Producer, actress, writer, mother, comedienne, sharp tongued, witty - That was Joan Rivers - The popular "Fashion Police" star who planned out her own funeral in the most unique way anyone could have ever imagined.
Rivers, who passed away post a respiratory arrest Sept. 04, was dressed in a Valentino Gown and a Harry Winston-designed toe tag as she rested peacefully in her casket. That was death for the great Joan Rivers!
But in life, Rivers rested everyday in a plush Upper East Side penthouse in New York City. Located at 1 East 62nd Street, the top-floor condo is where Rivers sought refuge in for quite a few years.
The residence was offered for sale in 2009 for $25 million and again in 2012 for $29 million.
"It is a palatial, magnificent, very French-looking apartment with very grand proportions," Dolly Lenz of Dolly Lenz Real Estate, who represented the property two years ago, told the New York Post.
"It was as elegant and beautiful as she was," Lenz added. Rivers herself called the property a "Louis XIV meets Fred and Ginger".
But that was exactly what was putting buyers off and the exorbitant price tag wasn't helping. But, Rivers was adamant about the price tag saying:
"This is to placate my business manager. [...] [Buyers] have to come in with a bag full of money, otherwise we're not going to do it," Rivers was quoted saying to the New York Times by Curbed.
Therefore it went off the market in June 2013.
The Real Estalker (via Variety) reports that the penthouse spans an area of 5,190 square feet and has three bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, five fireplaces and multiple entertaining areas.
The triplex penthouse featured 23-foot-high ceilings, hardwood flooring and large glass windows and wide doorways.
There was a paneled library, a formal dining room, a corner office and terraces that provided beautiful views of the city and Central Park.
Rivers also served as the president of the condo's board and took her responsibility very seriously. Apparently, the board was the only place she never joked around and she held on to the position even after her penthouse hit the market.
"I care about the building. And I think that's why they just keep letting me be president of the board," she told the Times adding in her style - "no one wants the job."
Rivers also said that her biggest achievement while on the board was to get a Jewish priestess to drive away a ghost from the condo.
More photos of the home here.
While there is no news on whether the home will be put up for sale in future, the essence of Rivers shall always remain in the condo - unless one plans a full gut renovation.
