The "Hard Candy" pop diva, Madonna, has finally sold her Upper West Side duplex condo in New York City to hedge fund manager, Deepak Narula, for an amount that is reportedly even lesser than the last "price-chopped" asking price.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Madonna had first listed the home for $23.5 million in November 2012. However, failing to sell then, the home got a 15 percent price-chopper and was re-listed for $19.9 million in February 2013. Apparently, Narula snagged the property for a price that's lower than the last asking price. The exact amount is not yet known.
The unit is actually a triple apartment condo that Madonna combined over a period of time. The first one was purchased in 1986 when she was married to Sean Penn. She bought the second one after a couple of years following her split from Penn. The third one was purchased a few months later. According to Architectural Digest, the home was meticulously designed by Madonna's younger brother and trusted confidante, Christopher G. Ciccone.
The 6,000 square-foot apartment sits on the fifth and sixth floor of 41 Central Park West. The home features 10-plus foot ceilings and comprises of six bedrooms and eight bathrooms; it has five fire-places and 110-feet of Central Park frontage. The apartment boasts a Neo Italian Renaissance architecture.
Interiors of the home have French doors and hardwood flooring. It also has a number of brilliantly designed balconies. According to the listing records, the home has large drawing rooms, a formal dining area, a snack bar, a modern kitchen with custom-built cabinetry and provides beautiful city views.
Check out the photos of the home, here.
Madonna also has her Beverly Hills Mansion listed for sale with a $22.5 million price tag. The home appeared on the open market sometime in early January. Will this home get a discount on its asking price too?
When not selling homes, Madonna is selling "abstract paintings" for a greater cause. Recently, the pop-icon said she was selling a 1921 painting "Trois Femmes a la table rouge" to raise money for girls' education in countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan etc, where female education is less prevalent, reports Reuters.
"I cannot accept a world where women or girls are wounded, shot or killed for either going to school or teaching in girls' schools. We don't have time to be complacent. I want to trade something valuable for something invaluable - Educating Girls!" she said in a statement.
