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Mary-Kate Olsen says bonjour to Versailles-like Turtle Bay townhouse

By Sharon Krum | May 21, 2014 - 11:59AM

WHO: Mary-Kate Olsen and her fiancé Olivier Sarkozy (half brother of former French prez Nicolas) plunked down $13.5 million for an 8,000-square-foot, five-bedroom townhouse that comes with a fountain, a ballroom and a hall of mirrors (of course). Nobody’s talking, but we assume the seller was Marie Antoinette.

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WHERE: The actress turned fashion designer (who, with twin sister Ashley, created The Row) is moving east of Midtown to Turtle Bay, where the median sales price is $999,500 and the median rent is $3,600.

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