«IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE»

Curbed.com put together a list of the top 20 residential sales in the Big Apple this year -- and each sale is more than $20 million.At the top of the list is 1009 Fifth Ave., reportedly bought by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim for a jaw-dropping $44 million. The upper East Side mansion - called the Duke Seamans mansion - is 20,000 square feet.In close second is the penthouse at the famed 15 Central Park West building, which sold for $40 million, the site reports. The home earned the title "New York's most expensive condo" and is located on the 41st floor and boasts sweeping views of the city.Interestingly, the number three and five spots on the list go to one penthouse in the Trump International building.It was reportedly sold to party-happy Malaysian millionaire Jho Lo for more than $33 million earlier this year. After rumored trouble with his neighbors, he sold the property just last week to an unidentified buyer for $30 million.Others on the list include a penthouse at The Plaza hotel for $24 million; the tallest residential building on Park Avenue for $23.9 million; and the $20 million upper East Side townhouse bought by artist Jeff Koons.

-NY Daily News
December 30 2010