With fine examples of his work at 800, 820, 865, 875, 878, and 915 West End and more south of here, you can't hold a candle to us! The Upper East Side boasts a fair number of them, but Candela Corners belong to us, Bloomingdalers. Now it's time to pay some mind to the great Sicilian American architect Rosario Candela who left a mark on the way New Yorkers live by way of the incredible number of residential buildings he designed in the 1920s and 1930s. I've written before about the early buildings like the Townsend House and my personal favorite, the St. 102nd Street and West End Avenue where most every pre-war era collides in an explosion of styles and housing variations. In the meantime, I caught up with Anthony, a former Block Association board member and longtime neighbor. Blog subscribers will have to click on the title of the blog to view the embedded video online. ![]() The recording will be posted here tomorrow for your viewing pleasure. Other residents have included late high-society doyenne Brooke Astor, sports media mogul Roone Arledge, billionaire businessman Zygi Wilf, co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, and, back in 1933, debutante Veronica Balfe married matinee idol Gary Cooper in the vast living room of her mother’s apartment at 778 Park Avenue.Ĭlick here for more photos of 778 Park Avenue, Ninth Floor.If you missed Anthony Bellov's "Candela Corners" talk for the West 102nd-103rd Streets Block Association last week, fret no more. Buckley and his powerhouse socialite wife Pat Buckley, which was sold in 2010 to a couple of Rockefellers for nearly $9 million, and the 14-room apartment that Vera Wang sold in 2008 for $33.6 million to Yonina Davidson, daughter of billionaire industrialist Ira Rennert. Other notable transfers in the coveted building include the maisonette unit of William F. Though apartments in the building do not change hands very often, the most recent sale was earlier this year when Estee Lauder executive director William Lauder shelled out almost $25 million for a full-floor unit directly below the full-floor unit he bought back in 2007 for $27.5 million. Travis Mark for Sotheby’s International Realty ![]() Behind the kitchen, a triplexed service area originally designed with five staff rooms now contains a huge laundry room, a home office, a powder room, and a small ensuite room for guests or staff.īedrooms include two for guests or family, a third currently used as a media room, and a fourth connected to the primary suite, which comprises a large bedroom, two bathrooms, a large walk-in closet, and a haberdashery-style dressing room. A two-room butler’s pantry connects the dining room to the sleek kitchen, which includes a built-in breakfast banquette. All three rooms have wood-burning fireplaces. Ceilings soar to 11 feet, and the entire apartment is filled with natural light thanks to the 42 oversized windows that are sound-proofed to block out traffic and city noise.īeyond the staffed lobby and private elevator vestibule, the apartment’s regal entrance gallery stretches 40 feet long with an eye-catching geometric parquet floor. At one end of the 650-square-foot living room is a cozy library, and at the other is a dining room with green lacquered walls. ![]() Travis Mark for Sotheby’s International RealtyĪltogether, there are six ensuite bedrooms and seven full bathrooms, plus a couple of powder rooms.
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