The downtown Manhattan real estate scene just hit a new high—literally. A jaw-dropping $60 million deal for a sprawling duplex at 150 Charles Street has officially set a new record for the priciest apartment ever sold south of 14th Street. The off-market transaction, which closed last month, nudged past the previous record, a $59 million penthouse at the Getty, snagged by private-equity mogul Robert F. Smith in 2018. The sellers? Financier Harsh Padia and his wife, interior designer Purvi Padia, who picked up the place in 2016 for $29.1 million from developer Alex Witkoff, The Wall Street Journal reported. That means they more than doubled their money in just eight years, a very good return on their investment. The 5,840-square-foot waterfront residence is a rare West Village find, thanks to its sweeping Hudson River views and two landscaped terraces. “A turn-key waterfront property with significant outdoor space is incredibly hard to find,” Eric Brown of Elevated at Compass, who..
