David Murdock's Fifth Avenue Maisonette Lists for $15 Million
For the first time since its acquisition in 1984, the duplex maisonette located at 811 Fifth Avenue is available for sale, listed at around $15 million. This property was owned for over four decades by the late billionaire David H. Murdock, who passed away in 2025 at the age of 102. Renowned as a real estate and corporate tycoon, Murdock’s 5,600-square-foot apartment boasts a private entrance and several fireplaces, featuring a townhouse-like design. The upper level comprises a salon, a music room, and five en suite bedrooms, with the master suite overlooking Central Park. Designed by James E.R. Carpenter in 1926, the co-op has housed notable figures and remains mostly untouched. The listing is managed by Compass brokers Tom Postilio and Mickey Conlon.
Key facts
- David H. Murdock's duplex maisonette at 811 Fifth Avenue is listed for approximately $15 million.
- Murdock bought the apartment in 1984 and owned it for over 40 years; he died in 2025 at 102.
- The roughly 5,600-square-foot home has a private entrance from Fifth Avenue and another inside the building.
- The layout includes an entrance gallery, library, formal dining room, kitchen, breakfast room, 28-foot park-facing salon, music room, and five en suite bedrooms, each with a fireplace.
- The primary suite, which faces Central Park, doubled as Murdock's private office and was considered his 'sanctuary.'
- Murdock once hosted an Asia Society dinner in the apartment, using his 18th-century tobacco-leaf dinner service.
- The co-op at 810 Fifth Avenue was designed by architect James E.R. Carpenter and completed in 1926.
- Past residents of the building include William Randolph Hearst, David Geffen, Charles Bronfman, Richard Nixon, and Nelson Rockefeller.
- Compass brokers Tom Postilio and Mickey Conlon are handling the listing.
Entities
Artists
- David H. Murdock
- James E.R. Carpenter
- William Randolph Hearst
- David Geffen
- Charles Bronfman
- Richard Nixon
- Nelson Rockefeller
- Tom Postilio
- Mickey Conlon
- Abigail Montanez
- Benedikt Taschen
- Kobe Bryant
Institutions
- Dole Foods
- Castle & Cooke
- Asia Society
- Compass
- Robb Report
- The New York Times
Locations
- Fifth Avenue
- Central Park
- New York
- United States
- Southern California
- California
- Beverly Hills
- Paradise Valley
- Flatiron Building
- Lower Manhattan