Exclusive | Angel investor sells $9M NYC home filled with rare memorabilia in an all-cash deal: Its like a museum

Alexander Zweig, an entrepreneur, collector and angel investor — and a son of the late Wall Street investor Martin Zweig — has found a buyer for his $9 million Tribeca loft, sources told Gimme Shelter exclusively.The all-cash deal is slated to close on Wednesday.“It [found a buyer] in a day,” a source said of the 62 Beach St.
aerie.The home’s stylish aesthetic was inspired by the nearby Greenwich Hotel.At more than 3,350 square feet, the two-bedroom, 2½-bathroom nest is a two-unit combo on the sixth floor.It has also served as a stage for Zweig’s impressive memorabilia collection.That includes Charlie Sheen’s helmet from “Platoon,” Clint Eastwood’s “Dirty Harry” gun and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s shotgun from “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.”There’s also John Belushi’s driver’s license, which is in one of the apartment’s powder rooms, and memorabilia from the film “Edward Scissorhands.”The collection, which also includes sports memorabilia, art and photography including a black-and-white Kate Moss photo by Mario Testino — along with vintage typewriters, rare books and more — was not part of the sale, sources said.Zweig first purchased 6B in 2012 for $2.89 million, followed by 6C in 2013 for $3 million.
A six-year renovation to combine the units followed.“It’s a really unique space and has some of the most insane pop-culture memorabilia inside — it’s like a museum,” said Ryan Serhant of Netflix’s “Owning Manhattan,” who shared the listing with Greg Vladi, also of Serhant. Zweig inherited the collecting gene from his late father Martin, an investor who once predicted the 1987 stock market crash.The elder Zweig paid a then-record $21.5 million for the Pierre Hotel’s penthouse in 1999. It was on the market for $125 million when he passed away in 2013, leaving his collection — including Marilyn Monroe’s “Happy Birthday, Mr.
President” dress — to Alexander, his brother Zachary and his second wife B...