Look how happy Titi is to see me!
Yes, I know what the restraining order says, but can you really blame me?
Thierry Henry has long been a fan of New York City, and everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before he made his way to the Red Bulls. Of course, ever since his arrival there has been only one other question on people’s minds – where will Titi stay?
Well, he’s young (relative to “normal” people, not athletes), rich, single and handsome (what? don’t you judge me). When you live in NYC and those are the characteristics that most people would use to describe you, there are only a limited number of places where you would be expected to live.
As of yesterday, Titi is the proud new owner of a Soho penthouse on Crosby Street, between Broome and Grand. Look at that f**king hipster!
That’s conveniently located near an Old Navy, a J. Crew, Bose, the Southside Nightclub and the LaPeau DaySpa. Très chic! According to one NYC-based real estate blog, Henry paid $9 million for unit #5NPHN and a parking space on the Broome Street side of the building.
However, the venerable Wall Street Journal claims that the Soho triplex is valued at $14.85 million. Ah, but wait! “The sale of two of the floors has closed for $9 million. Mr. Henry put an additional $5.85 million in an escrow account to be paid after a tenant living on the apartment’s remaining floor moves out, which ‘is expected soon’” notes Ivan Prochko, the property’s broker. That’s a lot of scratch for a guy who is out an extra $2,000 for his recent antics against FC Dallas (for which he apologized).
The three-floor property is 5,607 square feet, with an additional 4,500 square feet of outdoor space, which includes a bamboo grove in an interior courtyard. The top floor has 17-foot floor-to-ceiling windows (from which he can look at Crosby Street neighbor Alicia Keys), the middle floor has a patio that runs the length of the two bedrooms on that floor, and the bottom floor includes two more bedrooms and a kitchenette (in case pal Tony Parker wants to grab a quick bite before a game against the Knicks).
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- Not here. At his penthouse with NY Kid.
Yes, but did he have it inspected for bed bugs before he moved in?
Like every other Manhattanite, he’ll eat out or get take-out every night despite the sweet kitchen.
“Like many wealthy young Europeans, Mr. Henry seemed particularly interested in SoHo and ‘he liked the relatively easy access to New Jersey’”
I know that’s because RBNY’s stadium is in Harrison, but ease of access to NJ just would never sound like an attractive option to me.
Doesn’t ease of access to NJ ipso facto lower property value?
Also, I knew this would be a creepy post as soon as I saw it. Thank you, NYK, for living up to expectations. :P
A. Can’t believe you gave his REAL address. Hello? Now Titi will meet a new stalker and love you less NYK! (plus, the privacy issue does make me a little creeped out. Maybe just a street name/general area wouldn’t be so bad).
b. NOT a lot of scratch if you consider he was smart enough to basically buy a huge chunk of the building!?! He got a steal, even for NY, for that much sq. footage. When the economy turns around he can keep, or sell as a whole. Wonderful investment. I always knew TiTi was smart.
c. It’s right by the children’s museum, so maybe there will be Wenger sightings in SoHo this off-season. Yay!
After looking at the pictures:
d. If one unit had 4 bedrooms, did TiTi really just buy a 12 bedroom living space? (/rue the fact that I’m married! I could have started a Titi commune). (get it – “titi” see what I did there?)
e. alright, that is a pretty sweet view and NYK, yes, people do have furniture like that. /people who live in NYC and Barcelona at least.
Take your teams back NY!! Why do you bastards have to keep dumping your garbage in my lovely state?! Oh.. right…
She said it, not me.
hey, the full address was already out there! Blame the NYC real-estate community
“Blame the NYC real-estate community,” he says, neglecting to add: “for not locking up their files tight enough to prevent me from breaking in and photocopying everything relevant to Titi’s living situation.”
@Anon – don’t be ridiculous. I obviously hire people for that sort of work.
probably back on the market now as he has to come up with the cash to pay that heeeefty MLS fine.
Ooh fun. Now can you do one on the studio apartment (probably, based on his salary) Tim Ream shares with three other guys in Flushing? Do you think Titi will let Tim come over to get some laundry done now and then?
Damn…I was six blocks away from there on Sunday night. If I had known, I could have done some recon.
@Pupsters: He’s right though. Rachel Maddow’s address was recently exposed to the delight of stalkers both good and bad
@ben – the fact that you randomly chose Flushing makes me a little concerned that you are stalking me
Flushing. Haha. Like a toilet.
Trust the Daily Mail to go deeper: Titi’s condo is on the same block where Heath Ledger died!