NY Post article re: penthouse - take it for what it is

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/realestate/residential/act_now_gYEZJHRZ9hcv7KiPSB9oeK

Hugh Grant and Gerard Butler might be duking it out for the $15.45 million penthouse triplex at 54 Bond St. in NoHo.

Both actors have checked out this grand, three-bedroom, 4,862-square-foot bachelor pad on a charming cobblestoned block. Developer Adam Gordon says the entire building is also for sale at $32 million — and can be turned into an 11,000-square-foot, single-family mansion (plus retail space), with the basement used for storage or transformed into a lap pool.

Gordon bought the cast-iron, landmarked structure, which dates back to 1874 and is also known as the Bouwerie Lane Theatre building, for $15 million in 2007.


TIME TO BOND: Hugh Grant and Gerard Butler (inset) both paid a visit to 54 Bond St.
The penthouse has swirling mahogany staircases where a craftsman molded each piece of wood by hand. There are two full gourmet, dine-in kitchens — one with an adjacent wine-tasting room. The penthouse also includes 1,277 square feet of outdoor space, including a roof deck and a terrace.

Just what every rich actor needs....yet another multi-million dollar house they'll never be there to live in.

Too bad someone doesn't buy it and turn it into a historical site so everyone can benefit from it.

Triplex = one building split into 3 dwellings/apartments/condos, or an apartment with 3 floors

In the case of the Bouwerie Lane Theatre building, both definitions apply. It is split into 3 different apartments, and the penthouse apartment has 3 floors.

Let's ogle the listing, shall we.

Good grief! They have a grass lawn on the rooftop!

Yeah, and Mr. B can be greeted every day he is there, by fans who know where he lives!

The fact that the building used to be a theater probably has special meanings to actors.

The realtors are using the actors to draw interest in the listings. I'm interested. However, if I had the money (HAHAHAHAHAHA) I'd get something with a real yard, and a fence and electrify that sucker.