The NY Observer is reporting that Peter Jackson has possibly bought a duplex in TriBeCa. While Jackson’s name doesn’t appear on the records, several of his people do.

Records indicate an anonymous buyer paid a total of $17.35 million dollars in two separate transactions for the two penthouse units at 54 Franklin Street. And that, according to the Observer, is one of the area’s most expensive apartment deals to-date.

Jackson’s executive assistant and his New Zealand and Hollywood lawyers appear on the records, so it’s assumed that Jackson is the anonymous buyer.

The units were purchased from the developer, Chris Clark. He had only listed the first unit, but got an offer he couldn’t refuse on both. Total square footage hovers around 8,000 square feet, reportedly. Mr. Clark kindly noted the penthouse has a wraparound terrace with views of the New York skyline.

The bigger of the two units has a massive 2,300-square foot living room. Well, darlings, sounds like you could have a regular roller-rink in the living room, with a few bowling lanes thrown in just for fun. If you’re into that sort of thing.

Peter Jackson is, of course, best known for producing mega-hits such as the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King Kong. He’s not without controversy, having some disagreements with New Line Cinema over filming of The Hobbit, the prequel to Lord of the Rings. It does appear that those issues have been resolved, however, because Jackson is listed as the producer for the film on IMDB.

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