$1.975M for the Late Joel Siegel’s Coop, $150k Less Than List Price

The Irving Place co-op apartment of legendary movie critic Joel Siegel (right) was sold for $1,975,000 following his death in June 2007 after a 10-year battle with colon cancer.

Artist Ena Swansea is the late critic’s wife and the executor of his estate who authorized the apartment’s sale.

The 1700 square apartment at 82 Irving Place was bought by InStyle Accessories Editor Ariela Suster and Andres Suster, a Senior Consultant with FutureBrand, an brand management division of the advertising conglomerate Interpublic Group of Companies.

The Susters appear to be skilled negotiators: they were able to knock $150,000 off of Prudential Elliman broker Pamela Huson’s $2,125,000 listing price for her clients.

The cooperative apartment is near Gramercy Park and boasts:

• A wickedly sleek European stainless steel kitchen with Poggen Pohl, Bosch, and Meile appliances
• Large, open windows that flood the rooms with light
• A skylight
• In-wall home theater speakers
• A washer and dryer
• A luxurious bath with an oversized Jacuzzi and his & her sinks

You can take a panoramic virtual tour by clicking here, or a still photo tour by clicking here while they’re still there.

Maintenance is $2,352 per month. Unfortunately, this is not a 100% pet-friendly building: the listing said that the coop doesn’t allow dogs.