A gut-renovated Soho duplex at 111 Wooster St. just rented for $30,000 a month, and it’s been drawing high-profile attention—during showings that included Doja Cat and Chris Rock—while the home remains listed for $4.75 million with the tenant in place.
By the time the penthouse doors opened on Wooster Street, the city already felt like it was part of the listing.
At 111 Wooster St. a stunning Soho duplex with a private terrace and sweeping city views has drawn celebrity attention after renting for $30. 000 a month to a local finance tenant—a record per-square-foot price so far this year. brokers said. The home is also still on the market, priced at $4.75 million, with the current tenant in place.
The apartment sits on the top of a six-story building dating to 1891, on a charming, cobblestoned street. Its layout is a true duplex inside and out, with two levels of outdoor space that stretch across the skyline. Sliding glass doors open to a second bedroom or flex space. while the main bedroom’s windows frame panoramic city views.
Inside. the renovation leaned into sleek modern lines without erasing the character of the past—one living area includes charming details dating to 1891. The clean-lined open kitchen and living area are divided by floating stairs. The chef’s kitchen comes with a walk-in pantry and a full-sized washer/dryer.
Bedrooms and practicality are built into the plan. The 1,620-square-foot home has two bedrooms and two baths, with built-in closets in both spaces. The second bedroom includes a sliding glass wall and can function as a private guest room, an office, or a creative studio.
Ceilings run high, with wide-plank white oak floors and floor-to-ceiling windows, a skylight, and city views in the main bedroom suite. Outdoors, the two-story landscaped spaces include custom seating and irrigated planter boxes, with views from the Empire State Building to One World Trade.
Celebrity house hunters didn’t just stop at the idea of “Soho”—they came to see this exact place. Singer Doja Cat. with an entourage in tow. visited the property. according to showings described by those who tracked the tours. Separately. multi-award-winning comedian Chris Rock came by as well. touring Soho spots in the past; this time he visited on his own and was described as “a very cool. laid back guy.”.
Rock, according to the same account, has a “very specific location in mind, in Soho, and this is it.” The showings also carried a small caveat: the penthouse’s size may be a little on the smaller side for the superstar.
Other well-known visitors toured the home too, including singer-songwriter Hozier—along with his girlfriend, model Hana Mayeda—and Richard Schiff, who won a Primetime Emmy for his role as White House communications director Toby Ziegler on “The West Wing.”
Part of the draw is the location itself. Evan Shaffer. the Douglas Elliman broker listing the apartment with Micah Zimmerman. described the setting as “a great location on a triple prime Soho block” that isn’t “crazy crowded.” He also tied the interest to the renovation and the scale of the views—saying the gut-renovated space comes with breathtaking views and that it’s a true duplex with two levels of outdoor space that are “spectacular.”.
For now, the penthouse remains on the market at $4.75 million even with the tenant already in place—an unusual pairing of celebrity attention, record-breaking rent, and a still-open doorway for anyone watching the city’s hottest listings.
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