Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness are splitting their glassy $24M NYC penthouse amid their divorce

As the curtain closes on Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness’s nearly three-decade marriage, their once-shared property portfolio is beginning to follow suit — starting with a striking glass-wrapped penthouse in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.Eye-catching records filed with the city on Thursday show the couple is splitting their sprawling residence at 100 Eleventh Ave., a Jean Nouvel-designed building known for its mosaic of multi-angled glass panes and dramatic architecture.The transaction took place just two days after Furness formally filed for divorce on May 23.

The Real Deal first reported news of the penthouse split.The residence, for its part, was not listed for sale.While the sale price was registered at $23.6 million, the deed itself points to a significantly lower sum — approximately $11.7 million — about half of the total value.

The transaction was also recorded as a sale between relatives or former relatives, according to the documentation.The buyer on the deed is listed as Phoenix Rising I LLC, which is tied to Furness and shares a Beverly Hills address with the couple’s longtime legal advisors at Grant Tani Barash & Altman Inc., a law firm that appears on both sides of the deal.The name of the LLC itself — Phoenix Rising — seemingly offers a symbolic nod to post-divorce reinvention.The couple purchased the penthouse in 2022 for $21.12 million under the shell company Lackawanna LLC, the entity that appears as the seller on the most current documents for the penthouse.At that time, the deal was seen as a bold investment in a property designed by one of the world’s most respected architects.

Nouvel, a Pritzker Prize winner, is also the mind behind the Louvre Abu Dhabi.The three-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home spans roughly 4,675 square feet and is lined with 14-foot-high floor-to-ceiling windows that frame sweeping vistas of the Hudson River and Manhattan skyline.Among its highlights are a private elevator entrance, a library that ...