Big Deal Oh, the Drinks That Were Spilled

Gerald · 03-25-11, 09:09 PM

The fashion designer Carmen Marc Valvo and his partner, Christian Knaust, the president of Mr. Valvo’s couture house, were famous among their friends for hosting enormous cocktail parties in their apartment on the 28th floor of the Majestic on Central Park West. Enormous, as in 200 people on average, Mr. Knaust said.

But with both of them approaching 60, the couple decided it was time to simplify their lives and sell the sprawling 8-room co-op, where partygoers could take in park views from four different corners.

“It’s been great, it’s been fun,” said Mr. Knaust, 59, adding that the cocktail parties had been replaced by “small, intimate dinners.”

“We’ve been working hard for 35 years,” he said. “And we want to slow down.”

In addition to the apartment in the Majestic, at 72nd Street, the pair own three other homes, in Sweden; Bridgehampton, N.Y.; and Palm Beach, Fla., and are building a house in Costa Rica, Mr. Knaust said.

They decided to put the Bridgehampton and Palm Beach residences on the market. Their city co-op had been listed since last spring, at $18.75 million, with Stribling and Associates, so last month they lowered the price to $16.9 million, although Mr. Knaust said they were not in a rush to sell and they wouldn’t come down much lower.

If they do receive an acceptable offer, he said, they will buy a much smaller apartment in New York; they plan to spend summers in Sweden, winters in Costa Rica and most of the rest of the year in the Hamptons.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/20.../?ref=nyregion

Note: March 25, 2011, 5:22 pm

Freiwillige · 03-27-11, 04:11 AM

Meanwhile Thirston Howell the 3rd and his wife Luvy were trying to spend billions for somebody to get them off the god forsaken island!

Oh how I Envy\detest the filthy rich.

And while I am on a tangent, Why did Thirston and his wife even get on the minnow when they owned yachts?

Gerald · 03-27-11, 07:05 AM

Why not be the next Subsim meeting here, wondering how Neil thinks of this

03-25-11, 09:09 PM	#1
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Big Deal Oh, the Drinks That Were Spilled The fashion designer Carmen Marc Valvo and his partner, Christian Knaust, the president of Mr. Valvo’s couture house, were famous among their friends for hosting enormous cocktail parties in their apartment on the 28th floor of the Majestic on Central Park West. Enormous, as in 200 people on average, Mr. Knaust said. But with both of them approaching 60, the couple decided it was time to simplify their lives and sell the sprawling 8-room co-op, where partygoers could take in park views from four different corners. “It’s been great, it’s been fun,” said Mr. Knaust, 59, adding that the cocktail parties had been replaced by “small, intimate dinners.” “We’ve been working hard for 35 years,” he said. “And we want to slow down.” In addition to the apartment in the Majestic, at 72nd Street, the pair own three other homes, in Sweden; Bridgehampton, N.Y.; and Palm Beach, Fla., and are building a house in Costa Rica, Mr. Knaust said. They decided to put the Bridgehampton and Palm Beach residences on the market. Their city co-op had been listed since last spring, at $18.75 million, with Stribling and Associates, so last month they lowered the price to $16.9 million, although Mr. Knaust said they were not in a rush to sell and they wouldn’t come down much lower. If they do receive an acceptable offer, he said, they will buy a much smaller apartment in New York; they plan to spend summers in Sweden, winters in Costa Rica and most of the rest of the year in the Hamptons. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/20.../?ref=nyregion Note: March 25, 2011, 5:22 pm __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Why not be the next Subsim meeting here, wondering how Neil thinks of this __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Meanwhile Thirston Howell the 3rd and his wife Luvy were trying to spend billions for somebody to get them off the god forsaken island! Oh how I Envy\detest the filthy rich. And while I am on a tangent, Why did Thirston and his wife even get on the minnow when they owned yachts?