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Pavarotti’s Former NYC Apartment Sells for $9 Million

The home, known for its strong acoustics, was on the market for three years

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The great room has a fireplace, beamed ceilings and built-in shelving, plus large windows to frame the park views.

Composite: Paul Natkin/Getty Images; CORCORAN
The great room has a fireplace, beamed ceilings and built-in shelving, plus large windows to frame the park views.
Composite: Paul Natkin/Getty Images; CORCORAN

After three years on the market, Luciano Pavarotti’s New York City pied-a-terre sold last month for $9 million, according to public records.

The two-bedroom, two-bathroom in the Hampshire House on Manhattan’s Central Park West was first listed in 2014 for $13.7 million and re-listed in 2016 for $10.5 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. It was also briefly on the market in 2016 as part of a deal combining it and an adjacent apartment for a total of $20.5 million.

Alva Craft, an actress and singer who was married to the late conductor Robert Craft, bought the apartment without a broker, according to The New York Times, which first reported the deal. Ms. Craft was not immediately available for comment.

The apartment, which is about 2,100 square feet, is on the 23rd floor of the building, and has views of Central Park and the city skyline, according to the listing. The light-filled space features tall ceilings and herringbone floors throughout.

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The great room has a fireplace, beamed ceilings and built-in shelving, plus large windows to frame the park views. There’s also a formal dining room, eat-in kitchen and butler’s pantry, according to the listing.

The master bedroom is on the other side of the unit, with southern and eastern exposures, the listing said. It features a dressing room and en-suite bathroom. The second bedroom also has its own bathroom and views of the park.

The Hampshire House was built in 1931 and designed by architect Dorothy Draper. Amenities include a 24-hour doorman, a fitness center, a concierge and housekeeping services and private car and driver, according to the listing.

The apartment has been well-maintained, but has not been renovated since Pavarotti bought it some 30 years ago, according to the Times. He apparently liked the acoustics as they were and would hold impromptu concerts in the space, which is within walking distance of both Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.

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The great operatic tenor died in 2007 at age 71, but his widow, Nicoletta Mantovani, waited seven years to list it. She said the apartment was not being used as it had been when her husband was alive, according to the Journal. Requests for comment from the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation were not immediately returned, but Ms. Mantovani told the Journal that a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the apartment will go to the organization.