Six years after buying disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein’s West Village townhouse, a billionaire has also gobbled up the one right next door.
Bruce Karsh, co-founder of Los Angeles-based Oaktree Capital Management, and his wife Martha, paid $28 million for the property at 15 Bank St., according to property records — down from its $30 million asking price just four months ago.
In 2018, the pair paid $25.62 million for 13 Bank St. that Weinstein shared with his then-wife, fashion designer Georgina Chapman, across from the Waverly Inn.
While the Karshes have now shelled out some $53.6 million to buy both homes on the block, it will cost “tens of millions” more to combine the homes, sources said.
Karsh, through a spokesperson, declined to comment. Corcoran broker Deborah Grubman, the listing broker of 15 Bank St., also declined to comment.
Both townhouses were purchased via an anonymous shell company tied to Karsh, Cheget LLC, according to property records.
Megamansions — a combo of two or even three townhouses — have become a thing in the West Village for wealthy owners who prefer living on their own without nosy neighbors or doormen, and in a lively area with great restaurants. Facebook’s Sean Parker, and actors like Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, and others have transformed a part of this historic neighborhood into a downtown Billionaires’ Row.
Weinstein and Chapman had hosted many fundraisers in their former home, including for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential run — before he was sentenced to 23 years in prison in New York for rape. Last year, Weinstein was sentenced to another 16 years in prison in LA for additional sex crimes. His former Bank Street townhouse has been completely renovated since then, from the studs down, according to reports.
The 22-foot-wide townhouse at 15 Bank St. is 6,000 square feet. Built in 1910, the home has been renovated by architect Steven Harris. It features an elevator, five bedrooms and a landscaped garden. The parlor floor features 11-foot ceilings, a gallery, a formal dining room, a living room with a fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the garden. The lower garden level comes with its own entrance under the stoop and opens to a mudroom, a den and an eat-in chef’s kitchen.
The main bedroom suite takes up the third floor, also overlooking the garden, and boasts large closets, custom millwork and a spa-like bath — along with a sitting room and a gas fireplace. Additional bedrooms with ensuite baths can be found on the third and fourth floors, while the basement boasts a gym and laundry.
Last year in LA, the Karshes also sold their Beverly Crest mansion for $38 million, down from its initial $60 million ask in 2020 — and bought Oaktree Capital co-founder Howard Marks’ Holmby Hills mansion for $30 million, according to reports.
