 In 1971, Saul Steinberg bought that triplex for $285,000 () and after two divorces sold it to Stephen Schwarzman for "slightly above or below $30 million" in 2000.This was the highest price ever paid on Park Avenue until May 2012, when Howard Marks paid $52.5 million for two adjoining two-storey duplexes (totaling 30 rooms), which set a short-lived record as the highest price ever paid for a co-op apartment.In 1979, the French government purchased an 18-room duplex for $600,000 to be used as their United Nations ambassador's residence.