Charmaine Ho
Handbag Designer, 22, Nets $8.1 M.Village Townhouse
Property Shark
Greenwich Village has a very young new landlord.
Earlier this year, a 22-year-old handbag designer and freelance fashion writer named Charmaine Ho bought a 25-foot-wide Greek Revival townhouse on West Ninth Street. According to city records, a limited liability corporation in her name paid $8.1 million.
Her parents, who still live in the Hong Kong house where she was born and raised, are paying for almost all of the townhouse. “I can contribute as much as I can, but it’s not enough, and they’ll have to help me,” said Ms. Ho, reached through a school e-mail address. “I don’t even have a full-time salary! I work part-time for a small designer, and then I also write things for Web sites. read more »
