We're late to the party on this one, but the peripatetic Moby lists his apartment in New York's El Dorado building for $7.5M
As we catch up on writing about some long-overdue items, we freely admit that we are virtually the last ones to write about singer/musician/songwriter Moby’s recent decision to list his apartment at Manhattan’s El Dorado building for $7.5 million.
The order of reporting is as follows: On June 18, Radar wrote about the issue, on June 28, Gawker wrote on the subject, and on June 29, the New York Post’s Page Six column wrote that Moby had e-mailed his friends, telling them that his place at the El Dorado was ‘the most interesting and unique apartment I’ve ever seen in New York City, but I’ve decided to move back downtown.’ And on July 8, the New York Times wrote about Moby’s listing and Luxist weighed in as well. So we’re really bringing up the rear here!
In any case, records show that Moby, ne Richard Melville Hall, paid $4.5 million in September 2005 for the two-bedroom unit in the south tower of the El Dorado, at 300 Central Park West. Features in Moby’s four-level unit include period Art Deco lighting, cast iron spiral stairs, and a new kitchen with its own terrace, the Times reported. Moby decided after moving in that he didn’t like the apartment, telling the Times that living uptown was ‘far from just about everyone and everything I know.’
Check out Moby’s listing here.
We call Moby ‘peripatetic’ in our headline, because he also sold his place in upstate New York last year after a fairly short period as an owner. Located at 51 Partridge Hill Court in Kent Cliffs, N.Y. in Putnam County, the house was purchased by Moby in 2003 for $985,000, according to public records. We weren’t blogging yet when Moby’s place went on the market, but you can check out great coverage of that listing–for $3.5 million–by checking out pieces written at the time by Luxist, Queerty and Curbed. Although this was never reported anywhere that we could find, Moby eventually sold the place in July 2006 in two separate transactions–but to the same buyer, a Marco Battaglia–for $2,050,000 and for $950,000, meaning Moby got $3 million and not the $3.5 million that he was hoping for. It’s unclear if the Marco Battaglia who purchased his property is the same one who played in the NFL for five years, last in 2001.
We’ll keep you posted on the status of Moby’s place in the El Dorado, along with his search for a new place downtown.
By Bob Goldsborough at 14 January, 2008, 1:27 am
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The Citrus house is for her parent and her brother Todd and Jennifer live in the Gardner house. She is being a good daughter and sharing the wealth with the family.
Alpharetta GA. North East suburb of Atlanta and same neighborhood where Lori Lynn lives.
Didn’t American Idol mean man Simon Cowell bail out Miss Barrino’s cash strapped real estate ass?
I would so purchase Whitney Houston’s 8,022-square-foot Alpharetta, Ga home. I would also purchase her home on North Gate Road in Mendham Township, NJ…
what is it with people and big houses like if only 2 or 3 people live in there then whats the point if having 30 rooms and 20 bathrooms????!!!!
i agree with olga but why dou need a big house just to be known as the cool one u still could be cool without a big house!!!!!!!!!!!
SongWrite You know a great song when you hear one, so why can it seem so hard to write one? How is it that some songwriters can crank out classic hit after hit, while others struggle to write one single decent song?
What’s wrong with having a big house if you can afford it? Just because you live by yourself or with one other person instead of six doesn’t mean you should be in a smaller place; that doesn’t make any sense. People, by nature, need space.
If Dido comes with it I will take it!
how do you modivate a nasty room mate to help clean the house?
hey this is manuel from somerton arizona i like your songs your movies and i just to say hie and make more songs i already saw the video u did in miami and it was so colll and the ferrari and lamburging
Does anyone know the amount the apartment is worth now
“how do you modivate a nasty room mate to help clean the house?”
It would probably help if you learned how to spell motivate 1st.. No wonder they aren’t helping when they don’t have a clue what your talking about!
I loved U Miss Ross U have a beautiful House. I wish i could live in it with u. You are my idol. I listen to all your songs. I wish i have the money to buy it.. Leave the house for your grandchild. There is nothing having a big house. U work hard making movies and singing from your heart. U desire the best. keep doing your thing U are so beatiful. God Bless U
I am would like to see more of this house and also I would like to know how much taxes on this house I like more pictures I am looking to make a offer
Actually it wasn’t just two people. Nikki had three kids from a previous marriage who visited often and she had her son who lived with her, plus their had a child together. So they needed more than enough room.
Plus “they” had a child together. Forgive my spelling error