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A penthouse duplex at 860 United Nations Plaza — a building once home to TV legend Johnny Carson, Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, actor Yul Brynner, writer Truman Capote, photographer Richard Avedon and news anchor Walter Cronkite — has hit the market for $4.2 million.

The sellers, Michelle and Rashaad Bajwa, founders of Domain Computer Services, an IT and cyber security firm, paid $2.5 million for it in April 2021 — a “pre-vaccine COVID special” — and then renovated it, said broker Sabrina Kleier-Morgenstern, of Kleier Residential, who is listing it with Samantha and Michele Kleier.

The four-bedroom, 4½-bath co-op is around 4,000 square feet. It was asking $4.5 million in 2019.

The apartment boasts stunning views of the city skyline and the East River.

It opens with a 25-foot entrance gallery, anchored by a curved staircase.

A large living room features a woodburning fireplace and floor to ceiling windows while the dining room boasts a built in serving café.


  The penthouse offers 4,000 square feet of living space to hang weird, wild stuff. Kleier Residential Inc The penthouse offers 4,000 square feet of living space to hang weird, wild stuff. Kleier Residential Inc

  A dining area inside the spread. Kleier Residential Inc A dining area inside the spread. Kleier Residential Inc

  There are four bedrooms inside the dual-leveled co-op. Kleier Residential Inc There are four bedrooms inside the dual-leveled co-op. Kleier Residential Inc

There’s also a large eat-in chef’s kitchen with a butler’s pantry.

The second level features the main suite, with a large walk-in closet and sitting area. Details include hardwood floors, Lutron lights and an interior private elevator. 

The building, which dates to 1966, is one of two 39-story twin towers designed by (Wallace) Harrison & (Max) Abramovitz, the lead architects of the United Nations Headquarters complex, the Time-Life Building at Rockefeller Center and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

Building amenities include a gym, billiards room, golf simulator, two conference rooms, four sundecks with panoramic city views, a library, garage and private full block circular drive — the city’s longest private driveway. 

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