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Joan Rivers' lavish Manhattan penthouse is put on the market by daughter Melissa for a whopping $28 million

Published: 18:43 EST, 9 February 2015 | Updated: 08:52 EST, 10 February 2015

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The late Joan Rivers' opulent Manhattan penthouse has just come onto the market for $28m.

The expansive property occupies the entire top three floors of a seven-story, turn of the century Gilded Age mansion.

The home is being marketed by real estate broker Leighton Candler of the Corcoran Group on behalf of daughter Melissa Rivers, following the comedienne's untimely death in September.

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Top dollar: Joan Rivers' luxurious Upper East Side apartment is on the marker for $28 million

For sale: The late Joan Rivers' stunning three-story Manhattan apartment recently hit the market, for $28 million

Joan once described the Upper East Side condo as 'where Marie Antoinette would have lived if she had the money.'

It was built in 1903 by millionaire John Drexel, with the building - located just off Fifth Avenue at 1 E. 62nd Street - being converted into condos in the 1930s.

According to Daily News, she bought the apartment in 1988, ordering a painstaking renovation, though holding onto some of the apartment's original period details.

The 5,100-square-foot, four-bedroom penthouse boasts two large entertainment spaces, which can accommodate 125 people.

On the market: The home is being marketed by the Corocoran Group on behalf of Joan's (R) daughter Melissa Rivers (L)

The Louis XIV-inspired rooms - which include both a former ballroom and music room - have 23-foot ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and antique columns.

Joan used to host a grand Thanksgiving celebration every year at the lavish apartment, a tradition her daughter Melissa carried on last year.

'The best part of the evening is always the annual tradition where everyone has to stand up and say what they are thankful for,' said journalist Paula Froelich, when writing about the event for T he Daily Beast .

But there was one caveat from Rivers, who reportedly said: 'No thanking me for being at this table or being invited! That’s bulls**t - not allowed!'

Glamorous: The entertainment spaces are inspired by Louis XIV and boast 23-foot ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and antique columns

However, despite hosting her mother's holiday party there, Melissa has no desire to move into the luxurious apartment herself.

'Melissa has no interest in living in New York,' said a source close to the family. 'She’s got a son in school in L.A. She’s got ‘Fashion Police’ in L.A. She’s got a life in L.A.'

The apartment also comes equipped with a wood-paneled library, two outdoor terraces, a spacious master suite, a dining room, and a separate two-bedroom, two-bath guest apartment with its own living room, fireplace, and kitchen.

Remodeling: Joan bought the apartment in 1988, then ordered a painstaking renovation - though she did hold onto some of the apartment's original period details

Melissa Rivers celebrates Joan's posthumous 2015 Grammy win

Joan gushed about her bedroom to NBC's Today in 2011, saying: 'Everybody says a woman's bedroom should look like a bordello. 'It's such a comfort, my bedroom. It is my main closet which, again, for a New Yorker, this is huge. For anybody else in America, it's like who cares?'

The comedienne - who received a posthumous Grammy Award Sunday for the audio book recording of her memoir, Diary Of A Mad Diva - lived there until her death in September, and seemed happy in the grand apartment.

Joan passed away unexpectedly while undergoing a routine endoscopy in September, and her daughter filed suit last month against the clinic where it was performed, claiming the clinic’s doctors were so busy taking cell phone pictures of their famous patient that they missed the moment her vital signs plummeted.

Joan did have a dispute with one of her neighbors, socialite Elizabeth Hazan, with the TV personality trying to have Hazan booted from the tony building after she allegedly defaulted on more than $200,000 in condo fees.

Hazan was able to return to the building after Joan's death.

Award-winning: Joan won a posthumous Grammy on Sunday for the audio book recording of her memoir, Diary Of A Mad Diva, which was accepted by her daughter Melissa and grandson, Edgar Cooper Endicott