-exclusive","tag-fifth-avenue","tag-flatiron-district","tag-historic-buildings","tag-landmarks","tag-luxe-listings","tag-luxe-living","tag-luxury-development","tag-luxury-real-estate","tag-manhattan","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-ny","tag-penthouse","tag-penthouses","tag-philanthropy","tag-preservation","tag-real-estate","tag-renovations","tag-residential-real-estate","tag-surreal-estate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}