Gawker Founder Nick Denton Selling SoHo Condo for $4.25M

SOHO, NY — Two months after Gawker founder Nick Denton was shut down in his attempt to avoid selling his luxe SoHo condo, he's put the home on the market. The Wall Street Journal reports Denton is asking $4.25 million for the Crosby Street pad.

Denton appeared in court on Aug. 24 looking to rent out his condo in order to pay off the monthly mortgage and condo fees he could no longer afford — as opposed to selling it to help pay some of a $10 million lawsuit he lost to ex-professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. The bankruptcy court judge was not buying Denton's case.

The 50-year-old Denton — his birthday was the same day he appeared in court — purchased the home in 2004 for $1.87 million, according to the Journal.

Denton declared bankruptcy on Aug. 1 after being ordered to personally pay $10 million to the wrestler in addition to a $140 million judgment against Gawker Media. A Florida jury awarded Hogan the victory earlier this year after Gawker was sued for publishing a sex tape with the wrestler and his friend's wife.

The condo at 76 Crosby St. is 2,556 square feet, has 12-foot ceilings and a Japanese soaking tub, according to the Real Deal.

Photo Credit: 76 Crosby St. via Google Maps Street View