Luxurious NYC pad used within the NBA playing scandal asks $22.5M

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An extravagant Manhattan townhouse the place NBA stars and Mafia goons ran rigged poker video games, based on the feds — and which beforehand had been the rental house of Kylie Jenner’s child daddy Travis Scott — is again available on the market, Gimme Shelter can reveal solely.

Jenner and Scott — who share two youngsters however are not collectively — weren’t talked about within the indictment, which charged greater than 30 folks allegedly concerned within the scheme. There is no such thing as a indication that Jenner or Scott had any information of it — or any involvement.

The landmarked, pink brick Georgian-style townhouse at 80 Washington Place is asking $22.5 million. 

Travis Scott was a former tenant within the years previous — and within the years when he was in a relationship with Kylie Jenner. FilmMagic
A classy, tucked-away eating house. Evan Joseph Studios
The glossy open chef’s kitchen. Evan Joseph Studios

The vendor, who prefers anonymity, bought the house for $17 million in money simply final yr. That sale got here after the townhouse had lingered on and off the marketplace for a painful 12 years beginning in 2012, when it requested $31.5 million, Gimme reported on the time. 

The vendor was William Rainero, who grew up in the home, when it was carved up into separate residences.

In-built 1839, the house comes with a storied previous. Architect William Renwick, the nephew of St. Patrick’s Cathedral architect James Renwick, designed two twin Greek Revival townhouses at 80 Washington Place and 78 Washington Place. 

The residence fills with mild. Evan Joseph Studios
Charming brick particulars add heat to the residence. Evan Joseph Studios
There’s loads of house for sitting areas. Evan Joseph Studios

By 1919, John Philip Sousa, the famed army march king who composed The Stars and Stripes Endlessly on Christmas Day in 1896, purchased 80 Washington for his daughter and her husband. 

Quick ahead, the ritzy residence was again within the highlight in October, when Thomas “Juice” Gelardo, an alleged Bonanno and Genovese crime household affiliate, was arrested with greater than 30 others, as prosecutors charged that the house was used for unlawful poker video games managed by the Gambino mob household in 2023 — lengthy after Scott had vacated his rental. 

NBA stars — former participant and present coach Chauncey Billups, former participant Damon Jones and Miami Warmth participant Terry Rozier — have been used to lure excessive rollers, or “whales,” to the video games which have been held in places together with 80 Washington, based on the indictment. The video games have been allegedly held by 4 of the Large Apple’s largest mob households and gamers have been reportedly swindled out of tens of millions of {dollars}.

The historic nineteenth century house was gut-renovated in 2011 by Clodagh Design, when parts like glass, metal and wooden have been included into the brick and stone design. Eleven skylights additionally assist carry within the mild. At 22.5 ft large, the house options six bedrooms, six baths and three powder rooms. 

The inside is round 8,700 sq. ft, whereas the swanky unfold’s exterior boasts 4 landscaped non-public terraces totaling an extra 1,566 sq. ft.

The design options pure glass, wooden and stone. Evan Joseph Studios
The bed room options a lot of mild and a fire, too. Evan Joseph Studios
The good-looking exterior. Evan Joseph Studios
The outside house is swoon worthy. Evan Joseph Studios
One of many house’s 4 terraces. Evan Joseph Studios
The outside areas look out to nice views. Evan Joseph Studios

Together with the current headlines, the house has additionally been featured in shelter mags, together with “Architectural Digest” and “Home Stunning.” Travis Scott as soon as posted a photograph from the house on his social media account when he was residing there.

On the backyard degree, the townhouse opens to a floating wooden and glass staircase and a lobby that results in the chef’s kitchen. There’s additionally a double-height nice room with a fuel fire, floor-to-ceiling glass doorways that result in the backyard — and a customized elevator. 

Downstairs, within the basement, there’s a 700-bottle, “glass-faced” wine cellar, bar and tasting lounge. Upstairs, there’s a mezzanine degree with built-ins and house that may perform as a house workplace, a library, a studio or a recreation lounge, based on the itemizing.

Subsequent, there are two visitor suites with ensuite spa-like baths on the third flooring. A major suite takes up the fourth flooring, with a fire, a non-public terrace, a spa-like tub and a walk-in dressing room. A fifth flooring incorporates a gymnasium, a glass-enclosed sauna, a terrace and an additional bed room. 

The roof deck, which comes with views of Washington Sq. Park and One World Commerce Middle is made for entertaining, with a grilling and eating space, a bar, and an outside lounge. Authorised constructing plans for “proposed modifications” are additionally accessible, the itemizing notes, as modifications to the 186-year-old landmarked house should be metropolis accepted. 

The itemizing dealer is Melissa Olson, of Douglas Elliman. 

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