page_title: Victor Shafferman
section_title: 973 Fifth Avenue
hierarchical_section_title: Victor Shafferman / 973 Fifth Avenue
caption_attribution_description: Payne Whitney House
context_page_description: Victor Shafferman was a real estate investor.
context_section_description: Victor Shafferman owned 973 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, designed by architectural firm McKim, Mead & White (together with nearby Payne Whitney House). The house was built by Henry Cook in 1902, who owned the entire block from 78th to 79th Streets. He left it to his daughter who sold it to Joseph Feder. In 1948 it was sold to the Mormon Church and used as a training center. In 1978 it was bought by Shafferman for $600,000 ($2,332,676.33 in 2017). It was sold in 2012 for $42 million, asking price was $49 million.
caption: 973 and 972 Fifth Avenue
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