This Manhattan Penthouse Starred In The Wolf Of Wall Street & Gossip Girl

Fancy yourself a wolf of Wall Street? The Manhattan penthouse which served as the home of the eponymous wolf in the 2013 film is now on the market for $4.95m. Take a look inside. 

The Wolf Of Wall Street Apartment Is For Sale

Claim To Fame

‘I don’t use it as a residence,’ says multi-millionaire businessman Bert E Brodsky of his Manhattan penthouse: ‘I use it more for showering and meeting people.’

It’s a pretty baller statement. The sort of statement that wouldn’t feel at all out of place in The Wolf of Wall Street. Which is probably why it made for the perfect setting for the Oscar-winning movie, where it starred as Jordan Belfort’s (Leonardo DiCaprio) New York home. 

Described in the source-book as ‘our tiny Manhattan love nest’ – ironic for its 2,700 sqft penthouse setting – the apartment was also the base of one of the film’s most shocking scenes. Assuming that both Belfort and ‘the Duchess’ (Margot Robbie) were away, their gay butler holds an ‘adult party’ (to put it politely) in the home. Duchess, who was in fact not away, is shocked to discover the scene. And when Belfort returns to discover $50,000 in  cash missing, his friends and colleagues Chester Ming and Alden ‘Sea Otter’ Kupferberg brutally interrogate the butler, beating him up and dangling him over the balcony of this very same penthouse in an attempt to force out information.

For a less violent claim to fame, the penthouse also starred in The Good Wife and Blue Bloods, while the building’s exterior served as Serena Van der Woodsen’s family penthouse in beloved teen drama Gossip Girl.

Owned by the aforementioned businessman Bert E Brodsky, the 83-year-old medical entrepreneur is said to have made his money from venture capital in the early 2000s and is now the chairman of eponymous real estate firm BEB Company. He bought the apartment in The Milan Condominium for $4.5 million in 2005 while the building was still under construction, but his primary home is in Port Washington, New York. 

Since he didn’t live at the apartment full-time, Brodsky explains that he was able to rent it out for shoots such as The Wolf Of Wall Street. ‘When they did that I was at my beach house,’ he says. He did end up meeting director Martin Scorsese, DiCaprio and Robbie when he stopped in once to (you guessed it) shower before a meeting. 

Despite now moving on, and spending very little time there during his ownership, Brodsky said: ‘I love the apartment. It’s a great place to meet. I enjoyed being there.’ The property first came to market in 2024 for an asking price of $6.95 million but was removed in December 2025 after the price had been reduced several times to $4.95 million. 

Look Inside

Perched on the 32nd floor of The Milan Condominium at 300 East 55th Street in Midtown East, the corner apartment spans 2,700 sqft, with three bedrooms, floor-to-ceiling windows and two terraces – including the site of the infamous dangling scene – which offer views across the city skyline and East River. 

‘It has such a large living room, two seating areas and a large dining room and a terrace off of both ends,’ says Compass listing agent Boris Fabrikant. ‘It’s so big, you can have different moments.’ The primary suite is situated at the corner, with floor-to-ceiling glass on both walls. ‘It has two walk-in closets, two additional closets and its own fireplace,’ Fabrikant adds. ‘It’s built on a grand scale.’

Residents of The Milan Condominium also gain access to the 24-hour doorman and concierge services, a gym, residents’ lounge, bike room, and a zen garden designed by renowned architect Ken Smith. 

On the market for $4.95m with Compass agents Boris Fabrikant and Collin Bond. Find out more at compass.com