<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/595d0639a3630f88018b76a8-909/1.jpeg" alt="1 Merrywood" /><a href="http://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/180-l-905-q36gq6/merrywood-mclean-va-22101">Sotheby's International Realty</a>Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis lived here as a child.AOL cofounder Steve Case and his wife, Jean, have put their McLean, Virginia, home up <a href="http://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/180-l-905-q36gq6/merrywood-mclean-va-22101">for sale</a> for $49.5 million.<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/childhood-home-of-jackie-o-up-for-sale-asking-price-495m/2017/06/21/02c8fc40-56c7-11e7-840b-512026319da7_story.html?utm_term=.de007404a1de">According to</a> the Washington Post, the Cases are not the first notable figures to have owned the estate, which dates back to 1919. Dubbed Merrywood, it was also the childhood home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. In addition to sweeping views of the Potomac River, Merrywood has nine bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, and some 23,000 square feet of space. Case is also the CEO of the VC firm Revolution.Let's take a look around.

AOL cofounder Steve Case is selling a $49.5 million estate where Jackie O. once lived

<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5de984e1fd9db22d056ded55-2400/ap595135512962.jpg" alt="Martha's Vineyard" /><a href="http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Obama-Vacation/e7c1b918ef3c409e901ed15cdf493540/31/0">ASSOCIATED PRESS</a>Barack Obama, Chris Paul, and Joe Paulsen golfing.<ul class="summary-list"><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/marthas-vineyard">Martha's Vineyard</a> has a long history of attracting some of the most influential people in the world both as visitors and homeowners. </li><li>The Obamas reportedly <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/obamas-buy-home-on-marthas-vineyard-report-photos-2019-12">just bought a nearly $12 million mansion</a> on the Massachusetts island.</li><li> They now join a long list of high-profile people, like Jackie Kennedy and <a href="https://vineyardgazette.com/tags/mike-wallace">60 Minutes anchor Mike Wallace</a>, who have called the island home.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/marthas-vineyard">Martha's Vineyard</a> is also a popular vacation spot among the wealthy - Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, and Larry David have all been spotted spending time there. Even Princess Diana would visit, according to the <a href="https://observer.com/2015/07/marthas-vineyard-or-nantucket-which-is-right-for-you/">Observer</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/marthas-vineyard">Martha's Vineyard</a> is the place to be if you're among America's elite.The island is split up into six towns: Aquinnah, Chilmark, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Haven, and West Tisbury. It's a mix of <a href="https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-guide/marthas-vineyard">sandy beaches</a>, picturesque lighthouses, wildlife sanctuaries - and sprawling, <a href="https://www.zillow.com/">million-dollar</a> estates. And Oak Bluffs, as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/oak-bluffs-marthas-vineyard-2018-8#today-the-town-is-known-for-its-distinctive-and-colorful-gingerbread-houses-its-large-marina-and-its-decades-old-african-american-community-3">Business Insider's Aine Cain</a> previously reported, is known for its distinctive and colorful Ginger Bread houses.While some, like <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/934002/here-s-where-celebrities-are-going-to-really-get-away-from-it-all">Bill Gates</a>, have been spotted on the island vacationing, others have made long-term real-estate investments in the area. Most recently, the Obamas are leading the news: They <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/obamas-buy-home-on-marthas-vineyard-report-photos-2019-12">reportedly</a> just bought a sprawling waterfront mansion in Edgartown for <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/obamas-buy-home-on-marthas-vineyard-report-photos-2019-12">$11.75 million</a>. <img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5de95ec0fd9db2050f384d84-2400/wg792.jpg" alt="WG79_2.." /><a href="https://marthasvineyard.landvest.com/property/118347933/79-turkeyland-cove-road-edgartown-ma-02539/">LandVest Martha's Vineyard</a>The estate the Obamas have reportedly purchased.The massive <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/obamas-buy-home-on-marthas-vineyard-report-photos-2019-12">29-acre estate comes with a nearly 7,000-square-foot mansion and a private beachfront</a>. And, while the nearly $12 million price tag is no small investment, it's far from being one of the most expensive pieces of real estate on the island.In fact, in Edgartown alone, there are six homes listed for sale on <a href="https://www.zillow.com/homes/Edgartown,-MA_rb/">Zillow</a> with asking prices over $14 million.