Imagine there’s no heaven. It’s easy if you buy. At New York City’s storied Dakota co-op at 1 W. 72nd St., a four-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom residence is available for sale asking $6.2 million.

The estate of Ilon Specht, who died at 81 in May, has sold a 4,500-square-foot apartment at the elite Dakota co-op for $8.1 million, according to a tax record that appeared in the city register ...