Beastie Boys co-founder Mike D’s palatial childhood home is back on the market With a price tag of $4.5 million.
Massive duplex, previously in the famed Emery Roth-designed Eldorado on the Upper West Side Marketed for $19.5 million last May. Now it’s asking $14.99 million, with a maintenance fee of $22,300 a month.
The six-bedroom, eight-bathroom (six full, two half baths) penthouse is at 300 Central Park West, and was owned by the late art collector and interior designer Hester Diamond, mother of Mike D., otherwise known as Michael Diamond . At 6,300 square feet, the duplexes — on the 18th and 19th floors — also feature 800-square-foot wrap terraces with views of Central Park, the reservoir, and the Midtown Supertalls.
The grand apartment opens on the 19th floor to a foyer that leads to a 29-foot-long living room. There is also a large eat-in kitchen and a master bedroom with terrace.
Additional bedrooms are on the lower floor. Design details include herringbone oak floors, stucco molding, and a winding staircase.
Mike Dee’s parents – Hester, a social worker, and Harold, a teacher – were avid art lovers who eventually went into the art world business full-time. “My parents didn’t separate their social life and work life – they existed in the same ecosystem in the apartment,” explained Michael. the new York Times,
According to reports, the couple moved into Eldorado as renters in the mid-1960s and bought the two-unit combo for about $1.2 million when it was converted to co-ops in 1982. Harold died that year at the age of 56. Hester remained in Eldorado, raised her children, and remarried. In 2009, he added an additional two bedroom unit on the 18th floor to his residence.
Hester lived in Eldorado for more than 50 years before her death in 2020 at the age of 91. During that time, the apartment blossomed into a showcase for his vast art collection, which included Picassos, antiques, old masters, and modern art and furnishings.
His collection was so impressive that it was the subject 2021 Sotheby’s auctionWhich reportedly grossed $26.7 million.
“I loved his fearlessness and his vision,” Michael told the Times, adding that his corner office was lined with Beastie Boys gold records.
The listing brokers are Michael J. Franco of Compass and Amy Catcher of Corcoran. He declined to comment.