It was the setting
for many a wild party, even attracting the likes of President John F Kennedy,
screen siren Marilyn Monroe and avant garde artist Andy Warhol.
Now the Manhattan
penthouse once belonging to crooner Frank SInatra can be yours - for a cool
$7.7million.
The sprawling
3,000 sq ft apartment - on New York's East 72nd street, is to go on sale - and
it's in need of a little bit of tender loving care, it has been reported.
Ole Blue Eyes:
Sinatra's old penthouse needs modernisation, but it's still set for someone
with that Rat Pack mentality
Star-studded:
Sinatra pictured with John F Kennedy in 1961, left, and Marilyn Monroe with the
crooner, right
Jason Haber, a
broker for the told the New York Post: 'The apartment has been modernised, but
it is still set up for someone with that Rat Pack mentality.
'It is really for
someone who wants to entertain, to have people over, to have dinner parties.'
The apartment was
once called the 'glittering grotto in the sky' by Andy Warhol and it was the
setting for many a swinging soiree.
After divorcing
second wife Ava Gardner in 1957, Sinatra snapped up the duplex, which occupied
the 22nd and 23rd floors, and the space was transformed into a four-bedroom,
six-bathroom apartment worthy of the Rat Pack.
Construction was
completed in 1961.
Arguably the jewel
in the penthouse's crown was a glassed-in, rooftop party room where guests
would mingle under 18-foot ceilings and enjoy sweeping views of the East River.
His star-studded
guestlist often included fellow Rat Packers Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter
Lawford and Joey Bishop. It is even claimed that Davis use to enjoy throwing
champagne glasses from the terrace.
One party included
appearances from President John F Kennedy, Hollywood siren Marilyn Monroe and
avant garde artist Andy Warhol.
He also used the
large party space to work on his vocals when he wasn't entertaining, Haber
added.
The singer sold
the apartment in 1972 to his personal physician, celebrity doctor Denton Cox,
whose other clients included Judy Garland and Warhol.
When Cox died his
estate was sold to insurance magnate Penny Hart in 2008 for $4.5million.
Because Cox had done very little to maintain the penthouse, Hart made many
renovations and turned a section of Sinatra's legendary party space into the
master bedroom.