Supermodel Tyra Banks Lists Manhattan Penthouse for $17.5M

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Supermodel Tyra Banks has just listed her plush Manhattan penthouse for $17.5 million.

The “America’s Next Top Model” creator and host has also listed it for rent for $50,000 per month, but told The New York Times that she would prefer to sell rather than continue renting it out.

The new co-host of “America’s Got Talent” paid just over $10 million for the 7,000-square-foot Battery Park City spread in 2010 through her Mi Casa Trust, property records showed.

The 43-year-old mother of one used it as a primary residence for about four years, but she’s spent most of her time lately on the West Coast, and so she’s been renting it out since 2015, for $50,000 a month fully furnished, according to the Times.

Tyra Banks’ apartment is being offered fully furnished.

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The five-bedroom, eight-bathroom duplex penthouse is located on River Terrace, next to Rockefeller Park and the Hudson River.

The building’s amenities include 24-hour concierge, an on-site valet parking garage, a pool, a fitness center, a yoga studio, a landscaped outdoor terrace, and a private pet grooming area.

The penthouse that’s being sold has a library, a corner living room,  a chef’s kitchen with a massive center island, a gym, office, as well as a salon/barber shop with 360-degree mirrored dressing/fitting room, according to the listing. There are also full staff quarters and a staff kitchen.

Chef’s kitchen in Tyra Banks’ penthouse. There is also a staff kitchen.
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All rooms showcase floor-to-ceiling wrap-around windows with direct south, west and north exposures and views of the Statue of Liberty and Hudson River.

“The Wolf of Wall Street” actor Leonardo DiCaprio also has a home in the building, but Ms. Banks said the two never ran into each other.

“He was always that elusive spirit that so many people talked about,” she told the Times. “Farewell, Leo. I’ll miss my houseguests trying to spot you in our building.”

A spokesperson for Ms. Banks did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Listing agent Adam Modlin of Modlin Group declined to comment.

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