When you're craving an ideal aesthetic, Netflix has no shortage of real estate shows to choose from, like Buying Beverly Hills to Selling Sunset and its equally hilarious spin-offs. On June 28, another series entered the chat room.
Ryan Serhant sells luxury homes throughout New York City with his eponymous agency, Owning Manhattan . But in season one, one property presents a huge challenge for this elite company: a penthouse unit at Central Park Tower, the world's tallest residential building.
This penthouse offers stunning views of the city (and surrounding areas) from being perched atop a skyscraper that towers 1,500 feet above 57th Street, specifically the neighborhood known as "Billionaire's Row."
So did Ryan sell the Central Park Tower penthouse for $250 million? Here’s the latest update since your marathon of “Owning Manhattan.”
Price changes
The penthouse is still on the market, according to Serhant's website. As viewers know, after a potential deal fell through in the first episode of Owning Manhattan , Ryan, with the help of select team members, offered a $10 million commission to anyone who brought in a buyer. But by the end of the season, word came out that the company was still working toward a sale.
The seven-bedroom, 11-bathroom penthouse is currently listed at $195 million, and there are specific reasons for the price change. Gary Barnett, founder and chairman of Extell Development Company, told The Real Deal that the company was initially using a "title price" for units at the property. (It worked; the penthouse really made headlines.)
“We have recently sold a significant amount of stock at the top of the building and are now looking to get serious about selling the two show homes,” he added. The Real Deal describes this strategy as "ideal pricing," used to generate media buzz and get the attention of potential buyers, even if it's not entirely realistic.
Want to live like Roy?
If only heir apparent patriarch Logan Roy could afford to buy a Central Park Tower penthouse! But it turns out there's a connection to the fictional family famous in "Owning Manhattan." In the final moments of Season 1, Ryan visits the $38 million estate at 200 Amsterdam and says, "Yeah, that's a scene from Succession. I remember that."
You might too. According to Architectural Digest, the Upper West Side home belongs to Roman Roy from the HBO series. Unsurprisingly, Ryan is a fan of the show.
