Category — Greenwich Village

Gary M. Talarico and Linda Filardi sold their beautiful downtown old-world duplex co-op at 40-50 East 10th Street, having paid $10 million in 2008 for their uptown duplex co-op at 875 Park Avenue to a

Buyers James Tighe and Barbara Rentler paid $4.318 million for Talarico and Filardi’s 8 room, 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom Greenwich Village apartment, 21.5% less than the $5.495 million list price when the co-op first went on the market in February.

The pre-war cooperative has a doorman, elevator, and gym. The high-floor duplex has an extremely rare feature, albeit not an environmentally one, feature: a working wood-burning fireplace.

Talarico is  Managing Director of Sun Capital Partners with decades of LBO and investment banking experience.  Filardi is Senior Counsel for the Global Sponsor Finance division of  General Electric. Talarico and Filardi paid $10 million for their enormous duplex co-op apartment (actually, two units) in November 2008.

Sotheby’s downtown Manhattan brokers Glenn Norrgard and John Tenore had the exclusive.

Acclaimed architects Steven O’Neil and Mary Langan sold their 14 Horatio Street studio co-op apartment yesterday to Paul Bachant for $450,000.

Given current market conditions, that’s a modest $40,000 loss from when they first bought the West Village apartment for $490,00 in January 2006 from Leslie Banker.

The sellers founded O’Neil Langan Architects, the architecture and interior design studio that they’ve run for over 13 years. Their diverse client base includes a host of high-end retail establishments like Bloomingdales, Burberry and Agent Provocateur, purveyor of seductive lingerie; cultural institutions like the Museum of Modern Art, and The Bronx Zoo’s store. Their work also includes healthcare and hospitality businesses, private residences, and corporate interiors.

The 14th floor L-shaped alcove studio apartment has magnificent sun-filled views looking west, with a partial view of the Hudson River. The co-op has has 2½ rooms, and a monthly maintenance of $788.

The Van Gogh is located at the busy corner of Horatio Street and Eighth Avenue, just 430 feet away from the A, C, E, and L subway stops at West 14th Street. Jackson Square Park — one of New York City’s oldest — is just out the door, a quaint place to watch the world go by while reading the Times and drinking a cup of Joe.

Shareholders in this pet-friendly co-op have a host of conveniences, including a 24-hour doorman, a roof deck, bike room, laundry room, storage, and a superintendent who lives in the building.

Prudential Elliman broker Tony Sargent had the exclusive for this cooperative, listing the apartment for $485,000.

A 2 bedroom, 2 bath co-op apartment near Union Square just sold for $1,150,000. The apartment went into contract just five weeks after was listed for $1,275,000 in July

The buyers are Nicholas H. De Baun, an employment lawyer at Sidley Austin in Manhattan, and Peter Noah.

The sellers were Philadelphia-base private investor Rik Morris and his partner Jim Kelleher.

The 1,200 sq. ft. co-op also has several ‘bonus’ features that were created during the complete remodel of the unit after Morris’ aunt, the prior owner, passed away. These features include creating a sleek A/V cabinet to hide your electronic gadgets, turning a hall closet into a mini home office work area, and adding fancy schmancy stainless steel kitchen appliances. The sellers wisely spent $147,000 renovating the unit from its prior drab state into a stunning, sensible and stylish unit that sold quickly.

Halstead agent Renée Fishman had the exclusive. Fishman’s marketing strategy included posting a YouTube of herself giving a video tour of the apartment.