Lady Gaga moves into pricey penthouse

Lady Gaga is renting a luxury apartment for $22,000 a month.

The 27-year-old singer is said to be settling in well at the property near Central Park in New York City.

The 1,985 square feet duplex comes with two enormous bedrooms, a granite chef's kitchen, a wood burning fireplace and a marble bathroom, according to Life & Style magazine.

It also has a clear view of the famous green space.

"It's so cool! She comes and goes with all this security," an apartment resident told the publication. "I can't believe she's my neighbour."

Gaga, real name, Stefani Germanotta, reportedly moved in last month.

Her new abode costs considerably more than Gaga's $1,100 a month apartment on the Lower East Side, where she lived before she was famous.

The star has been keeping a fairly low profile since undergoing hip surgery in February.

She was recently spotted looking unusually demure in a floor-length peach dress as she acted as a bridesmaid at a friend's wedding in Mexico.

More recently, the singer and gay rights advocate has been posting messages in support of the US Supreme Court's decision to strike down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which strictly defined marriage as between a man and a woman.