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In the middle of West 69th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, behind some scaffolding and a green wooden wall, stand a few precarious inches of facade.
A few years from now, this remnant will be grafted onto a mansion that may well cost $100 million by the time it’s finally finished.
Manhattan has countless monuments to outrageous wealth, most recently and glaringly the $238 million penthouse that the hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin just bought at 220 Central Park South.
Lacking famous owners, a prestige address, a brand-name architect or coverage in tabloid real estate blotters, 48-50 West 69th Street has thus far been a study in inconspicuous consumption.
Persons:
Potemkin, it’s, Rosh Hashana, Martin Luther, Ken Griffin
Organizations:
Park West, Columbus
Locations:
York, Manhattan