Tom Cruise to buy a home in New York to spend time with Suri

Highlights

• Tom Cruise is set to buy a new home in New York City so that he can spend more time with daughter Suri.
• The Rock of Ages actor is said to be looking into purchasing a new property in the city after estranged wife Katie Holmes relocated to The Big Apple following her decision to divorce Tom and was then given primary custody of the six-year-old girl in their divorce settlement.
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• Katie, 33, intends to live permanently in New York with Suri, so Tom wants a base their so he can see his child whenever he wants.
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• A source told the New York Post newspaper: "Tom's looking for a new home here. He wants a fresh start. He doesn't want to go back to the East Village apartment where he was living with Katie.
• "He's looking for something that's very private where he won't have to deal with going through a lobby, and people outside all the time."
• Tom - who kept the former couple's home in Beverly Hills, where the 50-year-old star lives with his eldest children, Isabella, 19, and 17-year-old Connor - has told friends his main concern is having enough space for Suri to play in.
• One pal said: "He also wants to have a nice amount of space for Suri, with outdoor space. That could mean high-end luxury apartments, but he's also looking at houses outside of the city or in gated communities."
• Katie filed for divorce last month after five years of marriage and they agreed on their divorce settlement within a matter of weeks, with the former Dawson's Creek star getting primary custody of Suri with Tom being granted visitation rights.