Ever since reports of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s supposedly inevitable divorce have risen to the forefront, the Bennifer 2.0 real estate shuffle frenzy has been way too real.
Although the pair are still entangled in marital woes, Lopez has finally moved on from one aspect of her past. The “Marry Me” star reportedly sold her Madison Park penthouse in New York City recently for $23 million, according to city property records released on Monday. The final sale came seven years too late after the singer first put it on the market, per The New York Post’s reporting. The news of JLo’s duplex sale comes just days after husband snapped up a new $20 million Los Angeles property after they seemed to have been living separately since May.
Reports of the real estate shuffle between them have only led to swelling speculations around their marital status. However, the “Gigli” costars haven’t publicly commented on any aspect of the various headlines about them swirling online.
Earlier this month, a source told Us Weekly that Bennifer were in a “rush to sell” their shared 12-bedroom Beverly Hills mansion. “Ben especially wants to be done with the house. He was never happy there,” the outlet reported.
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About Jennifer Lopez’s New York City penthouse
As for Lopez’s stately penthouse at 21 E. 26th St in New York City, called the Whitman, is one of four units in the 6-story building that dates back to 1924 and was built in the Georgian style.
Although it was sold at $23 million, seven years after its listing, it was first displayed for sale at $26.95 in 2017 (StreetEasy records). The spacious estate is 6,540 square feet and has four bedrooms, 7.5 baths and almost 3,000 square feet of outdoor space with four terraces on two levels. Lopez’s old property also includes a croquet pitch, a landscaped roof deck and a putting green.
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Since its listing in 2017, the house bounced on and off the market. According to Gimme Shelter’s report at the time, the posh property hit the market three years after JLo purchased it for $20.1 million. Her former residence, which overlooks Madison Square Park, is one floor above Chelsea Clinton’s unit. Other surrounding views also feature the Flatiron Building and the MetLife Clock Tower.
The apartment’s new buyer is an anonymous LLC from West Palm Beach, Florida, per the Real Deal.
Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon also previously owned a unit in the building.
