Mercier picked up the apartment for about half the price she’s now listing it for, in 2013, and she was one of the first people to sign a contract at the building.
The condo has been on and off the market a few times over the past few years, but this latest attempt at a sale comes after all the finishes in the apartment received an upgrade.
It appears that the anonymous LLC that bought Penthouse 2, BBC Chelsea, flipped the apartment for a tidy $4 million profit. The buyer is yet another anonymous LLC, not-so-cleverly named Walker Tower 1-8 LLC, and they picked it up for $45 million.
The buyer of downtown's priciest property, now for sale for $55 million, has finally been uncovered. The figure is currently being eyed in connection with a major international money laundering scandal.
When Penthouse 1 at Walker Tower sold for $51 million in 2014, it broke the record for the most expensive apartment sold in downtown Manhattan. Now, it could still break its own record—but it's selling for way less than its original $70 million ask.