The West Village has absorbed a lot of celebrity arrivals over the years — the cobblestoned blocks between the Meatpacking District and the Hudson River piers have been a reliable landing zone for entertainment money since at least the early 2000s. But 160 Leroy Street represents a specific tier of that real estate culture: the new-construction prestige tower that arrives with a pedigree strong enough to justify the asking price before a single unit is furnished.
Justin and Hailey Bieber have closed on a four-bedroom unit at the address for $12 million, according to Curbed, which reported the sale and gathered details on the purchase this week. The building, designed by Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron and developed by Ian Schrager, sits on the Hudson waterfront at the far edge of the neighborhood — roughly a block from the Little Island park, a short walk from the Whitney, and firmly inside the triangle of streets that has been appreciating without interruption since the high-line era kicked off luxury residential migration in this part of the city.
Schrager's involvement is the other part of the story. The developer turned hotelier — Studio 54 co-founder, creator of the boutique hotel category, the man behind the PUBLIC brand — has treated 160 Leroy as something close to a capstone residential project. The tower's amenities package and Herzog & de Meuron's glass-and-concrete exterior have positioned it at the upper end of downtown Manhattan new construction since it began leasing and selling.
The Biebers split time across multiple properties, including homes in Ontario and the Los Angeles area. The 160 Leroy unit is four bedrooms, which at this address, at this price, is as much a statement as it is a floor plan.