Conan O’Brien and his wife, Liza, have two young children, so they need extra space in their 17th-floor Central Park West apartment. That’s why O’Brien is spending $8 million to buy the penthouse upstairs. The O’Briens hope to enjoy the view from three terraces, the New York Post reports. The only hitch? Neighbors apparently are not enthusiastic about O’Brien’s renovation plans.
Jay-Z got booted from a $40,000-a-month Time Warner Center pad only a few weeks ago. But the rap mogul has found a sprawling apartment on one of the top floors of the 90-story Trump World Tower. The New York Post’s Braden Keil reported Jay-Z is renting the digs on the East Side for about $65,000 a month. The apartment is just one floor above New York Yankees star shortstop Derek Jeter’s bachelor pad. The 14-room condo includes two fireplaces, five bedrooms, five baths, two powder rooms, a gourmet kitchen, library, maid’s quarters and unobstructed views in all directions.
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have purchased a five-bedroom residence in the Caribbean, the Post reported. Still under construction, the $7 million-plus home is located on Dellis Cay, a private island in Turks & Caicos. The island, accessible only by boat, features homes ranging from $3 million to $8 million and a five-star hotel.
Barry Gibb has gone country – the Bee Gees singer purchased Johnny Cash and June Carter’s Tennessee mansion in late 2006. According to Gibb’s website, he wants to restore the Hendersonville lakefront home built in 1968 “to bring it back to its original pristine condition,” Gibb said. “Johnny and June were there for 35 years, and a lot of things needed to be done. All the wood has been brought back to its original condition.”
That bench that Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts sat on in the 1999 romantic comedy “Notting Hill” has traveled a long way. Originally located in west London, the bench has been given to Queens Gardens in Perth, Australia, by an anonymous donor, according to contactmusic.com.
