Comedian and actress Amy Schumer is listing her Manhattan apartment, an Upper West Side penthouse with expansive outdoor space, for $15 million. Perched atop a landmarked Beaux-Arts prewar building on Riverside Drive, the roughly 4,500-square-foot, full-floor penthouse has five bedrooms, according to listing agent Adam Modlin of Modlin Group. [Source: Mansion Global]
Ms. Schumer bought the condo for $12.15 million in 2016, records show. The “Trainwreck” star, 40, described the property as her “Manhattan dream apartment.” “I’m someone who came from having to share a bed with my mom,” Ms. Schumer said. “We had no money.” She added that she had also once shared a studio in Chinatown with a stranger she met on Craigslist. Buying this apartment, she said, was “a big deal for me. It felt like such a palace.”
Enclosed in glass, the apartment has 360-degree views of the neighborhood and roughly 3,000 square feet of outdoor space, including wraparound terraces and a private rooftop garden. The main living space is a large, solarium-like room with angled skylights and a custom gas fireplace made of glass and anthracite stone. A key-locked elevator opens directly into the unit, which also comes with a private parking space.
Ms. Schumer said she loves how the apartment feels “like a fancy rich person’s apartment” but still has a family vibe. She said she failed at the art of negotiation when purchasing it. “I walked in and looked at the views and the sunlight and couldn’t have made an offer fast enough,” she said. “I showed all my cards. I was terrible.”
She sometimes hosted the writer’s room there for her shows, she said, and her husband, chef Chris Fischer, would make meals for everyone. The couple raised their son in the apartment for his first three years.
While pregnant, Ms. Schumer redecorated the apartment with help from the interior-design firm Clements Design. Ms. Schumer said she hired the company after admiring their work in the home of her friend, the actress Jennifer Lawrence. “I thought it was so beautiful, with all the modern finishes but this really kind of timeless elegance,” Ms. Schumer said of Ms. Lawrence’s home.
Ms. Schumer declined to say specifically where the family is moving, but said they wanted to be closer to their son’s school, and dropped a suggestion that their new home might be Brooklyn. “It’s pretty obvious where we are going,” she said. “If you leave this borough, what borough do people usually move to? It’s not rocket science.” Mr. Schumer is best known for her popular stand-up, as well as for movies such as “Snatched” and “I Feel Pretty.” Her new TV show, “Life & Beth,” premiered on Hulu earlier this year. [Source: Mansion Global]
