By Gus Saltonstall
An Upper West Side townhouse that was at the center of a hidden-camera spying scandal and subsequent lawsuit recently hit the market for $11 million, as first reported by Crain’s.
The five-story building at 7 West 82nd Street, between Columbus and Central Park West, has 12 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms.
In 2014, the owners of the building, Eli Kadoch and Michael Kadoe — brothers who spell their last name differently — were sued by two women who lived in the building, one serving as an au pair and the other as a maid. The brothers allegedly secretly filmed the women on cameras hidden within the building, producing videos of them undressing and showering, according to the New York Post.
While the brothers denied the allegations, a grand jury charged Kadoch with upwards of 80 criminal counts. We don’t know why Kadoe wasn’t also charged. In any event, the case was settled before going to trial, and all of the counts but one were dropped. Kadoch was sentenced to one year of therapy.
Crain’s reported that the shell company overseeing the current sale of the UWS building appears to be operated by the brothers. The duo bought the building in 1998 for $925,000.
“Situated within the Upper West Side – Central Park West Historic District, 7 West 82nd Street not only boasts a prime location but also holds substantial future appreciation potential,” reads a listing for the building provided by the Oxford Property Group. “Whether you are an investor or an owner/user looking for a live-plus-income property, this mansion offers an exceptional opportunity. Its generous width and proximity to Central Park make it an ideal candidate for conversion back into a single-family home, promising both elegance and value.”
You can check out more about the building — HERE.
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Horrifying story. I hadn’t heard about it until now and and just clicked on the link to the Post. I’m curious about how the women discovered they were being watched/filmed. 🙁
Yeah, ugh – I hope a year of therapy helped this man curb his compulsions. Sounds like something more on-going might be worthwhile. Especially as he / they seem very likely to stay in the landlord business. And – hope the settlement helped his victims get what they needed!
So they want people to buy it from them, for a huge amount, even though they spied on women who lived there? And we are to trust there are no cameras there this time?
The building is knowing as a nightmare as with the owners a horror show on West 82nd Street for years . I know that building so very well. It is a total wreck inside and mess outside and the ceilings leak into the building from the roof that has been falling apart into the streets for years since they bought it in 1998. It should’ve been condemned and it’s not worth the $11 million. This building has been known as “The Horror Nightmare of West 82nd Street” where rats ran through the house and openly seen from the windows trying to get out.
Neighbors would actually run by the building when passing. I know I did and avoided walking in front. It’s in a very bad location next to a 24 hour working loud parking garage.
It’s a perfect set up for a Halloween Horror House movie! 👻💀
This one most likely is unrenovated. A meticulously renovated similarly sized townhouse down the street sold recently for about 9 mil. This one is also near a garage which further dampens the value. I say overpriced by a few million. But they’ll probably find a buyer.
I doubt the Brusco group will be buying this one.
Ron Wasserman –
Noted:
The building never went through a renovation since the early 1940s when it was a one family home that changed into a updated rooming house in the mid 40’s (13 bedrooms and bathrooms) so you’re looking at poor plumbing /wiring /heating throughout the house. And you’re right the garage next-door does not help matters. The house is probably worth $5 to $6 million only because it’s next to Central Park and the value of brownstones on the same block. If it wasn’t for that, the house would probably worth about $1 to $2 million. It would have to be totally gutted and rebuilt from the inside out (including a new roof ) estimated almost $3 million+ to do that. That’s gonna be one big headache once they open the can of worms in the house, literally speaking.
One year?! One. year. of. THERAPY. One year of prison would have been too little. Oh my goodness.