Cartoonist Ranan Lurie’s widow finds buyer for $26.5M NYC pad

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Tamar Lurie — widow of the late political cartoonist and Israeli war hero Ranan Lurie, who passed away last year at age 90 — is in contract to sell their apartment at 15 Central Park West.

The broker is their daughter, Danielle Lurie, of Compass. The 36th-floor spread was last asking $26.5 million, down from its $28 million ask last fall.

The couple had bought the apartment for $11.44 million in 2008. It was the top contract signed last week, according to Monday’s Olshan Luxury Market Report.

For around 10 years, Ranan Lurie was the most widely syndicated political cartoonist in the world, according to Guinness World Records. His caricatures once appeared in around 1,000 publications with more than 100 million readers in 100 countries, according to reports.

He got his start fighting underground for Israeli independence as a teenager following World War II. He once said that a cartoonist can capture the essence of a person far better than any photograph.


The late Ranan Lurie.
The late Ranan Lurie.
Noam Galai

The home has front-row seats of incomparable city views.
The home has front-row seats of incomparable city views.
Hayley Ellen Day/COMPASS

The dining room.
The dining room.
Hayley Ellen Day/COMPASS

A grand view of Central Park.
A grand view of Central Park.
Hayley Ellen Day/COMPASS

A view of the layout.
A view of the layout.
Hayley Ellen Day/COMPASS

The kitchen.
The kitchen.
Hayley Ellen Day/COMPASS

A bedroom.
A bedroom.
Hayley Ellen Day/COMPASS

The three-bedroom, 3½-bath home is 3,173 square feet, and comes with stunning views of all of Central Park as well as the city skyline.

The home boasts a great room, a study, a dining room and a chef’s kitchen.

Details also include crown moldings, a gallery hall, glasswork and 11-foot ceilings. There’s a separate bedroom wing with views across Lincoln Center to the Hudson River.

The building, designed by Robert A.M. Stern, has a concierge, a gym, a conference center, a billiards room, a children’s playroom, a courtyard garden with a reflecting pool and a private restaurant.

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