<h2>The Obamas aren't the only ones with real estate on Martha's Vineyard</h2>Many high-profile people have purchased property on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/marthas-vineyard">Martha's Vineyard</a>, including former first lady <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jackie-kennedy-marthas-vineyard-summer-home-for-sale-photos-2019-7">Jackie Kennedy</a>, journalist <a href="https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2012/04/12/iconic-newsman-mike-wallace-found-peace-vineyard">Mike Wallace</a>, television host <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/on-marthas-vineyard-all-eyes-on-obamas-real-estate-11567089027">David Letterman</a>, journalist <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/934002/here-s-where-celebrities-are-going-to-really-get-away-from-it-all">Diane Sawyer</a>, former chief executive of Colony Capital <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/on-marthas-vineyard-all-eyes-on-obamas-real-estate-11567089027">Richard Saltzman</a>, and film director <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/934002/here-s-where-celebrities-are-going-to-really-get-away-from-it-all">Spike Lee</a>.Just this past July, the estate where former first lady <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jackie-kennedy-marthas-vineyard-summer-home-for-sale-photos-2019-7">Jacqueline (Jackie) Kennedy Onassis</a> spent her summers was put on the market by her daughter Caroline Kennedy with an asking price of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jackie-kennedy-marthas-vineyard-summer-home-for-sale-photos-2019-7">$65 million</a>.<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5de972e8fd9db21a286adb04-2400/jpeg 2.jpg" alt="Martha's Vineyard" /><a href="https://www.christiesrealestate.com/">Christie's International Real Estate</a>Jackie Kennedy's Martha's Vineyard estate.The stunning <a href="https://www.christiesrealestate.com/sales/detail/170-l-239-1906111036074454/red-gate-farm-the-jacqueline-kennedy-onassis-marthas-vineyard-estate-aquinnah-ma-02535">340-acre estate</a> is located in Aquinnah and includes a 6,456-square-foot main house, guest house, hunting cabin, barn, boathouse, storage building, and two garages.Like the Kennedy estate, Spike Lee's property has also shot up in value over the past few decades. According to <a href="https://www.zillow.com/">Zillow</a>, a property on Martha's Vineyard registered under Spike Lee's name was sold for $390,000 in November of 1989. Now, that property is estimated to be valued at nearly <a href="https://www.zillow.com/">$3 million</a>.<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5de98dfffd9db231fb521a33-607/screenshot2019-12-05at55226pm.png" alt="Screen_Shot_2019 12 05_at_5_52_26_PM" /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps">Google Maps</a>The home registered under Spike Lee's name in Martha's Vineyard.<h2>The island's population grows from around 17,000 to around 200,000 in the summer</h2><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/marthas-vineyard">Martha's Vineyard</a> is a hot vacation spot for some of the most influential people in the world. According to the <a href="https://observer.com/2015/07/marthas-vineyard-or-nantucket-which-is-right-for-you/">Observer</a>, even Princess Diana would visit the island.Other high-profile people who have been spotted vacationing there include <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/934002/here-s-where-celebrities-are-going-to-really-get-away-from-it-all">Bill Gates</a>, <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/934002/here-s-where-celebrities-are-going-to-really-get-away-from-it-all">Oprah Winfrey</a>, <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/934002/here-s-where-celebrities-are-going-to-really-get-away-from-it-all">Bill</a> and <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/934002/here-s-where-celebrities-are-going-to-really-get-away-from-it-all">Hillary Clinton</a>, <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/934002/here-s-where-celebrities-are-going-to-really-get-away-from-it-all">Amy Schumer</a>, <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/934002/here-s-where-celebrities-are-going-to-really-get-away-from-it-all">Larry David</a>, and NBA star <a href="http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Obama-Vacation/e7c1b918ef3c409e901ed15cdf493540/31/0">Chris Paul.</a> <img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5de97b86fd9db220101a6d04-2400/ap16219700850304.jpg" alt="AP_16219700850304" /><a href="http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Obama/e0af478639704000a26b6fa744449c8c/57/0">ASSOCIATED PRESS</a>Barack and Michelle Obama at Martha's Vineyard Airport.In fact, even before reportedly purchasing a multimillion-dollar estate, Barack Obama was known to be a big fan of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/marthas-vineyard">Martha's Vineyard</a> and would visit the island <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2015/08/10/obamas-marthas-vineyard-vacation-kicks-off-with.html">regularly</a>. In fact, in 2015, he kicked off his trip to the island by <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2015/08/10/obamas-marthas-vineyard-vacation-kicks-off-with.html">playing golf with Larry David and Robert Wolf</a>. That year, he stayed in a <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2015/08/10/obamas-marthas-vineyard-vacation-kicks-off-with.html">17-room house valued at around $12 million</a>. Of course, it's not just the ultra-wealthy who visit Martha's Vineyard. The island is home to around just <a href="https://www.mvy.com/faq.html">17,000</a> year-round residents but the population jumps to around <a href="https://www.mvy.com/faq.html">200,000</a> in the summer. In fact, according to the <a href="https://www.mvy.com/faq.html">Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce</a>, 63% of the homes on the island are owned by seasonal residents.Do you have a tip or story idea about enclaves where the wealthy vacation? 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Martha's Vineyard is a magnet for millionaires, CEOs, and celebs - and the Obamas reportedly just bought a $12 million mansion on the island. Here's a look at the rich and famous who flock there every summer.

