Less than a month after David Bowie’s apartment in downtown New York City went on sale, it was sold about five years after the singer’s death.
The world-famous British musician sold his mansion in Manhattan for $16.8 million. New York Post Reported on Friday. The late singer bought it for only $3.81 million in 1999, so this amount meant huge profits for the seller.
The apartment was well maintained by Bowie and his wife, Somali-American fashion model and entrepreneur Iman, until his death in 2016, when he lost his battle with liver cancer at the age of 69.
“In every way, Bowie likes to live in SoHo/Nolita. He feels at home, semi-anonymous, and is too cool among New Yorkers to show a star-like image in celebrity sightings,” said the writer Willbrook BowieStardust forever: David Bowie travels through the universe.“
According to reports, this apartment is located in a mid-rise building built in the late 1800s, covering an area of about 5,000 square feet, with an outdoor space slightly larger than 1,000 square feet. Wall Street Journal.
Bowie’s house has four bedrooms, a 56-foot-long room and a library. It also has its own elevator access.In addition, the large 1,000-square-foot master bedroom has a fireplace and dressing room, such as Officially listed.
The building where the apartment is located used to be the Hawley & Hoops candy factory. It was not until 1999 that the structure was transformed into a full-service apartment building. Also in the same year, Bowie decided to invest in the property.
Although it has been five years since the artist died of liver cancer, the apartment was only recently listed for an asking price of US$16.8 million. Less than a month after listing, records show that it has found a buyer. However, the specific details of the transaction and the buyer have been kept confidential.
The newly sold apartment is just one of the properties of the late superstar in New York. From 1992 to 2002, he also owned the Central Park property at JW Marriott Essex House together with Iman.
Brooke pointed out in his book that Bowie really likes living in the Big Apple because he likes to walk around Washington Square Park and frequent the local bookstore.
On April 20, 2005, Iman and David Bowie at the Vanity Fair Tribeca Film Festival party in New York City.
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