Iconic television producer Norman Lear has sold his apartment at 15 Central Park West for $17.5 million, the New York Post reported. The 99-year-old unloaded it with his third (and current) wife, Lyn Davis Lear, in an off-market deal. The two purchased the unit in 2008 for $10 million.
The 38th-floor apartment comes with 2 beds, 2 baths and 2,367 square feet.
Lear has produced, written, created, or developed over 100 shows including “All in the Family,” “Maude,” “Sanford and Son,” “One Day at a Time,” “The Jeffersons” and “Good Times.” He’s won five Emmy’s, the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors.
Lear receiving the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors c/o U.S. State Department, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
He’s also known for his political activism. In 1980, he created People for the American Way, and in 2001, he purchased an $8.1 million copy of the Declaration of Independence which he would tour around the country through 2004.
Lear is one of many celebrities who’ve lived on the UWS — and one of many media icons who’ve called 15 Central Park West home, joining Denzel Washington, Bob Costas and Sting (just to name a few).
“and in 2001, he purchased an $8.1 copy of the Declaration of Independence which he would tour around the country through 2004.”
8.1 dollars, you mean a eight dollars and ten cents?
Exactly what I thought. So I googled the apartment and it is million. Actually, it’s $17.5M. Minor nuance.