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5b327d971ae66219008b577e-915/2 - mc.jpg" border="0" alt="2 MC" data-mce-source="New York Transit Museum" data-mce-caption="The main concourse at New York City's Grand Central station before it was renovated in 1998." />New York Transit MuseumThe main concourse at New York City's Grand Central station before it was renovated in 1998.</div></div></div>New York City's Grand Central Station is one of the nation's most cherished transit hubs. The station is not only architecturally stunning, but also heavily used by the region. More than 750,000 subway and train commuters pass through its halls every day.While the city recognizes Grand Central as a historic landmark today, that wasn't true several decades ago. In the mid-1970s, developers sought to partially demolish the complex and build a 53-story office tower on top.A group of preservationists - aided by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - battled with the developers, and on June 26, 1978, the Supreme Court ruled that any proposal to tear down the terminal would be denied.The decision set a precedent for other historic buildings across NYC. "There was a real groundswell effort to protect the landmarks and legacy of historic structures in New York," Amy Hausmann, senior curator and deputy director for collections and exhibitions at the New York Transit Museum, told Business Insider. Take a look below.

New York City's Grand Central Station has had a stunning evolution over the last 50 years - take a look

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Dr. <keyword id="8950217" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="deborah-birx">Deborah Birx</keyword>, the response coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, has been making regular appearances at televised press conferences.</li><li>Birx's TV appearances have led to a growing <keyword id="819905" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Instagram">Instagram</keyword> fan base that pays close attention to her variety of scarves.</li><li>In a 2019 podcast interview with The Strategerist, Birx explained that she travels frequently for her career, and her hefty scarf collection helps her pack lightly while giving her different outfit combinations.</li><li>Insider spoke with Victoria Strout, the creator of an Instagram account that documents each of Birx's scarves, about why people are finding joy in the public health official's <keyword id="838571" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="personal-style">personal style</keyword>.</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>Dr. Deborah Birx has become a familiar face to those who tune in to the frequent White House coronavirus news briefings.Birx — a <a href="https://www.state.gov/biographies/deborah-l-birx-md/">physician, former US Army colonel, and global health expert</a> who's devoted much of her work to leading HIV/AIDS research in the US — was appointed as the response coordinator of the coronavirus task force by Vice President Mike Pence, who <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-deborah-birx.html">introduced Birx as his "right arm"</a> in navigating the crisis.Throughout her regular appearances in the administration's coronavirus news briefings, Birx has shared <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/birx-told-tragic-story-of-great-grandmother-death-spanish-flu-2020-3">personal anecdotes</a> about her family, giving human examples to show the importance of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/social-distancing-concern-trump-pence-stopped-birx-treating-sick-grandchild-2020-4">social distancing.</a> She's also spoken about coping with grief and loss amid the pandemic.In March, she urged young adults to stop gathering in bars and at parties, and predicted that millennials could be "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-dr-birx-calls-millennials-the-core-group-stop-coronavirus-2020-3">the core group that will stop the virus</a>."Some viewers of the news briefings have taken a liking to Birx's way of communicating, and many have also found joy in her seemingly never-ending collection of scarves.<h2>Many press conference viewers have taken note of Birx's scarves</h2>In almost all of her White House press conference appearances, Birx seems to be wearing a different scarf. Some days, she opts for a floral neck-tie. Other days, the scarf is of the solid-colored variety. The options seem to be endless, and some fans of Birx have apparently taken a liking to her <keyword id="23964" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="accessories">accessories</keyword>.One press conference audience member, Victoria Strout, started an Instagram account dedicated to Birx's scarves. The account, called <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deborahbirxscarves/?hl=en">@DeborahBirxScarves</a>, includes screenshots Strout has captured of Birx from the news briefings — and it's amassed almost 30,000 followers in less than a month.