Notable Neighbors

JUNE 9, 2011

“Housewife” Jill Zarin considers a downtown penthouse; Josh Brolin and Diane Lane lose out on a loft; A Broadway baby leaves Hollywood for for the Hudson; Some insight on how celebs keep their deals on the DL.

Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki just netted herself a couple of two-bedroom pied-à-terres at luxury condo building 15 Union Square West for a little under $9 million just in time for the U.S. Open in August. The top-ranked Wozniacki, who currently holds the number one spot in women’s tennis, will likely be making full use of the building’s 50-foot lap pool, gym, and spa (WSJ).

“Real Housewife” Jill Zarin and her husband Bobby toured a $7.95 million three-bedroom, 2,541-square-foot condo at the Richard Meier-designed 165 Charles Street, a $8.95 million penthouse at 285 Lafayette Street and a $7.65 million unit at 101 Warren Street. In 2009, Zarin put her three-bedroom 1,956-square-foot condo at 401 East 60th Street on the market for $3.2 million but didn’t find a buyer (NY Post).

Josh Brolin and Diane Lane were seen checking out a third floor loft at 28 Laight Street in Tribeca, but the $3.1 million two-and-a-half bedroom condo they were interested in was snatched up by another buyer (NYPost).

Executive suites: NBC Universal head Stephen Burke just bought an $11.75 million home at (former Madonna residence) Harperley Hall at 41 Central Park West. The four-bedroom apartment with a 75-foot balcony facing Central Park has housed media brass before: Another former resident was Oxygen network founder Geraldine Laybourne (NY Post).

Zillow blog shares a few ways the famous attempt to keep their real estate dealings secret, though diligent sleuthing often gets in the way of their efforts at privacy (Zillow).

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