The six-level Manhattan townhouse was first put on the market by its owner, Virtu Financial CEO Vincent Viola, back in 2013 at a price of $114 million
A luxurious New York City mansion has had its price slashed by $26 million as it continues to look for a buyer after six years on the market.
The six-floor, six bedroom Manhattan townhouse owned by Virtu Financial CEO Vincent Viola is now $88 million after initially hitting the market at $114 million in 2013.
The home features 14-ft. ceilings, a Versailles-inspired dining room, a panic room and a saltwater pool.
There are heated onyx-marble floors in the mansion's entry hall, a rotunda with 28-1/2-foot ceilings, an in-home movie theater, and a hidden door off the main hallway that leads to a two-story library, complete with 24-foot ceilings decorated with murals reminiscent of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel.
It's also the only 40-foot-wide house on the market in Manhattan with a fully-renovated 20,000-square-foot interior, according to listing agent Paula DelNunzio of Brown Harris Stevens.
The great room in the rear of the mansion's entry level spans 40 feet complete with French doors that open to Juliette balconies and floor-to-ceiling windows
The mansion's formal dining room extends 40 feet, easily seating 40 guests or more for special occasions
The home is located on Manhattan's Upper East Side less than a block away from Central Park
The mansion's expansive kitchen comes with 'almost every cooking appliance known to a