Madonna to make a Manhattan transfer?

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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When she made Britain her home, Madonna declared she planned to settle here for good.

But in the intervening eight years, she has complained about various aspects of UK life, including lazy builders, officious parking wardens, exorbitant fuel prices, old-fashioned hospitals and the inclement weather.

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Madonna was shown round a mansion on Upper East Side, New York

So after she was spotted touring desirable residences in New York, speculation mounted yesterday that the 48-year-old superstar may be considering moving back to her native U.S.

With security staff and estate agents in tow, the singer inspected four family-sized townhouses. One which particularly seemed to have captured her imagination was an £18million six-storey Manhattan mansion boasting seven bedrooms, ten bathrooms and its own gym with a sauna.

It has 14,700 sq ft of interior space and comes complete with three kitchens, nanny and servants' quarters, a billiards room and a garden - a rarity in the heart of the city.

The property also features ceilings at double the usual height, marble floors, wrought iron staircases and a children's playroom.

A source said the mother of three, who already owns a New York apartment a third of its size, was "seriously looking to buy".

In England, the singer - who is worth £248million with her husband Guy Ritchie - has a £6million London home and a Wiltshire estate.

The source told the New York Post: "Living in the English countryside must be getting a bit monotonous for her.

"She has actually flown here to concentrate on finding a New York home where she will spend a good deal of time and perhaps even send her children here."

Her children, Lourdes and Rocco, were given a new brother last year - David Banda, whom Madonna adopted from Malawi.

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