Joan Rivers lived in an Upper East Side penthouse fit for a queen of comedy for 25 years—she once described the decor as "Louis XIV meets Fred and Ginger"—and it's now on the market for $28 million. As Curbed notes, the apartment has been listed several times, dating back to before Rivers' death. First in 2009 for $25 million, and again in 2013 for $29.5 million. After her death, her daughter Melissa took control of the apartment, which she has put back on the market for $28 million.
From the listing, which calls the East 62nd Street pre-war space "one of New York's most legendary apartments."
The triplex residence is in a fully staffed limestone mansion, originally built at the turn of the century as one of the opulent mansions of the Gilded Age. One enters from a residence exclusive elevator landing, which opens into one of the grandest rooms in Manhattan. The home's centerpiece is a ballroom and adjoining music room with 23' ceilings, gilded antique boisserie paneling and columns and two fireplaces -capacious spaces that allow for entertaining on a grand scale. Adjacent to the music room is a dining room that allows for more intimate gatherings—its three French doors opening to the south-facing terrace, allowing for al fresco dining. The beautifully appointed wood-paneled library has a fireplace and faces south and west with views of Central Park and the Manhattan Skyline.
The second floor, with a mezzanine that overlooks the music room and ballroom, leads to the master suite, which has French doors opening to its own south-facing terrace with views of Central Park. Staff quarters can be accessed from this floor, which has a separate staircase leading to the kitchen.
A separate but contiguous two-bedroom, two-bath guest quarters has its own large living room with a fireplace and an eat-in kitchen.
There are five fireplaces, and fireplaces mantles, one of which Rivers could have placed her posthumous (and first ever) Grammy Award on :(
