A TV Anchor’s Park Avenue Apartment for Sale

I thought it looked kind of shabby. It could use some refreshing. Tile counters in the kitchen?

Hmmm....fourth floor with many windows facing onto another building? How much natural light can this get, Deborah? The decor was outdated even 17 years ago when they renovated. The kitchen needs a complete redo--a tile counter? Looks like it was decorated in the 80s.

One word that seems to apply to these Park Ave. apartments: Generic.

How much of the $4.5 million is the "personality cult" mark-up?

Many coop have rules of 80% - 90% carpet coverage of floors. Given no dining room floor carpet wonder if the Norvilles make it? Even if they do it seems though it might be noisy for the downstairs neighbors.

I cannot believe I sort of read this. I mean, who cares about people like this? So much Money, they hire a decorator, no vision of their own, no actual manual work themself. Who reads this story? I did and it was depressing.

With creatives in the building it sounds like the board is more up to date and open minded than the Park Avenue address would suggest. Begging for the privilege of spending millions is the least appetizing feature of co-op living in NYC.

$7,600 a MONTH maintenance? And Trump stiffing it to the coastal elites with a 10K max on property taxes? You're going to see a lot more 'heading to the hills' like I did 35 years ago. I couldn't be happier.

It is elegant and homey to be sure; however, the kitchen needs a facelift.

Another 1% apartment shown by the Real Estate Section of the NY Times. How about showing some poorly constructed NYC Housing & Preservation unit? Or, an apartment from a building off the worst landlord list that's for rent with data showing all the violations in the building.

I would not call this place homey. Ostentatious, yes. And, boy, would I hate to live here. Yuck!

How much will it cost to remove the stench of a hypocrite?

i realize that this home was likely staged before going on sale, but the furniture etc seem awfully unimaginative and somehow cold yet fussy. However, the wood floors are beautiful.

Beautiful and tasteful. I wish I had the money to make it my own.

I'll take my double wide in New Mexico with it's Ansel Adams type view of the Sangre de Christo mountains. And it probably takes me less time to drive to the world famous Santa Fe Opera as it takes Ms. Norville to get to the Met.

Thank you Ms. Norville for sharing photos of your beautiful home. You’re right, the natural light is the best part, especially in that lovely kitchen. Now can we see your home in the country?

This home is serene,peaceful and livable. I enjoyed the pictures.

Norville and Wellner's apartment is appealing. As a native New Englander who grew up in a colonial house, the apartment's most appealing aspects include the original herringbone flooring, the blue-themed dining room, and its generally airy feel. The apartment is happily devoid of vulgar 'nouveau riche' gaudiness that this New Englander detests. But, while the asking price is competitive, considering its location and it large size, the maintenance cost of nearly ninety thousand dollars per year is ludicrous and there is that notorious pecking order, peculiar to NYC, for seats at the city's private schools. Sorry, Ms. Norville and Mr. Wellner, if I were to return to the NYC area with youngsters in tow, I would head to Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, or Wilton--New England towns where $4.5 million would get me not only a comfortable home, but, most importantly my kids' access to good public schools.