Fred Wilson, New York's leading venture capital investor, has sold his gigantic Greenwich Village townhouse in one of the largest residential real estate deals ever in downtown New York. The New York Observer's reporting that Fred Wilson, whose fortune comes from investments in web companies such as Geocities and Delicious, is in contract for the 15,000 square foot property. It went on the market for $37.5m, a price which dwarfs the value of most of the startups in which Fred Wilson invests. The mansion, built as a Greek Revival row house in the mid-19th century, was gutted by celebrity architect David Piscuskas. A broker describes a playroom "like a basketball court." No word on Fred Wilson's blog where he's moving.

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