Living Like A VIP Pimp in New Jersey
Like all good gubernatorial sex scandals, Eliot Spitzer's escort adventures had roots in New Jersey. Emperor's Club VIP, the Governor's preferred call girl agency, was run by Mark Brener and Cecil Suwal, who lived together in a "luxury high rise coop" in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. Apartments in the building where Suwal and Brener lived are for sale, and the online listings give us a great glimpse into the lifestyle of the VIP pimps.
The real estate site describes "The Briarcliff" at 250 Gorge Road as a "NJ Gold Coast dream apartment." The units' amenities include "hardwood floors, granite counters, stainless appliances," and a "built-in wine refrigerator." I guess every true pimp needs to keep their Beaujolais nouveau chilled just right. The building also has a "heated pool, whirlpool, tennis courts, guest parking, library/game room, outdoor community grill, 24-hr doorman, and [a] bus to NYC across the street." I wonder if the boys from Emperor's Club ever had crazy brothel beach-bunny parties down at the pool and grill.
Of course, all big time pimps need to have a shell company to hide their prostie profits. I found Suwal's address on the web site for QAT Consulting Group, the bogus business that was used for receiving payments from johns. The site notes that "the price ranges from $600--$3000 depending on complicity of the project" and, there's also a payment page where Emperor's Club VIP members could pay for their sexytimes via credit card. The QAT site also advertises nonexistent "marketing" and "Feng Shui Design" services. The "Interior Design" section of the page provides even more insight into Jersey pimp chic: there's a large photo of a room that's filled with tacky and generic abstract art, Asian-style wall screens, and a sculpture of a nude woman on all fours. The Emperor's Club VIP feng shui philosophy is based on the principle that "beautiful environments begin with listening to your needs and understanding your goals and objectives." I don't think the feng shui thing worked for Governor Spitzer. He definitely listened to his needs and now the state house is a mess.
