Rihanna Chooses SoHo For The Summer

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
May 28th 2009 at 10:02PM

As my colleague Jared Paul Stern reported back in March, Rihanna has done some major house hunting in Los Angeles. But according to Jennifer Gould Keil of the NY Post's Gimme Shelter, the young star is settling in SoHo for the summer. She is said to be close to inking a deal on a three-bedroom apartment on Greene Street. The listing has it at $22,000 a month but Rihanna is said to only be spending $18,000. Most scurry away from the city once summer hits but Rihanna is currently taking acting classes to prepare for her first movie. At least the apartment comes with a decent-sized terrace so that she can relax in the sun while learning her lines.

Gallery: Rihanna in Soho

Tags: apartment lease, ApartmentLease, celebrity real estate, CelebrityRealEstate, rihanna, soho

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GlobalDia May 29th 2009 9:41AM

$20K/mo for THAT...ive lived in NY all my life and i still chuckle when i see this.

Bill May 30th 2009 1:02PM

I have to agree with you, Global. The place is nice, but not $20K/month nice! However, with it being on Manhattan, I understand how they can get away with charging that much for it.

Anyway, at 20K/month that would be 240K/year for the rental. I wonder how much the place would cost to buy outright? If I were Rihanna, I would be thinking along those lines instead, as it would be a better use of the money.

Bill May 30th 2009 6:28AM

I just wanted to add: Although Rihanna probably has millions in the bank now, she wont work forever. Also, management fees, music production cost and touring cost are all paid for by her - through recoupment - not the record companies. So, if she's not very careful, she could find herself being flat broke once she falls out of favour with the public and her career ends. And, it's not a question of "if" this is going to happen to her, but "when".