<h1><div type="image" title="deborah birx's scarves" height="1246" width="1478" msid="75308258" hostid="261"></div></h1>"I don't have a background in <keyword id="6" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="fashion">fashion</keyword> or politics, but I've always had a slightly nerdy side that's enjoyed studying government and staying politically aware, so I've been watching almost every press conference from the beginning," Strout, a marketing manager from Fort Worth, Texas, told Insider."Hearing Dr. Birx walk through the latest data was always a highlight for me. I appreciated the straight-forward way she communicated, and felt like she provided a sense of assurance in the midst of a lot of unknowns," Strout said.Strout would often discuss the news briefings in a group chat with a couple friends, and they would inevitably start talking about Birx's scarf choice of the day, she said."One Sunday afternoon I thought, 'You know what, I'm just going to compile all the screenshots I've taken of these scarves.' I created the account, sent it to those two friends, and it just continued to grow from there," she said. <div type="image" title="deborah birx scarves" height="3721" width="4961" msid="75308259" hostid="261"></div>In the above photo from the April 18 White House coronavirus press briefing, as Strout pointed out in an Instagram post, Birx wore a <a href="https://www.therealreal.com/products/women/accessories/scarves-and-shawls/hermes-retour-a-la-terre-silk-scarf-1">Hermès "Retour a la Terre" scarf.</a> Strout isn't always able to pinpoint Birx's exact scarf maker and design, but oftentimes, users comment on the post to share their findings."I knew it! I called it as an Hermès as soon as I saw her," one user wrote in a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-vjUGLJuIk/">comment</a>.Seeing the success of her fan account, Strout is working on other resources to add to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deborahbirxscarves/?hl=en">@DeborahBirxScarves</a> — such as tutorials on how to tie a scarf inspired by Birx, and a running Instagram Stories index known as "Dress Like Deb," which details specific accessories Birx has worn.<h2>Birx's affinity for scarves helps her pack light when she's traveling for work, she said in a 2019 podcast interview</h2>In a <a href="https://www.bushcenter.org/publications/podcasts/channels/strategerist/s2-ep02-amb-birx.html">September 2019 episode of The Strategerist</a>, a podcast produced by the George W. Bush Presidential Center, host Andrew Kaufmann interviewed Birx about her role as the US Global AIDS Coordinator and her decades-long career in public health.In the podcast, Birx reminisced about how she once made a 180-slide presentation to convince the White House that the US Army needed to be part of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS relief.At the end of the episode, she also touched on the important, and perhaps unexpected, role scarves have played throughout her career, which has involved frequent travel."You're always on the road. You're having to travel all the time in this role. You're one of the world's most expert packers," Kaufmann said to Birx. "I never take more than a small carry-on," Birx said. "It doesn't matter if I'm gone for one day or four weeks. I've just figured it out."She said that her penchant for <keyword id="703958" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="packing">packing</keyword> light and using scarves to accessorize was inspired by her male colleagues."I learn from them," Birx said. "You know, they take the one suit, they take a few shirts, but they take a whole bunch of ties. So I take relatively plain dresses — black and other colors — that you can then change the scarves on, and through that, it looks like it's a totally different outfit."<h2>The fan base of Birx and her scarves is growing to become a vibrant online community</h2>Initially, Strout's Instagram account dedicated to the health official's accessories was simply a fun glossary of sorts. However, she said it's turned into a community of people who have a shared interest in Birx's press conference appearances, as well as her personal <keyword id="7" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="style">style</keyword>."I was concerned at first that the account would be perceived as shallow because it focused on scarves rather than the incredible accomplishments of someone like Dr. Birx," Strout said. "But it's been so refreshing to interact with a community that acknowledges what Dr. Birx brings to the table, and also the happy moment enjoying a beautiful scarf can bring to someone's day.""I think we need both of those things right now," she said.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/how-first-lady-style-changed-2018-2">How first lady style has evolved over the years</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/jackie-kennedy-iconic-outfits-fashion-2018-9">13 iconic outfits former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis wore</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/royals-clothes-subtle-statements-2019-6">6 times royals' outfits made subtle political statements</a></li></ul>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/deborah-birx-coronavirus-task-force-scarves-2020-4">Insider</a>

