Supermodel Linda Evangelista gets $6.75M for the NYC penthouse she rented to Keanu Reeves

Canadian supermodel Linda Evangelista’s West Chelsea penthouse has sold for $6.75 million, according to property records.News of the deal was first reported by Curbed.The industrial-chic home, which comes with a 2,500-square-foot terrace, was rented last year by fellow Canadian Keanu Reeves for around $45,000 a month, when he was in town starring in Broadway’s “Waiting for Godot,” as Gimme Shelter exclusively reported at the time.The penthouse is inside 525 W.22nd St., a six-story elevator edifice known as the Spears Building.A West Chelsea real estate pioneer, Evangelista purchased the swanky aerie in a then-burgeoning arts district for $1.4 million back in 2001 — eight years before the first section of the popular High Line opened, transforming the area.The Canadian beauty had first listed the four-bedroom, two-bath nest for $9.45 million in 2024.

The price had then dropped first to $8.19 million and then to $7.99 million earlier this year, as Gimme also reported.Listing broker Steve Gold, of Corcoran, once told Gimme Shelter that the price was a “value buy” because he has sold “north of $5,000 a square foot nearby.”The 4,022-square-foot ritzy residence comes with lots of open spaces and custom built-ins.A large living room is warmed by a fireplace.

There’s also an eat-in chef’s kitchen.Industrial design-style details include high ceilings, skylights, polished concrete floors and exposed brick.As for the pièce de résistance, the main corner bedroom suite features High Line views, a spa-like bath and a grand dressing room fit for a supermodel — with six floor-to-ceiling custom closets.In 1990, Evangelista famously told Vogue that she and fellow supermodel Christy Turlington wouldn’t “wake up for less than $10,000 a day.” Back then, she was part of a supermodel cabal that included Turlington, as well as Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer and Tatjana Patitz.Although Evangelista is leaving West Chelsea, she is not leavin...