Olivia Dunne buys $2 million West Village pad after Babe Ruth apartment snub

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Former LSU gymnast Olivia "Livvy" Dunne can officially add New York City property owner to her list of investments after reportedly being snubbed from buying one of Babe Ruth's former residences. 

On Friday, it was revealed that Dunne, who's dating Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, snatched up a $2 million apartment in the swanky West Village side of Manhattan. 

According to the "New York Post," the 23-year-old social media influencer purchased the one-bedroom, two bath condominium on West 14th Street for $1.95 million. 

The deal comes three months after Dunne's bid to buy Babe Ruth's former Upper West Side home was reportedly voted down by a co-op board. 

Back in July, Dunne complained about the $1.59 million all cash offer to buy the late baseball legend's West 88th Street being axed in a TikTok video shared with her 8 followers.

“I get a call. The co-op board denied me,” Dunne said in the raw video titled, “I’m just disappointed that’s all."

"Pretty much the people in the building voted to not have me live there, which is fine," Dunne told her followers. 

Had the co-op approved the purchase, Dunne's first-ever real estate buy would've been pretty iconic. Who doesn't want to live in one of Babe Ruth's old homes?  

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Olivia Dunne and Paul Skenes hired an interior designer to decorate Babe Ruth's former home

Dunne was so excited about the deal, that the former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model and Skenes were already hiring contractors to help them transform the home. 

“It got to the point where the realtor was so confident, Paul and I went, I got an interior designer because I didn’t want to bring my college furniture to Babe Ruth’s apartment, that would be like, criminal,” Dunne said.

The former collegiate gymnast says she has "no clue" why the residents shut her out. Her only suggestion is that they didn't want a "public figure" living around them.

Ruth's 88th Street residence hit the real estate market in March. 

The late Yankee star's seventh-floor, three-bedroom, two-bath home featured high ceilings, oak floors, and a modern open kitchen with breakfast nook. 

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