Why Dr. Deborah Birx wears a different scarf at almost every press conference — and how her style is inspiring people online

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/557874666bb3f75c4bf731a8-1200-924/print-ranch-road-7789a.jpg" alt="PRINT Ranch Road 7789a" border="0" /><a href="http://www.elliman.com/long-island/16-cliff-drive---8-old-montauk-highway-montauk-rjqkulh">elliman.com</a>Eothen offers beautiful views of the Atlantic Ocean and Montauk's cliffs.</div></div></div>Feast your eyes on "Eothen," which is Greek for "from the east." A slice of Hamptons paradise that once belonged to Andy Warhol just sold for $50 million - a record for Montauk, listing agents <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/andy-warhols-hamptons-estate-sells-for-a-record-50-million-1450215206">told the Wall Street Journal</a>.The family behind Arm &amp; Hammer baking soda built the estate as a mere fishing camp back in the '30s. Pop art godfather Andy Warhol then scooped up the compound in the '70s for a mere $220,000, hosting the likes of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the Rolling Stones, and John Lennon.The most recent owner was J. Crew Group CEO Micky Drexler, who purchased the property for $27.5 million in 2007.Originally part of a 21-acre estate with a separate 24-acre horse farm across the street, the property has now been divided up. The Warhol Estate donated 15 of the estate's acres to a nature conservancy, and the newest buyer, art gallery owner Adam Lindemann, elected not to purchase the horse farm, which is still currently on the market.Douglas Elliman's <a href="http://www.elliman.com/real-estate-agent/ronald-white/9343" target="_blank">Ronald White</a> and <a href="http://www.elliman.com/real-estate-agent/paul-brennan/7898" target="_blank">Paul Brennan</a> had the listing. Brittany Fowler contributed to an earlier version of this article.

Andy Warhol's legendary former Hamptons compound just sold to a Manhattan gallery owner for a record $50 million

<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53c7e28e6bb3f7f8296d1956-1024-768/isd0xlnf5a1scu0000000000-2.jpg?maxX=480" border="0" alt="ISd0xlnf5a1scu0000000000" width="480" style="float: right;" /><a href="http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/740-Park-Ave-APT-6-7A-New-York-NY-10021/2106019795_zpid/">Zillow</a></div></div>Hedge fund manager David Ganek is selling his elegant duplex at <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/740-park-avenue-new-york-residents-history-2011-12">740 Park Avenue</a> for $44 million, <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/07/15/jacqueline_kennedy_onassiss_childhood_home_listed_for_44m.php#more">according to Curbed</a>. The building was designed by renowned architect Rosario Candela.
In addition to its stunning amenities, the apartment also has an interesting history: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis lived in the home as a child, and her grandfather developed the building back in 1929.
The newly renovated duplex features a marble gallery, a library, a media room, and more. The residence is for sale through Sotheby's International Realty.

HOUSE OF THE DAY: Hedge Funder David Ganek Is Selling His Insane Duplex At 740 Park For $44 Million

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5436f66e6bb3f7c8759ff294-1200-900/bunny-mellons-townhouse-5.jpg" border="0" alt="Bunny Mellon's Townhouse">Via Sotheby's HomesThe entrance to Rachel "Bunny" Mellon's former townhouse.</img></div></div></div>A gorgeous townhouse in the middle of New York's Upper East Side has just gone into contract for $41 million, <a href="http://observer.com/2014/10/thats-the-money-mellon-bunnys-old-townhouse-priced-at-41-m-finds-a-buyer/" target="_blank">according to the Observer</a>. 
Tony and Claire White, the sellers of the townhouse, wanted $46 million for the property, but the asking price eventually fell to $41 million. 
Built in 1965, the 11,100-square-foot, 14-room townhouse was designed by Rachel 'Bunny' Mellon, the heiress to the Listerine fortune who was married to the banking legend Paul Mellon.
She was a close friend of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and a notable horticulturist who redesigned the White House Rose Garden - needless to say, she had impeccable taste. 
Her gorgeous UES townhouse with its own private garden, <a href="http://www.sothebyshomes.com/nyc/sales/0018793">listed with Sotheby's International Realty</a>, is a testament to that.

