Balter designed the dining table, which is made from reclaimed 18-foot-long beams and surrounded by a set of Mario Bellini Cab chairs.
Balter is modern-minded but has a deep appreciation for antiques, such as the living room’s Federal-era drop-leaf table and Chippendale-style chair, which are positioned next to a vintage Italian lounge chair from the 1960s.
A collection of antique cooking and fireplace utensils and a Cali Gorevic photograph hang at the entrance to the dining area and kitchen; the convection oven is from GE Monogram.
In Balter’s two-story living room, an antique tapestry hangs above an early cane bench from Garrison’s circa-1761 Bird & Bottle Inn, which Balter once owned. Other furnishings include an Eames desk chair from Herman Miller and a custom sofa by Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, who also designed the double-decker bookcases.
The castle’s cloistered central courtyard features a quatrefoil fountain with a figural statue cast by the Tallix art foundry in 1988.
The canopy, table, and chairs on the patio were hand-forged by Metconix in nearby Beacon; the lanterns are from Pier 1.
Sculptural pieces on an adjacent ledge mimic the contours and shapes of the river valley below.
In the top-floor master suite, a rosewood Intrex console from the 1960s—a gift to Balter from architect Paul Mayen—stands under a photograph by Doug and Mike Starn, and an early-19th-century chest sits next to a pneumatic-tube-like elevator. The Eaglesham floral on the antique wing chair complements two painted enamel flowers on the wall.
In the top-floor master suite, a rosewood Intrex console from the 1960s—a gift to Balter from architect Paul Mayen—stands under a photograph by Doug and Mike Starn, and an early-19th-century chest sits next to a pneumatic-tube-like elevator. The Eaglesham floral on the antique wing chair complements two painted enamel flowers on the wall.
In the top-floor master suite, a rosewood Intrex console from the 1960s—a gift to Balter from architect Paul Mayen—stands under a photograph by Doug and Mike Starn, and an early-19th-century chest sits next to a pneumatic-tube-like elevator. The Eaglesham floral on the antique wing chair complements two painted enamel flowers on the wall.
In the top-floor master suite, a rosewood Intrex console from the 1960s—a gift to Balter from architect Paul Mayen—stands under a photograph by Doug and Mike Starn, and an early-19th-century chest sits next to a pneumatic-tube-like elevator. The Eaglesham floral on the antique wing chair complements two painted enamel flowers on the wall.
Dating from 1903, Dick’s Castle looms above the Hudson River in Garrison, New York. Entrepreneur and art aficionado Lee Balter restored the decaying hulk and now lives in this four-story condo, one of eight residential units he has created in the building.