After a canceled tour, a panned biopic, and nonstop speculation about the status of her marriage to Ben Affleck, there’s finally some good news for Jennifer Lopez: Her Madison Square Park penthouse has finally sold after languishing on the market for seven years. As the New York Post reported, the four-bedroom, 7.5-bath duplex on 21 East 26th Street closed last week for $23 million. The buyer was an anonymous LLC from West Palm Beach, Florida.

Like other things in J.Lo’s life, selling her penthouse has been a long, bumpy journey — the apartment was first listed for $27 million in 2017, three years after she bought it, and has gone on and off the market ever since. It was last listed for $25 million in 2022 and has ultimately gone for $2 million less. According to the Post, an insider said Lopez wanted to sell the home because of its lack of privacy above bustling Madison Square Park. The Whitman building is only six stories high, and for the many millions she’s asking, its “penthouse” might not have been sufficiently high enough for those with that kind of cash. It’s perhaps why the apartment — which includes multiple terraces, staff quarters, and a private elevator landing — has taken so long to sell. The Whitman is also squished between two much taller buildings and is, in fact, the shortest on the block.

Meanwhile, amid rumors of their impending divorce, Affleck has purchased a $20.5 million house in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. By himself. It’s a five-bed, six-bath house equestrian estate by architect Cliff May. Recently, the two also officially put their marital home in Beverly Hills on the market for $68 million, $7 million more than what they bought it for in 2023, after reportedly trying but failing to sell it off-market. After this sale, Lopez will now have more cash for those solo viewings she’s been on.

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