Socialite Re-Lists Her Upper East Side Co-op With $10M Price Chop

New York City socialite Shafi Roepers has just relisted her Upper East Side co-op for $55 million—$10 million less than the full-floor unit was asking when it was last on the market in June.

The new price "reflects the most recent comparable sale, which was the third floor at 960 Fifth Avenue," said broker John Burger of Brown Harris Stevens who, along with Nancy J. Elias, has replaced Sotheby’s International Realty’s Serena Boardman as the listing agent.

It's not clear when Ms. Roepers first acquired the home in the J.E.R. Carpenter-designed building, but property records suggest that she bought out her now ex-husband, hedge fund founder Alexander J. Roepers, in 2013 for $15.75 million. She’s parting with the home now that she spends much less time in New York, Mr. Burger said.

The 13-room unit on Fifth Avenue and 66th Street has interiors courtesy of leather-loving designer Peter Marino, along with Central Park views, a private elevator landing, high ceilings, wood-burning fireplaces, "baronial" entertaining rooms, Juliet balconies, herringbone floors and a staff room. There is also a master bedroom with two master baths, two dressing rooms and an adjacent sitting room, according to the listing.

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"It is commonly agreed that really there is no better address than Fifth Avenue, and once you have that address there's nothing better than a full floor," Mr. Burger said. "It sort of checks every box."

The home’s monthly maintenance charges run to the tune of $17,987.

Ms. Roepers, who first listed the apartment in October 2015 for $65 million, could not be reached for comment.

In 2016, hedge funder Daniel Nir sold his fifth floor unit at the building for $52 million, and in 2011, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen paid $25 million for the building’s penthouse, city records show.