New York Post

CASTLE IN THE SKY

$110M for five-story Woolworth penthouse

- By JENNIFER GOULD KEIL jkeil@nypost.com

If you’re dreaming of being the King of New York, this $110 million apartment may be your perfect castle.

With its crowned turrets, copper plating and delicately detailed stone work, the 9,710-square-foot penthouse at the iconic Woolworth Building looks like something fit more for Camelot than for lower Manhattan.

“This is as close to having a castle in New York City as you can get,” developer Ken Horn told The Post.

The one-of-kind home — most of which fills the copper-clad top of the neo-Gothic marvel — is now being offered by developers Alchemy Properties for the stunning nine-figure price, it was revealed Wednesday.

The space has been dubbed The Pinnacle and has not yet been formally renovated inside. But just its dimensions would give any future owner something to brag about.

The apartment’s five floors include one with 24-foot-high ceilings — along with a private elevator and its own open-air observator­y terrace 727 feet above the city.

The stately steel and terra-cotta structure, dubbed the Cathedral of Commerce, was designed by architect Cass Gilbert and finished in 1913. The tower, at 233 Broadway near City Hall Park, was once the world’s tallest building and is a National Historic Landmark.

This is the second time its penthouse has been put upp for sale, as it was offered quietlyly to buyers in 2014, but ut didn’t sell.

“It was last on the he market a few years rs ago at the same me price,” top broker er Dolly Lenz said. “It’s’s a spectacula­r buildingng with a great renova-a- tion and a fabulous penthouse. While it is bullish on its price, it will find its level.”

Building amenities include a health club and spa with a pool, sauna and a hot tub, a wine cellar, a tasting room and personal mail delivery.

Still, it’s a boldly priced listing, real-estate experts say..

So far, only one apartment — at 157 W. 57th St., known as One57, the “billionair­e’s building” — has sold for more than $100 million.

 ??  ?? LUXE: Owners of the Woolworth (penthouse rendering above) won’t need the building pool (left) — they’ll have their own.
LUXE: Owners of the Woolworth (penthouse rendering above) won’t need the building pool (left) — they’ll have their own.

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