27 West 67th Street Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Christie’s International Real Estate Group |
Given the horrifying state of affairs this week, I was in need of a dopamine hit. So I decided to shake things up and focus exclusively on for sale listings (regular programming resumes next week). The theme, unfortunately, is expensive — a function of zeroing in on Manhattan, where the going rate now seems to be roughly a million dollars per bedroom. I have a friend hunting for a three-bedroom below 86th Street, so I stuck to the assignment, but trust that I know better deals exist in Queens.
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$4,300,000, 3-bedroom: I’m sorry, I have no words; let me take a second to collect myself …
Okay, I’m back. You can stop reading here, because it doesn’t get better than this duplex (a laughably modest term for an 18-foot barrel-vaulted showplace). The kicker? It once belonged to Françoise Gilot, the famed Cubist painter whose relationship with Picasso is immortalized in Life With Picasso — which I’m literally reading right now. Freaking out, you guys! |
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27 West 67th Street Photo: Christie’s International Real Estate Group |
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$4,950,000, 2-bedroom: Gut job in the Hotel des Artistes building. According to the architect’s website, the apartment was designed to display the architect’s extensive art collection, which is a flex. The wood-burning fireplace and double-height ceilings are cool, but the place doesn’t stand up to Gilot’s. |
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$849,000, 2-bedroom: Gorgeous, though small, prewar apartment with charming original windows and a double exposure in the bedroom. The listing says bring your architect, but I think that’s an overreaction — I like the built-ins in the kitchen, and the bathroom has lovely ceramic tile that just needs a good scrub. |
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$3,650,000 2-bedroom: Fifteenth-floor prewar with sprawling views of Central Park. Not quite a classic six, and not quite perfect (see the faux marble in the kitchen and the bad bathroom tile), but I think this one is all about the perch.
$3,900,000, 4-bedroom: The second image is awe inspiring (I believe that’s a Giacometti sculpture, or a convincing knockoff, in image one). The grand circularity of the living room is thanks to David Rockwell, the architect of this castle, which was once owned by scion John Jacob Astor. Thank God it’s a luxury condo now! |
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| 455 Central Park West Photo: Compass |
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$3,750,000, 4-bedroom: FFF (fancy, fun, with some fugly design choices). But the double-height ceilings are so dramatic that they’re almost dizzying!
$3,500,000, 4-bedroom: Hudson River facing and palatial. Another listing that says bring your architect, which, again, I think is presumptuous. I love the dated (and trendy) feel of the walnut paneling in the bedroom and the mahogany in the living room. The bathroom tile is also a highlight in sapphire blue. $2,250,000, 2-bedroom: A nicely renovated condo (with oak flooring and central air) in a Rosario Candela building. Would worry about the lack of light — feels a bit closed in from the surrounding buildings. |
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360 Central Park West Photo: Corcoran |
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$3,950,000, 7-bedroom: Just another turn-of-the-century mansion — this one being a Renaissance Revival townhouse that’s in need of some elbow grease. But loving the structure, bones, and grandiosity (but maybe I’m just a sucker for grand pianos?).
$1,995,000, 2-bedroom: Glass-block nation! Which is not for me, but I know a lot of you sickos out there are into that.
$1,395,000, 2-bedroom: I think I like this person — gotta love an apartment that’s also a library. Books at every turn. Crazy pricing for the size. (It’s just 800 square feet!) |
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127 West 82nd Street Photo: Now Real Estate LLC |
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$2,200,000, 2-bedroom: Can you believe they’re calling Sixth Avenue and Spring “Hudson Square” these days? Whatever it takes to distract from the Holland Tunnel, I guess. This overpriced but totally decent co-op apartment is a block away from Trader Joe’s. Surprised they didn’t go with Trader Joe’s Square, honestly. |
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2 Charlton Street Photo: Compass |
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