15CPW ALERT! Energy Mogul Adds Condo to Suite
Mikhail Segal, the director of Dynegy, the third-largest independent power production company in the U.S., has paid $12.95 million for a 38th-floor unit at 15 Central Park West, city records show. Last week we reported that Mr. Segal and his wife Sofia bought a $1 million "suite"--the posh building's euphemism for staff quarters.
Mr. Segal worked at the Department of Energy in the former Soviet Union and went on to found LS Power Group in 1990. In 2006, LS Power Group's assets were acquired by Dynegy for $2 billion. It looks like 15 Central Park West might be challenging the Plaza's monopoly on Eastern European expats.
Another Siegel, that's Leslie Siegel, has finally written her book about 860 United Nations Plaza, that circa 1968 version of 15 Central Park West. Lesie's book can be found at http://www.lulu.com/content/2269521 . Readers of the NY Observer Real Estate pages will get a kick out the book. One of the residents of 870 United Nations Plaza (these were twin towers, 870 was the other building) was the late George Piercey, who was a top exec at EXXON- again a circa 1968 energy titan.
According to Leslie Siegel's new book Living Life at The UN Plaza, maybe this guy and his wife should have gotten a pad on the 38th floor of the UN PLAZA now that there are some available units at 860 United Nations Plaza, and if it's the same as in Leslie Siegel's book than it should be a great place to live and very posh and nice.