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Although it may sound strange, you can even buy co-op apartments in Manhattan. And of course these are not just any apartments. Some of them have very famous owners. One of the most famous co-op houses is called Beresford and is located at 211 Central Park West, between 81st and 82nd Streets. It was built in 1929 based on the design of the architect Emery Roth.
The famous tennis player John McEnroe, who dominated the ATP rankings in the first half of the 1980s, once owned his cooperative share and the associated apartment in this building.
The tennis player, who continues to work as an equally successful sports commentator after the end of his sports career, sold his fourth floor apartment in 2013 and, as the Mansion Global website reminds us, he raised $ 3.1 million for it (70 million crowns at today’s exchange rate). ).
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However, the unit has since been combined with the neighboring unit to create “a large corner residence with windows facing north and west with spectacular views of the lush greenery of Central Park,” according to Corcoran real estate agent Daniel Douglas’ website. He also describes the size of the rooms as “affordable majesty”. He says that although they are large, they are still comfortable to live in. “If they were just a little bit bigger it would be too much,” he adds.
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Access to the apartment is via a partially private elevator from which the guest enters a central hallway leading to the large main room with fireplace and park views, a formal dining room and a large kitchen – which also includes a kitchen informal dining area. Another room accessible from here is the library, whose walls are lined from floor to ceiling with built-in bookshelves.
The kitchen itself is fully equipped with top of the line appliances and offers plenty of storage space.
The two master bedrooms offer a view of the park, while the windows of the other two bedrooms face 82nd Street. These two rooms then share a common bathroom, while the master bedrooms each have their own bathroom.
The cooperative share attached to the unit is currently available for $9.8 million (221.5 million crowns), and the new owner can look forward to living in an apartment, part of which belonged to a tennis player, who not only was famous for his outstanding sporting achievements, but also for his somewhat explosive character, famously saying: “The referee is the biggest enemy on the field.” After all, as the website Robb Report points out, other stars have also been at Beresford in the past lived – for example Diana Ross, Meryl Streep or Jerry Seinfeld.
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