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BROOKLYN WEEKLY, APRIL 26, 2020
In the Heights
Brooklyn Heights penthouse sells for record $20 million
BY AIDAN GRAHAM
Major crimes have fallen
nearly 30 percent in the
borough as Brooklynites
take shelter indoors during
the novel coronavirus outbreak.
The NYPD’s seven major
crime categories — murder,
rape, robbery, felony assault,
burglary, grand larceny, and
car theft — recorded 1,397
criminal infractions during
the 28-day period that ended
on April 12, marking a sizable
decrease from the 1,989
recorded crimes during the
same period last year.
Most substantially, there
have been 67-percent less recorded
rapes in Brooklyn,
which have fallen from 57 to
19 — although NYPD brass
speculate that some of the
drop results from victims
declining to fi le police reports,
according to a department
press release.
Grand larceny was the
crime category with the
Crime has fallen in Brooklyn as the coronavirus forces locals to
shelter indoors. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
highest drop in reported
crimes, having gone from
828 to 407 over the 28-day
timeframe — marking a
51-percent decline.
And on top of affecting
crime rates, the pandemic
has also impacted the enforcement
of laws, policing,
and the court system.
On April 15, 6,274 uniformed
NYPD offi cers —
17.3-percent of the entire
police force — called out of
work sick, and 4,080 members
of the department had
tested positive for the novel
coronavirus.
District Attorney Eric
Gonzalez has also taken signifi
cant measures to avoid
spreading the infection —
including not prosecuting
many low-level offenses.
Since the crisis began, the
DA has declined to prosecute
around 300 cases, a
Gonzalez spokesman said.
BY KEVIN DUGGAN
A high-rolling mystery
man closed the deal
on a whopping $20 million
Brooklyn Heights waterfront
penthouse on April
14, shattering the record
for the borough’s most expensive
home sale.
The price for the topfl
oor condo of the ritzy
Quay Tower at Brooklyn
Bridge Park came in at
$20.3 million, as fi rst reported
by Business Insider,
some $3.6 million
above Brooklyn’s previous
high, when Hollywood
star Matt Damon bought
a luxury pad in the neighborhood
for $16.7 million
in 2018.
The buyer’s identity is
not publicly available as
the person bought their
new fancy digs through a
limited liability company,
but a spokesman for the
Bridge Park Drive highrise
described the purchaser
as a “fi nancial entrepreneur.”
The well-heeled newcomer
was originally
planning to buy a similar
apartment in Manhattan’s
swanky Tribeca neighborhood,
but was attracted by
Quay Tower’s nearby amenities
— including Brooklyn
Bridge Park, the local
marina, and the city ferry
stop at Pier 6 that offers
a swift 14-minute waterborne
commute to Wall
Street, according to the
spokesman.
The transaction, which
both parties fi nalized virtually
amid the coronavirus
outbreak, comes some
18 months after they fi rst
signed a contract to combine
two top-fl oor units into
a single luxurious pad.
The combined unit now
boasts fi ve beds, fi ve-and-ahalf
baths, 7,433 square feet
of living space, and a 1,179
square foot private terrace
with dazzling views of the
Brooklyn waterfront and
the Big Apple skyline.
The no-expense-spared
price tag helped the sale
break the record set by Damon,
when the “Good Will
Hunting” star bought the
penthouse apartment in
the 12-story Beaux-Arts
former hotel The Standish
on Columbia Heights for
$16.7 million in 2018.
The mysterious new record
holder will now shack
up atop the 30-story waterfront
tower near the western
end of Atlantic Avenue
and adjacent to the Brooklyn
Queens Expressway,
and the building boasts
126 condo units that range
between two and fi ve bedrooms
— some of which
entice big spenders with
private elevator entries
and suburban-style mudrooms.
The luxurious tower
also features two rooftop
indoor and outdoor entertainment
lounges, along
with a state-of-the-art gym,
a children’s playroom, and
a music practice room —
where the Brooklyn Music
School offers lessons for
residents of all ages.
The penthouse at Quay Tower fetched a record-breaking $20 million
on April 14. RAL Companies and Oliver’s Realty Group
Major crimes fall 30 percent
in BK during pandemic
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