Annie Leibovitz’s NYC apartment sells for $10.62 million, as famed photographer takes a LOSS on the price she paid
Annie Leibovitz sold her chic Upper West Side home for $10.62 million at a loss after purchasing the duplex in 2014.
Leibovitz bought her beautiful home at 88 Central Park West 10 years ago for $11.24 million.
The 74-year-old portrait photographer put the duplex on the market four months ago for just $8.6 million.
The new owners are Kindle creator Gregg E. Zehr and Apple’s chief attorney Kim M. Cooper. The couple bought the luxury Manhattan apartment for $10.62 million – $2 million more than the asking price.
The property is located in the Brentmore Building on the Upper West Side, which is also home to stars such as Robert De Niro, Lorne Michaels, Sting and Paul Simon.
Annie Leibovitz sold her chic Upper West Side home for $10.62 million at a loss after purchasing the duplex in 2014
Leibovitz bought her beautiful home at 88 Central Park West 10 years ago for $11.24 million
The Upper West Side apartment stretched across the fifth and sixth floors of the iconic building, and the floors were connected by a spiral staircase with a wooden banister
New owners Kindle creator Gregg E. Zehr and Apple’s chief attorney Kim M. Cooper snagged the luxury Manhattan apartment for $10.62 million — $2 million more than the asking price
Leibovitz’s former duplex is 3,500 square feet and features four bedrooms and three bathrooms
Leibovitz’s former duplex is 3,500 square feet and features four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
The American photographer, best known for her captivating portraits of celebrities, decided to leave her dreamy apartment now that her three daughters are all grown up.
Leibovitz explained that she chose the property in part because of its proximity to her daughters’ school.
“The apartment is too big for me now,” Annie told THe New York Times.
“I live and work downtown and our home upstate is now our childhood home,” referring to the West Village apartment she bought last year and her property in Rhinebeck, New York.
The photographer also added a library wall to the 600-square-foot living room, complete with an extension ladder
The property is located in the Brentmore Building on the Upper West Side, which is also home to stars such as Robert De Niro, Lorne Michaels, Sting and Paul Simon.
The American photographer, best known for her captivating celebrity portraits, decided to move out of her dreamy apartment now that her three daughters are all grown up
The property features French doors at the rear of the room which open onto a formal dining room with breathtaking views of the park
The Upper West Side apartment stretched across the fifth and sixth floors of the iconic building, and the floors were connected by a spiral staircase with a wooden banister.
During her time in the house, Leibovitz added an office and updated the kitchen.
The photographer also added a library wall to the 600-square-foot living room, complete with an extension ladder.
“When I first entered the apartment over a decade ago, beautiful light poured into the living room windows from the park,” Leibovitz said.
The property features French doors at the rear of the room which open onto a formal dining room with breathtaking views of the park.
During her time in the house, Leibovitz added an office and updated the kitchen
The 74-year-old portrait photographer put the duplex on the market four months ago for just $8.6 million
Leibovitz had a close relationship with writer and essayist Susan Sontag from 1989 until Sontag’s death in 2004
According to the photographer, Leibovitz’s three daughters are now ‘building their own lives’.
She gave birth to her first daughter in October 2001 at the age of 52 and later had twins born to a surrogate mother in 2005.
Leibovitz had a close relationship with writer and essayist Susan Sontag ffrom 1989 until Sontag’s death in 2004.
DuDuring Sontag’s lifetime, neither woman publicly announced whether the relationship was a platonic friendship or a romantic relationship.