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Ex-AllianceBernstein Exec Makes $15M-Plus Profit on 15 Central Park West Pad

He paid $12.2M for the three-bedroom, Central Park-facing condo in 2008

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The three-bedroom apartment at 15 Central Park West, which overlooks Central Park.

Compass
The three-bedroom apartment at 15 Central Park West, which overlooks Central Park.
Compass

A former AllianceBernstein executive has netted a $15 million-plus profit on his apartment at one of Manhattan’s most exclusive addresses.

Mark R. Gordon, a former chief risk officer at asset manager AllianceBernstein, has just sold his 3,105-square-foot condo at posh 15 Central Park West for $27.5 million, according to city property records.

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Although this was $2 million less than the asking price, it represents a huge profit from the $12.2 million he paid for it just as the financial crisis was really starting to hit in 2008. The buyer was listed only as West Park Central LLC.

According to the listing, the apartment at 15 Central Park West, which was completed by the Zeckendorf brothers in 2008 and helped start the trend for ultra luxurious buildings with super amenities, has views of Central Park, Columbus Circle and the Hudson River.

With only one other unit on the floor, it is extremely private and includes a living room with a large bay window overlooking Central Park and two large south-facing windows with views of the Time Warner Center and Columbus Circle.

The master suite also faces Central Park and has two large walk-in closets and a marble bathroom with double sinks, a tub, shower and heated floors.

Elsewhere, there is a powder room and library that is currently being used as a den/media room, and a dining room with Juliet balcony that has two windows with southern views. Two additional bedrooms also come with bathrooms.

Amenities at the Robert A.M. Stern-designed building include a residents-only restaurant, a private motor court with its own reception staff, on-site garage, a 14,000-square-foot fitness center with 75-foot  indoor pool, a library and a conference room.

The luxurious condominium counts actor Denzel Washington and ex-Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond among its famous residents. It has been widely speculated that the latter is the seller of  a $59 million penthouse at 15 Central Park West that hit the market in December.

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The listing agent for Mr. Gordon’s apartment, Kyle W. Blackmon of Compass declined to comment, while a spokesman for AllianceBernstein did not respond immediately to request for comment.

Mr. Gordon most recently worked as vice president and director of risk management in Meridian Capital Partners’ investment team, according to a Bloomberg profile of him. Meridian also did not respond immediately to request for comment.