The Plaza
As Mikhail Prokhorov and a cadre of globetrotting countrymen continue to expand their presence in the city, one of their comrades is shedding some of his, and at a considerable loss. In the summer of 2007, Boris Belotserkovsky, the boss of Russia's one-armed bandits, bought a sizable one-bedroom on the 13th floor of the recently converted Plaza for $5.1 million. Now, the 1,100-square-foot jewelbox on the north side of the luxurious landmark has just... MORE >
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In a scene reminiscent of an Edith Wharton novel, the patrons of the Museum of the City of New York descended on the Grand Ballroom in the Plaza Hotel for 25th Annual Director's Council Winter Ball. The evening began with cocktails and Champagne in the frescoed Terrace Room under the crystal chandeliers made by Charles Winston (brother of jeweler Harry). They were dimmed to a wrinkle-erasing glow.... MORE >
Composer Igor Krutoy is the toast of Russian concert halls, but he may soon be celebrated in New York City apartment buildings, as well.... MORE >
By Brian Thomas Gallagher | January 4, 2011 | 8:40 pm
The Oak Room, at the Plaza Hotel, is a woody, ornate humidor of a room. But on Monday night it was imbued with a considerably more contemporary vibe. Alexa Ray Joel, aspiring pop star and the singular offspring of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley, was set to give the second in a regular series of weekly after-dinner... MORE >
--CocaCola's one-time chief spinmeister has bought a $1.125 million co-op at 1010 Third Avenue on 61st Street. Charles Holleran, who has also worked for Ford, and wife, Kathryn Holleran, a managing director at AIG, have purchased the unlisted spread from Jonathan Popper, of Morgan Stanley, and his wife, Karla Popper, a venture... MORE >
Building staff get all kinds of tips for the holidays, from cash to cars to fruitcake, but what about a $3.1 million apartment? On Christmas, The Journal reported that Edwin Pinzon, the superintendent for the recently converted Plaza, received what is probably the most expensive staff apartment in the... MORE >
By The Editors | October 18, 2010 | 12:42 pm
- When asked about his relationship with Ed Westwick, Penn Badgley says flippantly, "We're not friends." Who are you Penn, Kelly... MORE >
Last summer, the Plaza introduced special party packages devoted to storybook heroine Eloise; this summer, they've gone one better and created an Eloise theme park. Or, rather, a theme suite, as envisioned by Betsy Johnson. According to the Village... MORE >
Late last week, the Midtown North police precinct detected a pattern in burglaries within several Midtown hotels. A woman and a man allegedly sneaked into three midtown hotels and swiped valuables from hotel guests. On Thursday, July 15, around 7:30 p.m. the couple lifted a high-end watch from a guest at the Sheraton. Then, on Tuesday July 20, they struck again at the Plaza around 4 p.m. and took another expensive watch. The next day... MORE >
The third floor of The Plaza is known as the "State Suite," which could be because it's about the same size as Rhode Island. At 9,350 square feet, the L-shaped apartment spans the whole length of Eloise's legendary reststop, with 110 feet of Central Park South skyline viewed through windows reaching almost the full height of the 13-foot ceilings. Once the extravagant reception rooms of the storied former hotel, the 14-room apartment, which can entertain... MORE >
Of all the huge indignities suffered by deluxe pieces of Manhattan real estate this past year, not even Julian Schnabel’s fuchsia Palazzo Chupi has had more to put up with than the Plaza. There was the Russian oligarch who sued over his $53.5 million penthouse’s low ceilings and ugly drainage grates; the broker who said she got trapped overnight in a 14th-floor garbage room and “cut her fingers to shreds trying to claw her... MORE >
One of the genuinely great fracases in Manhattan real estate history has finally ended, but with a whimper. Andrei Vavilov, the Russian oligarch who sued the Plaza last year over a duplex penthouse and triplex penthouse he was supposed to buy there for $53.5 million, has finally left the building. In January, he ended up buying the duplex as a compromise, then put it on the market immediately.... MORE >
In June, The Observer warned that the Italian businessman Luigi Zunino had been desperately trying to come up with the money to close on his $45 million–or–so deal for the Plaza's gargantuan third-floor sprawl. A year earlier, there had been reports that Mr.... MORE >
Late last month, the $51 million duplex penthouse at Trump Park Avenue quietly came off the market, a year after the Elliman broker Victoria Shtainer listed the 6,200-square-foot sprawl, and seven years since Mr. Trump bought the building. "We haven't sold it," Ms. Shtainer said this week. "The timing was not good, so I didn't get any... MORE >
