The top of subsequent yr’s FIFA World Cup host committee simply dropped $20.7 million on an Higher West Aspect penthouse.
Alex Lasry, the son of former Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry, shelled out roughly $2,500 per sq. foot for an house at 535 West End Avenue, in accordance with public information.
The 8,400-square-foot apartment was offered by a belief tied to Tamar Wolchok and Simona Ganz, the daughters of the late Slim-Quick mogul S. Daniel Abraham. Abraham died earlier this yr on the age of 100.
It’s unclear when Wolchok and Ganz bought the property, as the one different deed recorded in metropolis rolls exhibits an LLC by the identical title because the belief, 4M Holdings, transferring possession to the entity in 2023. The belief seems to have listed the house in 2011 with an asking worth of $37.5 million, in accordance with StreetEasy.
The six-bedroom, six-bathroom penthouse hit the market in January asking $26 million, although it later endured a collection of worth cuts. Its final asking worth was slightly below $19 million, suggesting the apartment could have offered in a bidding struggle.
The house additionally contains a workers room, personal elevator touchdown and rooftop terrace with an out of doors kitchen and hearth. Facilities within the constructing, developed by Gary Barnett’s Extell Improvement and accomplished in 2010, embody a pool, health club and parking storage.
Corcoran’s Steven Cohen, who represented the vendor, declined to touch upon the deal.
Earlier this yr, developer Leon Melohn offered his full-floor apartment on the constructing for $15.9 million, roughly six years after he and his spouse bought it for $15.7 million.
Lasry was tapped to function the CEO of the FIFA 2026 World Cup Host Committee for New York and New Jersey in February. The event is scheduled to start within the space on June 13, 2026, and proceed till July 19.
Lasry was beforehand the deputy assistant secretary for journey and tourism on the U.S. Division of Commerce. He additionally campaigned for a Wisconsin Senate seat as a Democrat in 2022, although he later dropped out of the race.
Lasry’s father, additionally a co-founder of the hedge fund Avenue Capital Group, in October listed his duplex co-op on West 66th Road for $42 million. The transfer got here greater than a decade after he and his spouse Cathy, an inside designer, bought it for $33 million.
