Listing of the Day
Location: Morningside Heights, Manhattan
Price: $6.75 million
This four-bedroom apartment is on the 39th floor of a new Robert A.M. Stern-designed condo tower rising above the Union Theological Seminary campus in the
Mr. Stern and his firm, RAMSA, worked closely with the 180-year-old nondenominational divinity school associated with Columbia University on the design and build of the 41-story, 165-unit Claremont Hall building.
The project, with its brick-and-stone facade and cathedral windows, takes architectural cues from the seminary and nearby Riverside Church. The architecture firm CetraRuddy designed the common spaces and the amenities, and there will also be 54,000 square feet of classrooms, offices and faculty apartments in the building.
The architecture firm CetraRuddy designed the common spaces and the amenities.
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Claremont Hall “meets that need for people who are leaving that beautiful pre-war co-op, and the clanging pipes, and want to move to something modern but they’re not willing to trade into a glass tower,” said Sophia Cicilioni, the Claremont Hall sales director from Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group. “They’re looking for something more classic.”
Final construction on the building is wrapping up, with plans to deliver for occupancy in the first quarter of 2023, Ms. Cicilioni said. “People can take a hard hat tour and see the finishes.”
There is only one other apartment on the 39th floor, which is in the crown of the building, she said.
The residence is centered on a 31-foot living and dining room and open kitchen, all flanking a private west-facing terrace. Design details include a custom-designed solid wood entrance door with polished chrome hardware, wide-plank European white oak flooring, up to 10-foot ceilings, and oversized bay and Gothic-inspired arched windows.
From the living/dining room, “you’re seeing the East River to the Hudson River and overlooking the Columbia University campus in its entirety,” Ms. Cicilioni said. “You’re seeing Central Park and the reservoir and the highly recognizable Midtown skyline.”
The open kitchen is “part of the action, with a very long island where people can gather around,” she said. The kitchens feature custom Italian cabinetry, Calacatta Laza marble countertops, a ceramic tile backsplash and a paneled appliance package from Bosch.
The west-facing primary bedroom suite has dual walk-in closets and a windowed five-fixture marble bathroom with a walnut vanity and polished chrome fixtures by Kallista.
Stats
The 2,764-square-foot condo has four bedrooms, four full bathrooms and one partial bathroom.
Amenities
The three-floor amenity package includes a walnut-paneled library, a dining room, a children’s playroom, a creative maker’s room, a lounge with a terrace, a fitness center, onsite parking and a dramatic indoor pool with soaring Gothic ceilings and original chandeliers and ceiling beams.
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Neighborhood Notes
“Morningside Heights has such a strong sense of community,” Ms. Cicilionisaid. “It feels very European to many people.”
Riverside Church is just across the street, she said. Other nearby attractions include Columbia University, Teachers College, Jewish Theological Seminary, Barnard College, and the General Grant National Memorial, also known as Grant’s Tomb,
Nearby parks include Central Park, Riverside Park, Sakura Park and Morningside Park.
Agent: Sophia Cicilioni, the Claremont Hall sales director from Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
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