Exclusive | NYC building that exposed Anna Delveys wild scam finds a new buyer and it definitely isnt her

The gorgeous Gramercy Park building that became the centerpiece, and the downfall, of Anna Delvey’s elaborate scam has finally found someone willing to take it off the market — and this time the deal might actually close.The eye-catching 281 Park Avenue South, the 42,500-square-foot Beaux-Arts landmark once known as the Church Missions House, has entered contract, The Post has learned. However, its final sale price and the identity of its new owner are not yet known — and won’t be until the deal closes at a future date.The “fake heiress,” who still wears an ankle monitor as she makes the rounds in Manhattan and Westchester, tried to use forged documents to pry a $22 million loan out of City National Bank back in 2016, all so she could lease the space for her so-called Anna Delvey Foundation. Delvey told bankers she had a $60 million trust fund waiting in Switzerland.She did not.

The bank wanted proof of those assets and never got it.The situation led Delvey’s scam to unravel.Delvey, whose real name is Anna Sorokin, was born outside of Moscow, but emigrated to Germany as a teenager.

She was found guilty in 2019 on eight fraud- and theft-related counts, including grand larceny, attempted grand larceny and theft of services.She received a prison sentence of four to 12 years and was ordered to pay $24,000 in fines as well as nearly $200,000 in restitution.

Although sentenced in 2019, Delvey was released from prison in February 2021 after serving less than two years, earning early release for good behavior.Built in 1894 by Cornelius Vanderbilt and J.P.Morgan, the six-story structure more recently was home to the Swedish photography museum Fotografiska, which bailed less than halfway through its 15-year lease in 2024. The space also housed the acclaimed restaurant Veronika and hosted the private after-hours bar Chapel Bar, known for its 35 foot vaulted ceilings preserved by design firm Roman and Williams. Veronika has since closed, as part of Fotogra...