New York Post

New One57 default

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Another luxury condo at Manhattan’s One57 is scheduled for a foreclosur­e auction — the second time in a month that a property seizure is being sought at the Billionair­es’ Row tower following a mortgage default, and possibly the biggest in New York City residentia­l history.

Apartment 79, a full-floor penthouse that was the eighth-priciest sold in the building, is scheduled for auction on July 19, according to real estate data firm Property Shark. The owner of the condo, a shell company listed in public records as One57 79 Inc., bought the 6,240-squarefoot residence in December 2014 for $50.9 million, according to New York City records.

In September 2015, the company took out a $35.3 million mortgage from lender Banque Havilland, based in Luxembourg. The full payment of the loan was due one year later, according to court documents filed in connection with the foreclosur­e. The borrower failed to repay, and now Banque Havilland is forcing a sale to recoup the funds, plus interest.

“It’s probably the most expensive foreclosur­e we’ve ever seen in luxury developmen­t,” said Donna Olshan, president of highend Manhattan brokerage Olshan Realty.

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