“Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran, 76, first bought a glimpse of her dream dwelling in 1992.
She was operating Corcoran Realty on the time and was delivering letters for a messenger service as a facet job to assist pay her payments. One among her duties was delivering an envelope to an condominium on the highest ground of a constructing on Fifth Avenue and 97th Avenue.
When Corcoran entered the condominium, she was impressed by its terrace with views of Central Park. She gave the house’s proprietor her envelope and advised her to name if she ever thought of promoting the unit.
“I walked in and noticed this inexperienced, lush terrace by means of the French doorways, and mentioned to the girl who let me in, ‘For those who’re ever going to promote this, would you promote it to me?'” Corcoran advised The New York Occasions in a earlier interview.
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Greater than 20 years later, she bought a cellphone name: The house’s proprietor was able to promote. Corcoran purchased the 4,600-square-foot two-story penthouse condominium for $10 million in 2015 and renovated it for a further $2 million over the subsequent 18 months.
Now she’s saying goodbye, she says, due to the condominium’s curved staircase—she and her husband, Invoice Higgins, 80, a former FBI agent, are discovering the steps tough to navigate. The pair discovered a brand new condominium, a single-story penthouse in the identical neighborhood of Carnegie Hill, to name dwelling.
Corcoran advised The New York Occasions on Tuesday that she has listed her penthouse on the market for $12 million, barely decrease than what she spent shopping for and renovating it, however a “truthful worth” in her estimation. Month-to-month upkeep charges price round $11,000.
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The condominium has 5 bedrooms, 5 full baths, and two half baths. Corcoran fully revamped the house to incorporate options like a library with a wood-burning hearth, a butler’s pantry, and a full kitchen off the terrace.
“The condominium is laid out like a multilevel jewel field,” Corcoran dealer Scott Stewart, who’s co-listing the condominium, advised The Occasions.
Corcoran has beforehand been obsessed with her love of the duplex condominium. In a 2022 interview with TikTok star Caleb Simpson, Corcoran mentioned she sat within the condominium’s kitchen daily and thought to herself, “How fortunate am I?”
“By no means ever did I feel I’d have such a fairly kitchen,” Corcoran advised Simpson.
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Corcoran has lately misplaced a house attributable to fires. She revealed in January that fires in LA had destroyed her $800,000 cellular dwelling in Tahitian Terrace Cellular Dwelling Park.
Corcoran beforehand disclosed that she makes about $4.5 million a yr from her investments, together with income she has made as a “Shark Tank” investor for 16 years. The millionaire bought her actual property firm, The Corcoran Group, for $66 million in 2001 and has since closed 650 offers on “Shark Tank.”
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