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Felicia Taylor
New York

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Howard Lorber
Chairman, Prudential Douglas Elliman

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Howard Lorber
Chairman, Prudential Douglas Elliman

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Howard Lorber
Chairman, Prudential Douglas Elliman

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Howard Lorber
Chairman, Prudential Douglas Elliman

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Vanessa Friedman
Financial Times

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Felicia Taylor
New York

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Six bedrooms, nine bathrooms and a dining room for 30 people.
The only thing missing in this Manhattan condo is a buyer with 100 million dollars.
It really puts into perspective the fact that house prices in the U-S are finally on the rise.
C-N-N's Felicia Taylor reports.

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THIS IS THE VIEW THAT YOU GET FROM WHAT IS MOST EXPENSIVE APARTMENT TO EVER BE LISTED IN THE NEW YORK REAL ESTATE MARKET. BUT *THIS* ISN'T THE ONLY VIEW, IT WRAPS AROUND THE ENTIRE APARTMENT -- ALL THREE FLOORS -- FOR A 360' PANORAMIC VIEW BUT FOR A 100 MILLION DOLLAR PRICE TAG IT ISN'T THE ONLY VIEW YOU'RE GOING TO GET. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHER AMENITIES
WE GET AN EXCLUSIVE TOUR OF THE PENTHOUSE FROM HOWARD LORBER, CHAIRMAN OF THE LISTING AGENT, PRUDENTIAL DOUGLAS ELLIMAN.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY INTEREST ALREADY?
there has been. we've had a couple of very important showings and we have a few more lined up
SIX BEDROOMS AND NINE BATHROOMS.... LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE CITYSPIRE BUILDING ON MANHATTAN'S WEST SIDE.
WHAT MAKES THIS APT SO SPECTACULAR?
well i think the most important part is the views. this is a view apartment. you have terraces. you have over 3k ft of terraces, facing the city, the east side the west side, north to the park, south to downtown, probably ct, westchester over there. new jersey and every place else in between
$100MILLION DOLLAR ASKING PRICE, IT'S STEEP FOR ANYBODY OUT THERE.
pricing apartments today -- it's not a science. this is what the owner wants for the apartment. it'll either sell, or it won't sell
this is the dining room which can 20/30 people, at least.
SEE NOW THIS IS A GREAT WORKING KITCHEN
how would you like to be cooking and look at this view
AND WHILE SALES OF LESS SWANK MANHATTAN HOMES HAVE BEEN FLAT, BUSINESS IS BOOMING IN THE SO-CALLED "SUPER PRIME" SECTOR.
the high end of the market has reached a new high, the low and middle has not -- it has come back, it's close to where it was before -- but it hasn't gone past it.
i think it's a reflection of a general interest in high end everything. if you're a luxury consumer, and there are a lot of them out there, you're looking at a place to put your money that's reliable, that's a hard asset class and that could include a boat, a plane, a great piece of art, watches and jewelry or an incredibly fabulous piece of real estate
AND FABULOUS REAL ESTATE IS GOING FAST... AT LEAST FOUR DEALS WITHIN EIGHT MONTHS...
52 MILLION BOUGHT ONE AMERICAN A LUXE PAD ON PARK AVENUE.
ANOTHER AMERICAN BOUGHT THE PENTHOUSE AT THE RITZ CARLTON ON CENTRAL PARK FOR 70 MILLION.
88 MILLION EARNED A RUSSIAN FAMILY A PENTHOUSE ON CENTRAL PARK WEST.
AND THE YET-TO-BE COMPLETED "ONE-57" -- HAS A DEAL ON THE TABLE FOR ABOUT 90 MILLION POSSIBLY WITH A MIDDLE EASTERN ROYAL. BACK IN THE TRIPLEX, HERE'S MORE OF WHAT A LOT OF MONEY CAN BUY.
FOR 100M ASKING PRICE, NATURALLY TO GET TO THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS, YOU HAVE YOUR PRIVATE ELEVATOR
THE MASTER BEDROOM SITS AT THE TOP AND RIGHT ABOVE IT -- THE MASSIVE DOME THAT CAPS THE BUILDING. THE PENTHOUSE OWNER CONTROLS WHEN IT'S LIT, ADDING TO THE NEW YORK CITY SKYLINE.
AT THE TOP OF THE TRIPLEX: THE MASTER BEDROOM.... WITH A NORTH-FACING VIEW AND MARBLE BATH.
WHOEVER THE BUYER MAY BE FOR THIS APARTMENT, THE SKY CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE THE LIMIT WHEN IT COMES TO NEW YORK CITY REAL ESTATE. FROM HIGH ATOP GOTHAM.
I'M FELICIA TAYLOR. CNN NEW YORK
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HOUSE MARKET CONSUMER ECONOMY