Zack Wheeler hasn’t performed for the New York Mets in seven years, however he’s nonetheless pitching flamethrowers within the Large Apple housing market.
The Philadelphia Phillies ace and his spouse, Dominique, bought the penthouse at 73 Wooster Road in Soho for $26 million, the New York Submit reported. The deal breaks all the way down to $5,400 per sq. foot, the very best common value per sq. foot within the neighborhood within the final 5 years, in line with the publication.
The customer’s identification was shielded by an LLC. The flip on the six-unit constructing was a two-year undertaking for the Wheelers, who bought Penthouse A in 2024 for $16 million.
Options of the 4,900-square-foot, three-bedroom, three-bathroom dwelling embody a gasoline fire, 15-foot ceilings and a 3,000-square-foot rooftop terrace with a swimming pool. There’s additionally a climate-controlled wine vault, an out of doors kitchen, a bocce court docket and a privately commissioned residential mural from superstar tattoo artist Mr. Ok.
The asking value for the unit was $27 million. It was the priciest home in Manhattan’s luxurious market to enter into contract between July 13 and July 19, in line with a report from Olshan Realty.
Douglas Elliman’s Gavin Shiminski and Jonathan Stein held the itemizing.
“It was a possibility to create one thing actually particular and put our personal stamp on an unbelievable property and metropolis,” Dominique stated of the funding property.
Wheeler debuted for the New York Mets in 2013 earlier than signing a $118 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies forward of the 2020 season. Wheeler — who has a Gold Glove, a strikeout crown and three All-Star journeys to his identify — is enjoying beneath a three-year, $126 million extension, and has stated he plans to retire when it expires on the finish of 2027.
Elsewhere in Soho, a 4,200-square-foot penthouse at Javeri Capital’s 10 Greene Road not too long ago changed hands for $10.2 million. The customer was Maximiliano Gerardo Caceres. The sale breaks all the way down to about $2,400 per sq. foot. The unit, a triplex, has 4 bedrooms, 4 and a half bogs and a 1,700-square-foot terrace; its final asking value was $11.5 million.
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