HOUSE OF THE DAY: Banking Heiress Bunny Mellon's New York Townhouse Is In Contract For $41 Million

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53da9fbc6bb3f7e9562ed0c5-3107-2330/740-park-avenue.jpg" alt="740 park avenue" data-mce-source="REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz" data-mce-caption="People pass by the 740 Park Avenue building in New York, April 10, 2014. The French government, which earlier this week unveiled sweeping spending cuts, is selling the luxurious New York residence of its envoy to the United Nations, an 18-room duplex apartment featuring five fireplaces and a view of Park Avenue. The French Foreign Affairs Ministry is looking for $48 million for the apartment, located in a ritzy Manhattan building that has been home to famous and wealthy Americans, among whom were the late Jackie Kennedy and American financier John D. Rockefeller Jr." />REUTERS/Eduardo MunozOut front of 740 Park, also known as the "Towers of Power."</div></div></div>On a quiet, tree-lined block on the Upper East Side, 740 Park Avenue rises up: a legendary address, at one time considered (and, perhaps, still) the most important residential building in New York City.The Art Deco co-op has been home to many of New York's most notable figures since it opened its doors in the 1930s. Today, it's still filled with the city's wealthiest residents - and prices just keep going up. The average listing price per square foot <a href="http://streeteasy.com/building/740-park-avenue-new_york#tab_building_detail=1">is currently</a> $3,666.Built in 1929 by the grandfather of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - who lived there as a child - 740 Park has just 31 residences, but they've commanded some of the highest real estate prices in New York history. John D. Rockefeller, financier Saul Steinberg, and Blackstone founder Steve Schwarzman have all hung their hats in the building. In fact, they've all lived in the very same apartment.While some of New York's richest have decided to invest in the shiny new luxury condos available on <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/520-park-ave-2014-3">"Billionaire's Row"</a> on 57th Street or in downtown Tribeca's glossy high-rises, the Upper East Side still holds its own, according to Michael Gross, the author of "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1451666195/simonsayscom">House of Outrageous Fortune</a>" about 15 Central Park West and "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/740-Park-Richest-Apartment-Building/dp/0767917448/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&amp;refRID=0XW4Z5WG176F8XW6BREH">740 Park: The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building</a>.""I think in the current condo era, [740 Park] represents a previous generation of Manhattan wealth," Gross told Business Insider. "But I think that the cyclical nature of real estate makes it a very good bet that co-ops will have a comeback, and the east side will have a comeback."There are currently four units <a href="http://streeteasy.com/building/740-park-avenue-new_york#tab_building_detail=1">with active listings</a> in the building. If you buy in - and get past the co-op board - you'll have some very wealthy neighbors. Below, a roundup of those famous names.Julie Zeveloff wrote an earlier version of this story.

Meet the billionaires of 740 Park Avenue, one of New York's historic 'Towers of Power'

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53da9fab69bedd330b4318f5-1200-800/rtr3ksok.jpg" border="0" alt="740 park avenue" />REUTERS/Eduardo MunozPeople pass by the 740 Park Avenue building in New York, April 10, 2014. </div></div></div>740 Park Avenue is a legendary address, at one time considered (and still thought to be by some) the most luxurious and powerful residential building in New York City.
The co-op, on the corner of 71st Street and Park Avenue, has an impressive past.
Built in 1929 by the grandfather of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - who lived there as a child - 740 Park has just 31 residences that have commanded some of the highest real estate prices in New York history. John D. Rockefeller, financier Saul Steinberg, and Blackstone founder Steve Schwarzman have all called the building (and in fact, the same opulent apartment) home.
While many of New York's rich and powerful people have decamped to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/15-central-park-west-residents-2014-4">15 Central Park West</a> and the shiny condos rising along the new <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/520-park-ave-2014-3">"Billionaire's Row"</a> on 57th Street, that won't diminish classic co-ops of the Upper East Side, and 740 Park in particular, says Michael Gross. Gross is the author of "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1451666195/simonsayscom">House of Outrageous Fortune</a>" about 15 Central Park West and "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/740-Park-Richest-Apartment-Building/dp/0767917448/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&amp;refRID=0XW4Z5WG176F8XW6BREH">740 Park: The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building</a>."
"I think in the current condo era, [740 Park] represents a previous generation of Manhattan wealth," Gross told Business Insider. "But I think that the cyclical nature of real estate makes it a very good bet that co-ops will have a comeback, and the east side will have a comeback."

