Peruvian billionaire gets $2.8M penthouse deposit back

Peruvian banking billionaire Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor won a refund of a $2.75 million penthouse deposit, with the judge agreeing that the co-op board acted out of turn. Rodriguez-Pastor made the deposit on a $27.5 million penthouse at 1107 Fifth Avenue, but withdrew his accepted offer after learning that the co-op board planned to designate his penthouse roof as a common area that other residents would be allowed to walk through, the New York Post reported. The ... [more]