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This Incredible UWS Penthouse Was Once The Home Of A Prestigious Private School

Natasha Bazika — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 14:00:18 +0000

Developed by CL Investment Group in partnership with Hill West Architects and Tamarkin Co., 555 West End Avenue was once the home of the Beaux Arts Catholic School. Today, it plays host to 13 one-of-a-kind residences on the Upper West Side. One of the residences dubbed the Terrace Penthouse is worth a jaw-dropping $22.5M.

Photo Credit: Hayes Davidson

Providing the feeling of an expansive private home, the Terrace Penthouse is perfect for buyers looking to upgrade to more space in New York City. The spectacular home features over 2,200 square feet of interior space and 2,800 square feet of private outdoor space, with ample space for outdoor dining, entertaining and relaxation, as well as picturesque views of the Hudson River and city skyline. The full-floor roof terrace is accessed via a striking outdoor staircase leading from the wraparound terrace—a beautiful connection between the two impressive spaces.

Photo Credit: Hayes Davidson

Ensuring privacy, the penthouse is accessed through direct elevator entry. The incredibly spacious home, one of only 13 in the intimate, boutique development, overlooks a quiet, tree- and brownstone-lined street on the coveted Upper West Side.

Ideal for both privacy and entertaining, the penthouse’s interior living areas are spread across two full floors connected by an elegant floating staircase. The kitchen, living and great rooms are situated on the second level, while the bedroom suites, den and laundry occupy the private lower level.

The home’s expansive great room, complete with a double-sided, marble-wrapped gas fireplace, opens onto a wraparound terrace with elegant steel-framed French doors that offer a spectacular view of the building’s signature landmarked turrets.

Photo Credit: Hayes Davidson

Elegant finishes designed by Tamarkin Co. illustrate the attention to detail present throughout the development. The penthouse’s voluminous chef’s kitchen features a spacious butler’s pantry and is adorned with solid white oak cabinetry handcrafted by Christopher Peacock and complete with Nanz hardware, honed Pietra Cardosa stone floors, polished Arabescato marble slab countertops and backsplashes, and top-of-the-line Wolf, Sub-Zero and Miele appliances.

The elegant master bath features original arched windows, hand-selected Calacatta Gold marble slabs, custom white oak vanities by Christopher Peacock and Lefroy Brooks fixtures.

Photo Credit: Hayes Davidson

Located in the heart of the coveted Upper West Side, 555 West End Avenue offers residents access to world-class dining and cultural attractions as well as the peaceful respite of a quiet, tree-lined street.

The boutique condominium is moments from two of the City’s most desirable green spaces, Riverside Park and Central Park, and places residents in close proximity to the Henry Hudson Parkway, creating an easy getaway to upstate New York and Connecticut. An established and exclusive neighborhood, the surrounding area is home to some of the city’s most prestigious secondary schools, in addition to Columbia University and Fordham University, and directly across town from the Upper East Side’s most acclaimed schools.

Photo Credit: Hayes Davidson

With its combination of original architectural details and spacious floorplans that feel like private homes, 555 West End Avenue has become one of New York City’s most sought-after residential addresses. There are only five homes remaining and the development is available for immediate occupancy.

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Inside Riverside Boulevards Most Expensive Penthouse That Just Sold For $18 Million

Natasha Bazika — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 19:33:58 +0000

New York City's transformative luxury residential project, Waterline Square, is a gem on the Upper West Side and its diamond in the sky just sold for $18 Million. Take a look inside the glamorous New York residence.

Courtesy Noe & Associates with The Boundary

Crowning the 38th floor, Penthouse A is perched atop the tower's highest point. With interiors by famed hospitality duo Yabu Pushelberg, the 4,694-square-foot residence has four bedrooms and five bathrooms and boasts floor-to-ceiling glass windows, an outdoor terrace perfect for relaxing and sweeping views of the Hudson River and Manhattan skyline. A generous living and dining area for entertaining spans the center of the home, and a spacious master suite with three closets including his-and-hers dressing rooms and two spacious marble bathrooms are tucked away.

Courtesy Noe & Associates with The Boundary

A quick elevator ride away, residents will have access not only to the tower's amenities, but also to the Rockwell Group-designed Waterline Club, which has more than 100,000 square feet of best-in-class sports, leisure and lifestyle spaces like an indoor tennis court, half pipe skate park, basketball court, music room, two pools, children's rooms, pet spaces and more. A porte-cochere arrival provides the perfect entrance, and a nearly three-acre park designed by Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects is located just outside. Cipriani's first-ever food market is located on the ground floor of the building, and Alex Stupak's Empellon will be just steps away at Three Waterline Square.

