The late Joan Rivers' lavish Manhattan penthouse has sold for an astounding $28m.
According to CNBC, the ritzy triplex located in the heart of New York was snagged by 'Middle East royalty'.
Sources
for the American business news channel revealed that there were
multiple offers from several parties but the home was eventually
purchased at it's original asking price.
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Top dollar: Joan Rivers' luxurious
Manhattan apartment was sold to 'Middle East royalty' for a whopping
$28m according to a recent report from CNBC
For sale: The late comidienne passed away unexpectedly while undergoing a routine endoscopy in September at the age of 81
The
home was being marketed by real estate broker Leighton Candler of the
Corcoran Group on behalf of daughter Melissa Rivers, following the
comedienne's untimely death in September.
Insiders
for CNBC declined to reveal the identity of the buyers but did disclose
that they had closed on the deal unusually quickly, likely paying cash.
The
expansive property, which was listed in February, occupies the entire
top three floors of a seven-story, turn of the century Gilded Age
mansion.
Joan once described the Upper East Side condo as 'where Marie Antoinette would have lived if she had the money.'
On the market: The home was marketed by the Corocoran Group on behalf of Joan's (R) daughter Melissa Rivers (L)
It
was built in 1903 by millionaire John Drexel, with the building -
located just off Fifth Avenue at 1 E. 62nd Street - being converted into
condos in the 1930s.
According to Daily News,
she bought the apartment in 1988, ordering a painstaking renovation,
though holding onto some of the apartment's original period details.
The 5,100-square-foot, four-bedroom penthouse boasts two large entertainment spaces, which can accommodate 125 people.
The
Louis XIV-inspired rooms - which include both a former ballroom and
music room - have 23-foot ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and antique
columns.
The
apartment also comes equipped with a wood-paneled library, two outdoor
terraces, a spacious master suite, a dining room, and a separate
two-bedroom, two-bath guest apartment with its own living room,
fireplace, and kitchen.
Glamorous: The entertainment spaces
are inspired by Louis XIV and boast 23-foot ceilings, crystal
chandeliers, and antique columns
Remodeling: Joan bought the apartment
in 1988, then ordered a painstaking renovation - though she did hold
onto some of the apartment's original period details
Joan
gushed about her bedroom to NBC's Today in 2011, saying: 'Everybody
says a woman's bedroom should look like a bordello. 'It's such a
comfort, my bedroom. It is my main closet which, again, for a New
Yorker, this is huge. For anybody else in America, it's like who cares?'
The comedienne lived there until her death in September, and seemed happy in the grand apartment.
Joan
passed away unexpectedly while undergoing a routine endoscopy in
September, and her daughter filed suit last month against the clinic
where it was performed, claiming the clinic’s doctors were so busy
taking cell phone pictures of their famous patient that they missed the
moment her vital signs plummeted.
Since
her untimely death there have been several shake-ups on her signature
E! show Fashion Police and it finally all seems to be coming together
again as her 47-year-old daughter agreed to replace Joan as a panel
moderator on the show.
To the rescue: Last month it was
announced that 47-year-old Melissa will step in to replace her late
mother as the panel moderator on Fashion Police, pictured in New York in
early June
Hasn't been the same: Millions of fans watched Joan on her signature E! show centred around fashion
Melissa will assume the role when taping resumes on August 31, according to Variety .
The
television personality has signed up for six episodes, with her first
show covering the MTV Video Music Awards at the end of the summer.
Co-hosts
Giuliana Rancic and Brad Goreski will stay with the show. However the
format has changed as the one vacant seat will feature rotating
celebrity guests.
'I’m
very excited to be given the opportunity to continue to work with my E!
and Fashion Police family,' Melissa said in a statement on Wednesday.
Gone gals: Kathy Griffin and Kelly Osbourne, shown on Fashion Police in January, have left the show
Fashion
Police took a break in March after losing co-hosts Kelly Osbourne and
Kathy Griffin. The hiatus came after the stars both jumped ship
following a scandal provoked by comments made by Giuliana.
The
TV personality had made comments and about 18-year-old Zendaya
Coleman's dreadlocks at a red carpet event, saying 'I feel like she
smells like patchouli oil...or maybe weed.'
Massive
backlash against the comments painted the entire cast of Fashion Police
in a bad light and both Kathy and Kelly did as much as they could to
distance themselves from the situation.
Happier times: Kelly, Kathy, Joan, George Kotsiopoulos and Giuliana Rancic are shown in a 2013 still from Fashion Police
Source: dailymail
Source: dailymail
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