"The only thing celebrities love more than selling a house is buying a house. A lot of that happened this year along with real-estate transactions that foretold divorces (Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer), townhouses that became forensic evidence in a couple's downfall (Lily Allen and David Harbour), and big moves for Real Housewives (Bethenny Frankel, to Florida). Oh, and Pete Davidson and Colin Jost's Staten Island Ferry thing mostly just ... stayed put."
"Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost made it through an Upper East Side co-op board review and bought a surprisingly stodgy 6,000-square-foot penthouse at 1220 Park Avenue in March. They got a deal on the place - it was $13 million, half the asking price. (The unit, owned by a private-equity executive and his wife, had been on and off the market since 2018.) The triplex, which has five terraces, eight balconies, and six wood-burning fireplaces, seems like a much better investment than that dang ferry."
Celebrity real-estate activity included notable purchases, sales, renovations, and transactions that intersected with personal life changes and legal matters. Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost secured a 6,000-square-foot triplex at 1220 Park Avenue for $13 million, half the asking price, featuring terraces, balconies, and wood-burning fireplaces. Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi spent months renovating a Cotswolds property, moved in briefly, then listed it for $30 million because the estate lacked adequate horse facilities. Baz Luhrmann’s 8,500-square-foot Gramercy Park townhouse struggled to sell amid overly theatrical decor. Other cases involved properties tied to divorces, forensic evidence, and regional relocations.
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