The exceptional level of imagination, artistry and workmanship at 498 West End Avenue has resulted in the creation of a New Design Vernacular. The result is sublime — a place where space and light mix with elegant materials to infuse traditional forms with unrivaled inventiveness.
In 1910, when the building first graced the corner, its higher style and unabashed modernity imbued the West Side with an unexpected air of excellence. Today, the structure’s restored façade, including its landmarked ornamental marquee with glass canopy, hosts period wrought iron doors that open onto a newly redesigned lobby.
Among the many amenities of 498 WEA is a fitness room with cardio workstations and an exercise area. For the younger set, a delightful activity center with an ingenious wood-peg wall allows kids to express themselves to their heart’s content.
The magnificent bones of this beautiful turn-of-the-20th-century building provide an enduring structure for a completely new arrangement of apartments, with spectacular finishes — all designed to accommodate 21st-century lifestyles.
The various components of the interiors have been thoughtfully selected to bring a pervasive sense of craft and quality to every item you touch or see.
Custom-color solid oak, rift-and-quartered floors are featured throughout all public spaces. The unique design of the parquet
tiles is accentuated by their impressive 30-square-inch size.
The living areas in 4- and 5-bedroom homes are distinguished from the kitchen by custom-designed glass sliding doors with inset divided lite glass panels, and thin metal mullions.
After dinner, the doors to the kitchen can be easily closed. The doors—framed by an artfully articulated molding—contain an ingeniously recessed sliding mechanism for remarkable ease of use.
The spacious bedrooms at 498 WEA are a study in proportion and light. The master contains an en-suite, five-fixture bath—and every room features all brand new, energy-efficient windows.
The kitchens embody an artistry and craft that exceeds the highest standards, while presenting a series of innovative design concepts not seen or experienced elsewhere. From the outstanding millwork in custom chocolate-stained oak with contrasting cream-colored ceruse, to a single-slab marble hearth wall that conceals the range hood, every facet of the kitchen is designed to deliver equal portions of elegance and functionality.
Through the recent redesign, the best aspects of prewar craft and detail have been advanced with a contemporary sensibility that builds upon the beauty that was originally there.
Custom floor-to-ceiling millwork integrates the refrigerator, wine storage unit and dishwasher into a wall of seamless cabinetry. The light-bronze cupboards feature textured, translucent glass.
A superbly orchestrated medley of subtle colors and unexpected textures creates a serene sanctuary. From the mosaic marble floors and custom glasswork, to the furniture-like vanities and eclectic mix of metals, every bath — whether master, second or powder— possesses a winsome richness of detail.
The master baths feature custom-pattern marble mosaic floors, an art deco-inspired vanity with cream faux shagreen drawer facings, along with his and hers medicine cabinets with ribbed glass fronts.
The secondary baths feature a marble mosaic floor, white lacquer vanity with functional drawers, decorative nickel ring pulls and a metal base. The nickel-framed medicine cabinet is flanked by polished nickel sconces.
From the broad leafy streets of the corner it occupies, to its proximity to Riverside Park and nearby amenities, this grand stretch of West End Avenue serves as the heart of one of our city’s most coveted neighborhoods.
New York Times, Sept. 26, 2014
Downtown may be enjoying more buzz. But the Upper West Side, that not-too-edgy, not-too-bland land of large parks and elegant prewar facades, is holding up its end of the conversation.
Lines snake out the door during open houses in the neighborhood, which by many definitions runs from Columbus Circle to Columbia University between Central and Riverside Parks. Verdi Square, by the West 72nd Street subway stop, has become as much a place to hang out as pass through, round the clock. And many residents insist they wouldn’t consider living anywhere else…
New York Post, Sept. 24, 2014
This past Saturday, the West 75th Street Block Association threw their annual block party on the same stretch of West 75th Street and Broadway where they’ve done it for the past six years.
Pasta was on hand from nearby restaurant Papparadella. Project FIND, a group for seniors, hosted the dancing. Salads came from Viand Cafe. And the local merchants raffled off prizes like gift baskets from Fairway, or $100 gift certificates to the Italian restaurant ’Cesca…
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