Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been shifted to a luxury pad where he will remain under house arrest as he awaits trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a maid in a Manhattan hotel.Strauss-Kahn's new apartment is a $50,000 per month luxury pad with four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a spa, gym, steam bath, and home theatre, the New York Post reported.
The three-storey building at 153 Franklin Street in an area called Tribeca is reportedly the most expensive rental in the area.
The former chief of the IMF will live with his wife, Anne Sinclaire, a French TV journalist.
Located on a charming cobblestone street between Varick and Hudson, the home was built in 1915 but recently renovated by noted architect and designer Leopoldo Rosati, the Post
said.
Celebrities like Cameron Diaz have reportedly previously shown interest in the place.
"Late today the judge was informed that the parties had agreed upon a new location, and the judge ok'd the location," said David Bookstaver, spokesman for the state court.
The former IMF chief, who was indicted on seven counts on May 19 including attempted rape, allegedly forced the 32-year-old maid at the Sofitel hotel in Manhattan to perform sex.
Strauss-Kahn will have to wear an electronic monitoring device and he will be surrounded by armed guards.
