Kennedy Loft Sold

By Stephen M. Silverman

10/07/1998 at 12:00 AM EDT

The 2,400-square foot TriBeCa loft where John Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy lived is about to be sold, reports New York's Daily News. The paper says that the final touches are now being put on the contract, and that the both the purchase price and the names of the new owners are being kept confidential. The loft, which Kennedy had bought for $700,000 in 1994, was priced at $2.5 million. The purchasers will need to face the co-op board in the building, which is located in Lower Manhattan -- and which still attracts sightseers. Meanwhile, the apartment belonging to Lauren Bessette, Carolyn's sister (who was also killed in last July's tragedy), was sold this week for $1.7 million, according to the News. It was just a few blocks from her sister and brother-in-law's residence.