Jeff Zucker Pays $12.3 M. for Kitty Carlisle Hart's Co-Op
NBC Universal's president/CEO Jeff Zucker, television's shiny-headed boy genius, has a new home for the holidays.
A deed filed in city records today shows that he and his wife Caryn closed earlier this month on the late Kitty Carlisle Hart's 11-room apartment at East 64th Street, which they'd been rumored to buy.
They paid $12.3 million, which means the Zucker clan got just a $200,000 discount from the asking price.
The 99-year-old apartment has five bedrooms, five fireplaces, four bathrooms, wood paneling, a maid's room, a salon, and an eat-in kitchen. But the Zuckers are used to nice spreads: In November 2005, they sold their Central Park West duplex for $15 million.
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The age of the co-op really caught my attention. A 99-year-old co-op is getting up there in age. Old anything means repairs.
Along with the maid's room, I hope there's a handyman's room. Make that two handyman's rooms. Make that three handyman's rooms.
A new HOME for the holidays? Make that two homes for the holidays. Home Depot being the other home. I have a feeling the Zucker's will be living at a Home Depot part-time.
Maybe a genius made a dumb purchase? I guess it's probably hard being a genius 24/7. Even a genius can have a bad day.
At least the Zucker's will have $2.7 M. for repair bills.