Following a meteoric rise to fame over the past year, Golden Globe award-winning actress Jessica Chastain has purchased a New York City home. Best known for her role as Celia Foote in “The Help,” Chastain paid $1.2 million for a two-bedroom spread at 250 Mercer Street in Greenwich Village, according to public records filed with the city today. The co-op apartment first hit the market is February asking $1.49 million, according to Streeteasy.com, but its [more]