tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post983214330834332556..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: Hollywood's Bronx-Born Brad Grey Buys Fancy Manhattan Co-opYour Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-89035320311525299612011-12-17T10:17:23.335-08:002011-12-17T10:17:23.335-08:00I went to see Dixie Carter at the Carlyle about 20...I went to see Dixie Carter at the Carlyle about 20 years ago... she sat on the piano and opened and closed her legs as she swung around and sang. Needless to say I saw more of Dixie than I ever wanted to that night. I'm still trying to recoverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-51324928334630309162011-12-14T18:37:01.486-08:002011-12-14T18:37:01.486-08:00The first time I set foot in the Carlyle twenty ye...The first time I set foot in the Carlyle twenty years ago, to see Dixie Carter's cabaret act (she was fabulous, bawdy fun), Julie Andrews swept right past me in the lobby, in a full length fur coat. Wow. I do appreciate the certain glamour the Carlyle has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-79410488751898055072011-12-14T13:41:43.635-08:002011-12-14T13:41:43.635-08:00Can one of you architecture buffs explain why Sina...Can one of you architecture buffs explain why Sinantra's old house has wood siding? Is that original? <br /><br />It seems like a horrible mishmash of a spanish style estate with the wood siding of a Connecticut farm house. Very, very, odd and I've never seen anything like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-25864402541481712782011-12-14T08:28:37.425-08:002011-12-14T08:28:37.425-08:00Building staff in NYC (and probably elsewhere) kno...Building staff in NYC (and probably elsewhere) know EVERYTHING about you so it's really best to tip them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-24809554102619040322011-12-14T08:19:29.126-08:002011-12-14T08:19:29.126-08:00I assume by the kitchen the new Mrs. doesnt cook a...I assume by the kitchen the new Mrs. doesnt cook and they will just order room service. Seems like alot of wasted space in the entry or gallery..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-55424666703962172002011-12-14T07:50:40.238-08:002011-12-14T07:50:40.238-08:00No tipping the building staff will get you NO WHER...No tipping the building staff will get you NO WHERE in NYC!<br />Also this Carlyle apartment strikes me an enormous exercise in spending money. I don't care how much you have. On top of all, it's a boring place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-70976460088198383172011-12-14T07:44:15.069-08:002011-12-14T07:44:15.069-08:00I'm not one to malign NY because I love NY but...I'm not one to malign NY because I love NY but I lived for 10 years in a full service (but not white glove) building and it was absolutely expected that we tip the staff but only during the holidays. Management would hand around a flyer to each resident with the names and photos of each of the staff members because, well, so few residents actually knew the names of the doormen, concierges, porters and security.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-48760024246528804802011-12-14T07:38:22.436-08:002011-12-14T07:38:22.436-08:00Chicago isn't N.Y. EVERYONE in N.Y. has their ...Chicago isn't N.Y. EVERYONE in N.Y. has their hands out...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-27100460663583235612011-12-14T07:08:41.588-08:002011-12-14T07:08:41.588-08:00Staff in white glove buildings are part of unions ...Staff in white glove buildings are part of unions are typically not allowed to accept tips. In my building in Chicago- no staff can accept tips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-11948466884587498112011-12-14T05:49:31.819-08:002011-12-14T05:49:31.819-08:00It makes sense that an out of town person would bu...It makes sense that an out of town person would buy this apartment in the Carlyle. I don't think a full time resident would really go for the crippling maintenance. <br /><br />In recent years Carlyle apartments have flooded the market, often selling at deep discounts due to the monthly costs. People who purchased apartments years ago with $4,000 costs found themselves paying $10,000 a month, which is a different ballpark. <br /><br />While the maintenance includes twice daily maid service, most people who live in expensive apartments (let's say $5,000,000 as a VERY conservative threshold) have one or more full time domestic workers. Two people full time would cost $100,000 a year or less, and you have a person who is available all day rather than two quick cleans by a rotating cast. A person who is in New York full time would likely prefer their own staff, but a pied a terre resident might not want to deal with finding a full time person. That is a rather expensive way of avoiding a minor hassle, considering there are agencies that can handle all of that. The Carlyle still charges per personal laundry item and for the room service on top of the maintenance, so the monthly charges would be even higher.