Grace Hightower Lands Buyer for $20M NYC Condo Once Shared With Ex-Husband Robert De Niro — The Price of Moving On

Grace Hightower, former wife of Hollywood icon Robert De Niro, is closing a chapter. The couple’s sprawling 5,800-square-foot Central Park-facing apartment in the exclusive Brentmore building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side has officially found a buyer after being on the market since May, according to Mansion Global. Robert De Niro (photo via Twitter, @Rob_D_Niro). Grace Hightower (photo via Instagram, @graceinthetower) The pair married in 1997, separated in 1999, and later reconciled, renewing their vows in 2004. They split for good in 2018. They share two children, Elliot, 26, and Helen Grace, 12. The elegant co-op in the Brentmore, an Upper West Side building that has been home to celebrities like music mogul Clive Davis and musician Sting, was listed this spring for $20 million. The asking price came in slightly below the $20.9 million the couple paid for it in 2006. Hightower told The Wall Street Journal that she set the price to attract as many buyers as possible. The home has gone through various revamps. In 2012, a dryer fire caused major damage to the home, prompting Hightower to enlist famed architect Alexander Antonelli and interior designer Buzz Kelly for a full-scale renovation. The 5,800-square-foot apartment, which was once...