Exclusive | Supermodel Linda Evangelista lists her stylish NYC penthouse for $8.19M

Supermodel Linda Evangelista’s Chelsea penthouse is on the market for $8.19 million — and it comes with a massive 2,500-square-foot roof terrace that boasts stunning city views.The Canadian-born catwalker is one of the original 1980s/90s supermodels with Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer, and was profiled in Apple TV+’s “The Super Models” documentary. She once famously said: “We don’t wake up for less than $10,000 a day.”Her life could also inspire its own TV series or film.Once married to Gérald Marie, an allegedly abusive French modeling executive, Evangelista later had a son on her own, Augustin James Evangelista, in 2006.
His father, French billionaire François-Henri Pinault, was later revealed in 2012 court papers when she sued him in Manhattan Family Court for child support.The case was settled out of court.Evangelista is also a breast cancer survivor who, separately, sued CoolSculpting for $50 million after non-surgical cosmetic fat reduction treatment left her “brutally disfigured.” She then settled with the company, Zeltiq Aesthetis, for an unreported amount. Known as a chameleon throughout her modeling career because she chopped her hair and dyed it — looking fabulous as a platinum blonde, technicolor red or natural brunette — she was also known for her collaborations with designer Karl Lagerfeld and, separately, photographer Steven Meisel.The four-bedroom, two-bathroom loft is in a full-service, six-story elevator building. At 4,022 square feet, the penthouse features details like exposed brick, polished concrete floors, up to 13-foot-high ceilings, plenty of skylights — and a woodburning fireplace.Evangelista bought the home at 525 W.
22nd St.for $1.4 million in 2001. It’s currently asking $2,051 a square foot. Listing broker Steve Gold, of Corcoran, called the penthouse a “value buy at this point,” because penthouses in the neighborhood sell for far more a square foo...