Courtesy Noe & Associates with The Boundary

Waterline Square plays a critical role in completing the original Riverside Master Plan, which was designed to transform 77 acres of prime waterfront land along Manhattan’s Hudson River into a premier residential neighborhood. The five-acre, three-tower mega-development represents one of the last remaining waterfront development sites to be completed on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

Courtesy Noe & Associates with The Boundary

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Crazy, Sexy, Cool: Ultra Deluxe Apartments With Glass-Bottomed Sky Pools

Suzanne Dooley — Wed, 09 May 2018 13:15:53 +0000

Picture yourself floating in a pool,
With looking-glass walls and floor in the sky.
Everyone smiles as you drift past the ceiling,
That sits so incredibly high.

Sounds unreal, right? Well, it's not. These days, in certain ultra deluxe apartments, the new must-have amenity is a glass-bottomed sky pool. Upscale skyscrapers around the world include such glass infinity pools and by doing so, they've surely up'd, up'd, up'd the real estate ante with the sky as the limit. Literally.

So, come take a plunge and view some of these glass-bottomed sky pools (pictured below) through rose-colored goggles: where life is the sweetest as you float amongst marshmallow clouds and diamond skies.

Private Island of Félicité

Photo: zilpasyon.com

This residential oasis, dubbed Residence One, consists of seventeen villas on the private island of Félicité in the Indian Ocean. All of the villas are located on a hilltop with panoramic views of the prismatic turquoise waters. Could the living quarters here get any better than these jaw-dropping views? Turns out, they do.

One bi-level villa includes a master suite that expands across the entire second level while the entertainment area, as well as additional bedrooms, are on the main level. The master suite features its own glass-bottomed pool that also serves as the skylight (casting ever-changing reflections) to the entertainment area luxuriously spread out below.

Who needs to swim with the dolphins when you can float amongst your guests?

London, England

Photo: www.embassygardens.com

London's Embassy Gardens is scheduled to open this year and will consist of two residential skyscrapers with a sky pool in between that connects these superstructures. The twin towers will include 2,000 apartments, starting at approximately $813,000, and rising to about $7 million for the penthouse suite.

The most highly anticipated amenity is the 82-foot long, ten-foot-deep, see-through pool that will allow members of the development's exclusive club to swim between towers ten storeys up in the sky.

Reaching for the horizon just took on a whole new meaning.

Photo: www.embassygardens.com

Cascais, Portugal

Photo: www.ricardooliveiraalves.com

This residential paradise in Portugal, labelled The Wall House, has two perpendicular swimming pools, one of which has a glass bottom and floats above the other. A pool sandwich, indeed! This real estate marvel is also anchored by a large patio that opens to an extensive outdoor entertainment area where the double-decker pool parties happen. Regularly.

Houston, Texas

Photo: http://www.marketsquaretower.com

Market Square Tower is a luxury apartment complex in Houston, Texas. It has an infinity sky pool with glass bottom that hangs over the edge of this forty-storey building. Think this: a glass-bottomed pool suspended 500 feet in the air over big-boy, blistering Houston where Texans swim over their city and float in some cool, refreshing water.

Image: http://www.marketsquaretower.com

So, it may be time for you to walk up on high. And step to the edge. To see your world below. Next time you're in Texas, make a friend who lives in this rebel-with-a-cause apartment complex and take the MST plunge.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Photo by Nic Lehoux, www.niclehoux.com

Anaha, a new 40-story residential building in Honolulu, on Oahu, is a mixed-use building with one feature that stands out (literally and figuratively) from the rest: a glass-bottomed pool eighty feet in the air. The pool juts out fifteen feet from the side of the building, providing swimmers with an aeriel view and a feeling of floating amongst the clouds.

Anaha literally means "reflection of light." The complex offers 244 studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom tower residences as well as 73 low-rise flats and townhomes. The building is also designed with curved floor plates and a curtain-wall façade that take on the appearance of an ocean wave, shimmering under the Hawaiian sun.

Those who live here surf the building's wave by floating up high (in the sky pool), rather than out to sea.

Vancouver, Canada

Photo: Shaw House, Patkau Architects, www.patkau.ca/projects/shaw-house/

The Shaw House is a residence located in Vancouver, Canada that was designed by Patkau Architects. It boasts an amazing swimming pool placed above a lengthy, oblong corridor. The pool has a see-through bottom which means that its glass bottom also serves as a skylight for the space below that has no windows or openings. In this way, the natural light still manages to be an integral part of the design.

What's next? Who knows. Perhaps a series of swimming pools placed within each apartment's balcony? Glass-bottomed airplanes? Both are rumored to be underway.

In the interim, it's time for you to climb in the back and keep your head in the clouds, so you can be gone. Awaiting to be taken away by the next luxe amenity yet to be designed.

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