<br /><br />The pros of the Carlyle:<br /><br />Easy board to pass<br />High views for Upper East Side due to height of the tower<br />Large downstairs staff and restaurant if you like that sort of thing at home<br /><br />The cons:<br /><br />Awkward, ungracious layouts with low ceilings and beams<br />Microscopic kitchens and bathrooms<br />Transient hotel guests populating the building and sharing elevators (certainly not as private as a co-op)<br />Maintenance that will only continue to rise - so the $37,945 today will soon be $50,000.<br /><br />I think these purchasers could have gotten a much better deal on this apartment, or much more for their money elsewhere - but that is assuming they are reasonable. I suspect they rationalized it themselves as $1,250 a day for a large suite (as opposed to the $650 per night per single room the hotel charges). I just feel sorry for their heirs as this is unlikely to be an appreciating property with the lack of architectural appeal and ridiculous maintenance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-22708728115700118692011-12-13T20:52:50.428-08:002011-12-13T20:52:50.428-08:00The sick part of this is that on top of the $37,94...The sick part of this is that on top of the $37,945 monthly, I'll bet that the staff expects to be tipped - lavishly - every time they lift a finger for a resident.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-81399748143870967642011-12-13T19:20:09.823-08:002011-12-13T19:20:09.823-08:00Wow - I could find much better. An awkward column...Wow - I could find much better. An awkward column in the gallery, no dining room (when you want a chef to serve you privately, not in the hotel), and a lack of elegant buffer zones between public and private - for 15 million? There's no accounting for taste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-1645358794370570072011-12-13T18:25:42.077-08:002011-12-13T18:25:42.077-08:00The Sinatra hacienda on North Carolwood is one of ...The Sinatra hacienda on North Carolwood is one of the few remaining, original estates on the street. Gone are the former homes of Barbra Streisand, Walt Disney, and Gregory Peck. The former Rod Stewart estate, a 1930's Wallace Neff, was restored and expanded on to the Gregory Peck property next door, and it is spec-tac-ular! Burt Reynolds former house has been remodeled. I am hoping that Herb Hutner's former mediterranean-style house across from Michael Jackson's last residence is not in danger because with a make-over by one of Our Mama's nice gay or otherwise decorators, it could be gorgeous - like Constance Bennett's former French-style house owned by Peter Morton, across the side street from the Sinatra hacienda.Rosco Marenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-31306065982225270962011-12-13T18:19:10.198-08:002011-12-13T18:19:10.198-08:00I believe it is the ex-missus Grey, who sold the C...I believe it is the ex-missus Grey, who sold the Copa de Oro house. It was a confidential sale, and not put on the open market. She bought a house last year over on Stone Canyon Road, which was a major fixer... and something tells me that she still also owns a house in Pasadena... or La Canada Flintridge... somewhere in that vicinity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-65534327142977229112011-12-13T17:21:35.551-08:002011-12-13T17:21:35.551-08:00Here's a crazy thought, why not just reserve a...Here's a crazy thought, why not just reserve a suite at the Caryle whenever your in town, same service. The views are amazing, but for 15 mil and 40K a month, without a balcony, count me out.<br /><br />However I'm totally in love with the house on Carolwood. It looks like he has razed the poolhouse (ugh), but he did tear off that stupid sunroom off the terrace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-3807008569228980322011-12-13T15:11:12.315-08:002011-12-13T15:11:12.315-08:00I'm pretty much speechless on this one. I gue...I'm pretty much speechless on this one. I guess the more money you have the less you worry about being screwed out of it.Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-78675261805039617202011-12-13T14:20:14.851-08:002011-12-13T14:20:14.851-08:00That $455,340 per year is nuts....even for a studi...That $455,340 per year is nuts....even for a studio mogul who must be worth well into 9 figures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com