"The four-story mansion at 111 East 81st sits on a tree-lined block just off Park Avenue and a quick walk from the Met. The last time the limestone townhouse sold was in March 2022, for $13.2 million, to the founder of several DTC mattress brands, Craig Schmeizer. But, neighbors have said, the house has been quiet since Schmeizer's death late last year. Apparently there weren't even footprints at the door after a recent snowfall."
"Shalev, who is the executor of Schmeizer's will, claimed in court filings that Hilarie Page has refused her entrance to the home, where, in addition to preparing it for sale, Shalev says she'd like to get inside to retrieve family heirlooms and photos. She also wants, per the suit, to check in on the "large amount of valuable wine" in the cellar, which needs to be inventoried, and on artwork that requires "proper care.""
"According to an affidavit, not long after Schmeizer died in November 2025, Shalev called Page. Their conversation apparently didn't go well. ("She was extremely hostile, told me she was not going to leave the house because Craig was dead and it was clear that I would not be allowed into the Building," Shalev said in the affidavit.) Letters from Shalev's lawyers asking Page to hand over the keys to the house and let their client in, meanwhile, received no response."
A four-story limestone townhouse at 111 East 81st sold in March 2022 for $13.2 million to Craig Schmeizer. Schmeizer died in November 2025, and neighbors reported the house remained unusually quiet after his death. Schmeizer's estranged wife, Sarah Shalev, as executor of his will, asserts that a woman, Hilarie Page, moved into the home after the couple separated and has refused Shalev entry. Shalev seeks access to retrieve family heirlooms and photos, inventory a large cellar of valuable wine, and ensure proper care for artwork while preparing the property for sale. Legal correspondence and a courthouse filing document the dispute.
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