Manhattan Real Estate: One Beacon Court Apartment and Anna Wintour’s Preservationist Concerns

One Beacon Court

Manhattan celebrity real estate is in a constant state of change. In 2007, Johnny Damon sold his three bedroom at One Beacon Court, the one with the amazing Manhattan skyline and Central Park view, for $8 million, having bought it for just over $5.5 million. Curbed wrote this week that the 2,100-square-foot apartment is back on the market with an asking price of $8.9 million. Looks like we have some sellers doing some wishful thinking.

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A look at the new stripes in One Beacon Court

Anna Wintour and 178 Bleecker Street

At the same time, Vogue editor Anna Wintour is raising preservationist concerns in Greenwich Village. According to Curbed, Wintour recently wrote a letter to the Landmarks Preservation Comission about the planned eight-story development at 178 Bleecker Street. The new development will include a jazz club/cabaret, an art gallery, and six apartments. Wintour’s letter described the development as “totally out-of-scale” and “inappropriate.” While some are applauding her preservationist approach, there is talk that her motivations are more self-interested. The proposed development could block the light for a private garden she and other nearby townhouses share. The Department of Buildings has expressed concerns to developer John Wu about the height of the building in the past, so it seems that questions and pressure are mounting.

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