A triplex penthouse recently sold for $10 million dollars. It is located between Avenues C & D. This is a complete mindercoaster. The apartment, as the Sun reports, is part of the building known as The Flowerbox, due to the "self-irrigating flowerboxes, a nod to the neighborhood's history." Uh, history of what, free-range junkies? We don't have any info on who the buyer is, since the building, at 259 E. 7th Street, is not yet built. But every unit in the building seems to be in contract. And it's in contract with folks who like to keep it real.

According to the lead broker Larry Carty, "This isn't the West Village. There's no cupcakes. Real people live here."

Nearby baker Debbie Weiner, of cupcake supplier Sugar Sweet Sunshine, responded, "I guess the broker doesn't venture very far from Avenue D. He doesn't know what's going on in the Lower East Side." Adding, after a pause, "Man, well I'd like to see that apartment." Yeah, well good luck, cupcake.

In any event, the building's video about the neighborhood must be seen to be believed.

$10 Million Dollar Apartment on Avenue D [Sun]