Rudy Giuliani has offloaded his New York apartment despite winning the fight to keep it in a tense legal battle. Picture: AFP
Rudy Giuliani is finally bidding adieu to his stately Upper East Side co-op — and New York altogether.
For the two-time NYC mayor and one-time personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, selling his long-troubled penthouse was less of a victory lap and more of a clearance sale, the New York Post reports.
The former Hizzoner, 81, parted with the three-bedroom spread at 45 E. 66th Street for US $4.95 million (AUD $7.62m), lawyer Gary Rosen, Giuliani’s representative in the sale, confirmed. The buyer remains unnamed.
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Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani has sold his three-bedroom penthouse at 45 E. 66th St. Picture: AP
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Once touted at US $6.5 million (AUD $10m) in 2023, the more-than-10,000-square-foot top-floor residence in the landmarked Fred Leighton Building saw its price chipped away through multiple relistings, brief withdrawals, and, finally, a March return to market at US $5.2 million (AUD $8m).
Rosen declined to comment on the final markdown — or the purchaser.
The apartment’s many enviable qualities — a wood-paneled library, formal dining room, city views and Yankees memorabilia — were long overshadowed by Giuliani’s legal troubles.
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Election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss were suing Rudy Giuliani. Picture: AFP
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The property was nearly seized by Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, who won a US $146 million (AUD $225m) defamation judgment against Giuliani — after he accused them of ballot tampering. In testimony, the pair said his unfounded claims “helped unleash a wave of hatred and threats we never could have imagined.”
A judge had ordered the home handed over, along with other valuables — but a confidential settlement earlier this year allowed Giuliani to keep it.
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Staffing at the white-glove co-op includes porters, a resident manager, and 24/7 door attendants. Picture: Realtor
Located on the Upper East Side close to Central Park and Madison Avenue, the landmarked building dates to 1906 and fronts a Gothic-inspired brick and terra-cotta facade. Picture: Realtor
Eventually, he decided to offload the home anyway.
Before waving goodbye to the prime Madison Avenue address, Giuliani took full control of the property from his third ex-wife, Judith, paying her US $2.5 million (AUD $3.85m) in July, records show.
“He got the apartment, and she got some Hamptons property,” Rosen said.
Records show Giuliani originally paid US $4.8 million (AUD $7.39m) for the apartment in 2002 — the same year he finalised his second divorce from Donna Hanover.
With the deal done, Rosen said Giuliani will now make Florida his primary address — trading Central Park views for palm trees.
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