Penthouse in Heath Ledger death building sells for record $49M

What a flip! The most expensive downtown deal of the year is a $49 million triplex penthouse in Soho. The massive loft-like home is in a 19th-century cast-iron building at 421 Broome St. where the late actor Heath Ledger tragically overdosed back in 2008. The penthouse seller bought the 8,000-square-foot vertical mansion for $35.1 million during the peak of the pandemic, in September 2020 — then flipped it to make a healthy $14 million-plus profit less than 14 months later. But it took a crazy roller coaster ride to achieve such an eye-popping deal. Back in 2018, the mansion was… Read Full Article