Vanita Salisbury
April 10, 2008
Julian Schnabel is trying to convince Manhattanites that pink is the new granite, but nobody's buying it. Literally. The Schnabel-designed Palazzo Chupi -- a Malibu Barbie tower which turns living on the Hudson into a vacation in Venice -- is having problems attracting residents. It was recently revealed that Richard Gere has been secretly selling his customized 4 bedroom, 4-bathroom pad for $17,995,000 (with a celebrity-style $4 million markup), and he's never even moved in. There was gossip about Bono looking at a place, but nothing came of that. Madonna opted out because it wasn't "child-friendly." For all the publicity and associations with stars, the only resident we can positively identify is some guy from Credit Suisse. We'll gladly be friends with him though, especially if he ever decides to throw a house party.
