Noted child psychiatrist David Shaffer who is also known as Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's ex-husband, has just listed his Soho pad for $5.995 million. According to New York Curbed, Shaffer bought the property back in 2012 for $4.3 million.
The three-bedroom Soho pad features includes 11-foot high ceilings, hardwood floors and cast iron columns. The Observer reports that the home features a sunny yellow living room and an office that is equipped with brown leather chairs and desk, and it also has a built-in bookshelves. It also has three bathrooms and eight skylights. The place also features a chef's kitchen and an artist studio. It was also reported that that the place was renovated.
Shaffer reportedly bought the place around the same time he sold his West Village townhouse for $6.88 million to actress Claire Danes and her husband Hugh Dancy just years after his divorce from Wintour with whom he has two children. Wintour, on the other hand, maintained residence at the Greenwich Village, where she has a townhouse.
The building itself offers some rich history since it has been attracting more artistically inclined potential buyers. It was reported that another unit located on the same floor used to be owned by the late pop artist James Rizzi who bought the place in 1983 for $181,000.
Shaffer is a celebrated figure in the field of psychiatry. He is now teaching child psychiatry at Columbia University, and he is also the chief of pediatric psychiatry at the New York Presbyterian Hospital.
