The saying for real estate goes “location, location, location.” But, in high-fashion places like New York City, discerning buyers want so much more. For those with ample to spend and an eye for beauty, finding something exquisitely done up by a top designer is the dream.
Close to Washington Square Park and the Strand bookstore, a gorgeous apartment is brimming with exuberant panache thanks to designer Katie Ridder. Color, pattern, art and a collected, effortless mix of original and contemporary elements mingle to foster a creative and joyful atmosphere.
The two-bedroom duplex sits within a circa-1925 neoclassical co-op designed by Harvey Wiley Corbett of Helme & Corbett Architects, one of the three firms who crafted Rockefeller Center. And, while the unit has an all-new kitchen, pantry, and bathrooms, its other spaces hum with delicate details of the past. Dressed in vibrant blue, the great room presents stately coffered ceilings and a wood-burning fireplace. Nearby, the warm-toned dining room/library leans more boho in style and awaits as a cozy place for daily gathering or candlelit occasions.
All of the main living spaces are on the apartment’s lower level, while the wallpaper-clad primary suite sits on the upper level. Its dressing room is like a refuge in itself, seemingly destined for enthusiastic shoppers who cherish their wardrobe.
Roberta Golubock of Sotheby’s International Realty holds the Greenwich Village listing asking $4.85 million.
