All stories about "Olsen Twins"

LOWER EAST SIDE—Last week, the Wire heard word that the empty site next to megatower The Ludlow on, yes, Ludlow Street had been cleared for construction of its very own. Today, a tipster sends the above photo and this note: "looks like they're pooring foundation—my guess is to keep the 421 tax abatements before they run out (if they have em')." Renderings puhleeze. [CurbedWire Inbox]

WEST VILLAGE—Oooh, Olsen Twins gossip, from a tipster: "The board of morton square surprises everyone with a $650k 'Special Assessment' to be billed in 2 weeks! bet the Olsens didn't see it coming, or anyone else since people are on vacation. the twins' share is a bundle, likely more than $30k. what a nasty surprise when people get back from Xmas. looks like Carlisle isn't going to foot the bill for their shitty construction anytime soon. in the december 18 letter, it says 'However, this Board has decided not to wait for a final resolution with the Sponsor before doing these projects, given the timing of a resolution with the Sponsor is uncertain.'" [CurbedWire Inbox]

1) SNL alum Dan Aykroyd spends most of his time nowadays on the West Coast, so he's selling his penthouse triplex in the really, really tall sliver building at 360 East 88th Street, known as Leighton House. The asking price is $7 million, but you could probably sublet that doll house to recoup some of the cost. [Big Deal/Josh Barbanel]

2) Why did Sting's 88 Central Park West apartment disappear from Linda Stein's website on the day of her murder? As it turns out, the world's most famous lutenist may be having a change of heart about selling his Brentmore duplex and moving to 15 Central Park West, where he's already purchased a $30 million apartmet. The PriceChops probably ain't helping, either. [Braden Keil/Gimme Shelter]

3) The Olsen twins are shedding real estate like pounds. Their massive Morton Square spread made a big splash, and now Ashley Olsen has vacated the Grove Street townhouse duplex she had been renting since 2005. It was on the market for $15,000-per-month, but it now appears to rented. [NYM/S. Jhoana Robledo]

4) Lovable schmuck Zach Braff has closed on legendary Broadway director Tom O'Horgan's 2,500-square-foot apartment at 840 Broadway. He paid $3.2 million for the apartment, which puts him in the same building as penthouse owner Heather Graham and ground-floor tenant Forbidden Planet. [The Real Estate/Max Abelson]

5) See Maggie Gyllenhaal plead poverty for her reason for moving to Brooklyn! See Jeffrey Wright describe how the streets are overrun with hedge fund d-bags! Brooklyn power! [Daily Intel]

Those lovable Olsen twins never lived inside their massive 1 Morton Square penthouse in the Far West Village, but the 5,700-square-foot apartment has seen more action than an entire season of Full House. Mary Kate and Ashley tried to flip the Hudson-facing home—made up of several combined units—not long after its completion, but they pulled it off the market and have been renting it out since. Now, the Observer's Max Abelson reports that the Olsens are trying to sell it again, upping the asking price to $11.995 million, or $4,695,000 more than they paid three years ago. Easily enough, the old Stribling link to the 2005 listing now leads to the new one (Corcoran's Jared Seligman also has the listing). Noticeable changes: the "Crown Jewel Penthouse at 1 Morton Square" is now the "Trophy Penthouse," and there's a new-look floorplan!