Inside Robert De Niro’s New York Real Estate Portfolio

The Nobu restaurant co-owner next purchased a Central Park West apartment for a reported $23 million. The famously private star managed to keep most details about the fifth-floor luxury apartment out of the spotlight, but in 2012, the apartment made headlines when a dryer-induced fire completely devastated the home and a good portion of the building. De Niro and his family were out of the country at the time, but neighbors testified to the horrific damage. “Right above my head these 12-foot-tall flames exploded out of the 5th-floor window,” a neighbor told CBS. Consequently, De Niro had to find alternate places to live as the unit was rehabilitated.

2012

Following the fire that devastated their Upper West Side apartment, De Niro and his then wife Grace Hightower rented a stunning duplex penthouse in Greenwich Village. The 1920s building was originally a manufacturing facility for maraschino cherries, and as a result, the layout of the home was rather unique. The contemporary pad featured an impressive two-story foyer with an entire wall of windows overlooking a perfectly landscaped interior courtyard, as well as three wood-burning fireplaces—in the living room, the library, and the primary suite. There were five bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms spread across 11,000 square feet, and an additional 5,200 square feet of private outdoor space. De Niro and Hightower lived there for two years. The penthouse sold for $18 million in 2018.

Later that same year, De Niro rented a 6,000-square-foot full-floor pad at Central Park West, paying $125,000 a month for the luxurious spot. Situated on the 35th floor of the building, the unit featured five bedrooms and six bathrooms, with unparalleled views of the city. (Alex Rodriguez was reportedly also a former tenant.) The apartment boasted eastern, western, and southern exposures, with views of Central Park, downtown Manhattan, and the Hudson River. The actor didn’t stay long, however; by 2014, the unit was back on the market for $55 million.

2014

De Niro’s next project sits atop the Greenwich Hotel, which he partially owns, along with Ira Druckier. The Hollywood icon tapped renowned Belgian designer Axel Vervoordt and Japanese architect Tatsuro Miki to create a penthouse suite that draws on the traditional Japanese concept of wabi, which revolves around the idea of finding beauty in imperfection. The 6,800-square-foot unit’s elegant aesthetic emphasizes neutral color palettes and the use of wood, stone, and other reclaimed materials. “The industrial treatment of the top is in perfect harmony with the building below,” Vervoordt said of the marriage between the hotel below and the penthouse suite above. The three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathroom unit is available for guests to rent, but it is safe to assume De Niro enjoys staying there whenever he pleases.