Hampshire House
Fretful Mother Seeks Flush Buyer for $10.9 M. Central Park Penthouse
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This Monday, a few hours after a penthouse apartment at Central Park South’s copper-roofed Hampshire House went on the market for $10.9 million, this reporter called up the listing broker, Elia Clemente, and asked if his client would be willing to talk about the place. Records show the 1,800-square-foot unit was sold in 2005 to a personal injury lawyer named Eleanor P. Vale, who paid only $1,515,000 for the place.
On Tuesday morning, Ms. Vale left this voice mail: “The reason I have to sell it is that I’m not in financial trouble, but I have family that is. And it’s my son, and a lot of grandchildren; they’re in this small town, and they have all this debt, and it’s just made me very nervous. read more »
