DSK Moves to Posh Tribeca Pad
The New York Post reports:
The Upper East Side rejected him, and he quickly wore out his welcome downtown, but yesterday, Parisian pariah Dominique Strauss-Kahn finally landed a posh pad in TriBeCa.
The uber-luxury, $50,000-a-month townhouse at 153 Franklin St. -- replete with a home theater, gym, spa, bar and rec rooms -- is where the former head of the International Monetary Fund will sit out his house arrest as he awaits trial on charges he sexually assaulted and attempted to rape a Midtown hotel maid.
The silver-haired French Lothario, who just a week ago was on suicide watch in a tiny isolation cell at Rikers Island, moved last night into a three-story, 6,800-square-foot townhouse -- just steps from the Robert De Niro-owned sushi hot spot Nobu -- that was secured by his heiress wife, Anne Sinclair.
At about 7:25 p.m., Strauss-Kahn was escorted out of 71 Broadway, where he spent five days with a GPS-enabled ankle bracelet and court-ordered armed guards to ensure he does not flee.
Two members of the security team, which Strauss-Kahn must pay himself, escorted the frisky Frenchman into a waiting Lexus SUV, which sped down Broadway.
Wearing a dark suit and open shirt collar, Strauss-Kahn flashed a wry smirk at onlookers. He was not handcuffed.
Minutes later, he arrived at the posh Franklin Street townhouse, where police had cleared the entrance. That didn't stop a female passerby from shouting, "Pig" at the Pepe Le Pew-like groper. He sneered at her before entering his new home away from home.
His wife, whose father and grandfather made their fortune dealing Picassos and other classic works, was already waiting inside, having arrived about two hours earlier. The house, which was once listed by its owner for $14 million, is the most expensive rental in TriBeCa, sources said.
The 27-foot-wide space in one of New York's trendiest neighborhoods has attracted A-list actors and athletes as possible tenants, including Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez, who eyeballed it earlier this year.
With four bedrooms and five full baths, there will be plenty of living space for Strauss-Kahn.