Meet The Tycoons Who Live At 740 Park Ave., New York's Billionaire Hive

<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5550a50269beddcd0202b690-1200-924/seymour-hersh-in-an-interview-with-the-associated-press-in-1997.jpg" border="0" alt="Seymour Hersh in an interview with the Associated Press in 1997."><a href="http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Associated-Press-Domestic-News-New-York-United-/d65071643ae5da11af9f0014c2589dfb/14/0">Michael Schmelling</a>Pulitzer Prize-winner Seymour Hersh, author of the controversial "The Dark Side of Camelot,'' makes a point during an interview with The Associated Press, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, in New York. Long-silent Secret Service agents from the Kennedy White House only opened up about President Kennedy's wild sexual antics after the death of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the author of the new book on JFK said Tuesday.</img>Veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh is vigorously defending <a href="http://www.lrb.co.uk/v37/n10/seymour-m-hersh/the-killing-of-osama-bin-laden">a controversial new story</a> that claims the White House lied about crucial details of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Hersh's piece, published in the London Review of Books on May 10th, alleges that the US government misled the public about many of the details surrounding the 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abottabad, Pakistan.
Relying largely on a single anonymous source, described only as a retired senior US intelligence official, Hersh claims that Pakistani intelligence officials were aware of and actively hiding Osama bin Laden. He claims that the intelligence tip that led the CIA to Bin Laden didn't come from tracking the Al Qaeda leader's network of couriers, but from a Pakistani intelligence official who walked into the US embassy in Islamabad and received most of a $25 million in exchange for divulging bin Laden's location.
During a contentious interview on CNN on Monday, Hersh defended his story.
"I'm not out on a limb on this," Hersh said.
"Think about this: a team of SEALS - and our SEALs are the best, there is no question - 24, 25 guys go in to the middle of Pakistan, take out a guy with no air cover, no protection, no security. Are you kidding me?" Hersh said.
CNN host Chris Cuomo remained skeptical of Hersh throughout the interview, questioning him on the motivations of the Pakistanis in his account.
"Look, I don't mean to tell you the trade, you've been doing it at such a high level for such a long time," Cuomo &#xa0;said.&#xa0;"But the idea that we were working with them and then, as soon as it comes out, the Pakistani government condems us unconditionally for doing it, it doesn't seem that they were owning their own narrative."&#xa0;
"Why wouldn't Pakistan come out and say we gave you this guy, we helped you?" Cuomo asked.
Hersh told Cuomo that his account was vindicated by former Pakistani General Assad Durrani, the former head of Pakistan's intelligence agency. Durrani's doubts about the White House's official narrative of the raid appear at the very top of Hersh's LRB story.
But Cuomo also disputed Hersh's implication that Durrani had endorsed Hersh's version of the events in Abottabad, reading Hersh emails that CNN national security contributor Peter Bergen sent to Durrani.
"When Bergen contacted him, he said 'Look I don't know the facts, but it was plausible," Cuomo said. "That's not exactly an endorsement."
"That's not what he said in the article," Hersh said.
"Durrani said that there was no evidence of any kind that bin Laden was hiding in Abbotobad, but [Durrani] could still make an assessment that this could be plausible," Cuomo shot back.
Cuomo also pointed out that Hersh's claim that the Navy SEALs trained in Utah was untrue. Hersh replied by emphasizing that that detail was unimportant.
"If I'm wrong about Utah, that's just a mistake because I knew exactly where they were in Nevada," Hersh said. "Sometimes my geography gets lousy."
Hersh, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1970 for exposing the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War, also brushed off Cuomo's skepticism about his past reporting errors.
"I would argue that a lot of the stories that I wrote are pretty much on mark," Hersh said.
Cuomo isn't the first to call Hersh's account into question. On Monday, former deputy CIA director Mike Morell denounced the report, telling <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/dozens-hurt-as-twisters-flash-flooding-hit-texas/">CBS This Morning</a> that Hersh's intelligence source gave him false information.
"It's all wrong," former CIA deputy director Mike Morell said. "I started reading the article last night and I got a third of the way through because every sentence I was reading was wrong."
In addition, The New Yorker, which has published many articles by Hersh, turned down the story, <a href="http://www.vox.com/2015/5/11/8584473/seymour-hersh-osama-bin-laden">reportedly</a> creating friction between Hersh and the magazine.

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