Investing Legend Barbara Corcoran is selling Her Own Home for No Profit – ryan
- Investor Barbara Corcoran Found a Buyer for Her $ 12 Million Manhattan Penthouse in One Day.
- The “Shark Tank” Host Bought the Home for $ 10 million and spent more than $ 2 million renovating it.
- She Will Likely Not Make a Profit and Has Said it DOESN’t Matter Since “Real Estate is Emotional.”
Barbara Corcoran Waited Over 20 Years to Buy Her Dream Penthouse in New York City.
She found a buyer for the penthouse in one day – but she’s not making a giant profit.
On May 8, The Real Estate Mogul and “Shark Tank” Investor Listed Her 4,600-Square-Foot Pentthouse in Manhattan for $ 12 million. It Went Into Contract on May 9.
Corcoran and Her Husband, Bill Higgins, Bought the Unit in 2015 for $ 9.95 Million and Spent About $ 2 million on renovations.
The final sale price won’t be know unil the deal closes, but The New York Post Reported that a bidding War Broke Over Over the Home and That is Seling for Above the Price.
IT’S UNKLICRALY CORCORAN WILL MAKE A SIZable Return on Her Investment, but Said She’s at Peace with That.
“I Never Thought I WOUT EVER Leave,” Corcoran Told The New York Times. “It ‘easy to spend MONEY WHEN YOU’RE BUILDING A LIFELONG DREAM. FOR ME, REAL ESTATE IS EMOTIONAL.”
In 1992, when she was working as a messenger delivering letters, corcoran’s route tok her 1158 fifth avenue, a co-op overlooking Central Park on Manhattan’s Upper Side. Corcoran Told the Penthouse Owners to give Her a call if they have Ever decided to sell. Twenty-three years late, They did.
Corcoran, Now 76, and Higgins Found A Duplex Home Challenging As they aged and are motivated to a single-story apartment in the suame neighBorhod.
Take a look inside the five-duproom duplex that corcoran feels was a warrwhile investment, if it doesn’t end up earning her a huge profit.
Barbara Corcoran Purchased The East Side Duplex for $ 9.95 Million in 2015.
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She stumbled up it is while delivering a letter and immediately fell in love with it.
“I thought, my God, i’ve Never seen anything as beautiful in my life,” Corcoran Told the New York Times.
More than 20 years after she first, she was financially in a position to buy it.
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In 2001, Corcoran Sold the Real Estate Brokerage She Founded – The Corcoran Group – for $ 66 Million.
She Became One of the Founding Hosts and Investors on “Shark Tank” in 2008, and the first episode Aired in 2009. She bought the penthouse in 2015.
She Spent About $ 2 million renovating the apartment.
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The 18-month renovation flipped the floor plan: she put the kitchen upstairs, while the bedrooms were downstair.
The penthouse has five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and two half-bethrooms.
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The two-story unit is 4,600 squared as 11 Rooms and a semi-private elevator.
The Kitchen, which is Now on the Top Floor, Gets Great Sunlight.
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“WHO WOULDN’T LOVE THIS KITCHEN, RIGHT?” Corcoran Said in an Instagram video. “I love it. I sit times every day and think to mySelf, ‘How Lucky am I?’ Never Ever Did I Think I Wauld Have Such a Pretty Kitchen. “
The Home’s Main Attraction is just off the Kitchen: The Solarium TURNED DINING Room.
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What Was Once a Greenhouse Is Now A Bright Dining Room with a Glass Ceiling.
Mary Rooms, Including the Solarium, Have Views of Central Park.
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Corcoran – Who, Obiviously, Knows a Thing or Two About Real Estate – Said Location is Always One of the Biggest Factors for Her Wen Purchasing a Property.
“Any House of Ever Bought, I BOUGHT the Spot, Not the Space,” She Told the New York Times. “You Can Control the Space, but you can’t control the spot.”
The L-Shaped Terrace is more than 800 Square Feet and Overlooks Central’s Iconic Reservoir.
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The Lucky Buyer of Corcoran’s Apartment Will Pay $ 11,693 A MONTH IN MAINTENANCE PLUS Taxes.