Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander has listed his New York penthouse for almost $50M, two years after he bought the luxury apartment.
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, one of Alexander's listing agent, Melanie Lazenby of Douglas Elliman Real Estate, explained that the Rockets owner thought he would be staying in New York most of the time that's why he purchased a luxury condo in Manhattan. However, since he is traveling with his team so much, he decided to sell his penthouse.
Alexander bought the duplex for $42M, and Lazenby was the same agent who sold the property to him before. This time, Lazenby is co-listing the luxury apartment with Dina Lewis, notes WSJ.
Alexander's Manhattan penthouse which covers around 6,300 sq. ft. includes four bedrooms and staff quarters. The duplex has four terraces with various amenities, WSJ adds. One terrace reportedly displays a hot tub while another one boasts a swimming pool. The Manhattan duplex, nicely located on the higher floors, offers a city skyline view, specifically of the Chrysler Building. Another architecturally significant design the penthouse prides itself is its airy ambiance brought by 11ft high ceilings, as mentioned in the report.
First Playoffs Victory Since 2009
Meanwhile, the Houston Rockets won over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, making its first playoff series victory in almost six years or since 2009, NY Daily News reports. The Rockets were very happy of the win, except when their victory was somehow blemished by an ill-considered tactless tweet from Chad Shanks, the Rockets' social media manager. Shanks sent out a tweet with "an emoji of a horse about to be shot with a gun during a game" and comes with the words "Shhhhh. Just close your eyes. It will all be over soon," adds NY Daily News. Shanks, was in turn, reportedly fired because of this tweet.
Shanks had a good run with the Rockets prior to this tweet, says Seattle Times. He helped improve the team's marketing strategy via his posts of "edgy viral content" and interesting pregame and postgame interviews with players and coaches, notes the site. The social chief was able to gather as much as 682,500 followers for the Rockets' official Twitter account.
However, his sacking have made him regret such a miscalculated tweet as he told the Houston Chronicle, "I was able to walk a fine line and keep the account entertaining without upsetting anyone. But with that one tweet I seemed to undo all the goodwill that I had built, or so I thought until the outpouring of support and kindness that I've received since the news of my firing went public."
On the other hand, the news site notes the nonchalant reaction from the owner of the Dallas Maverick, Mark Cuban. "I didn't care. Losing sucks. If I cared what was tweeted about me, the Mavs or anything else I would have multiple ulcers. Twitter is a place where you are allowed to say 'Your mama wears army boots.' I don't care."
