So, was perusing real estate listings (for no apparent reason) and came across this $30 million dollar home for sale. $30 million! Not 1, or 2, or 3 or 4 but 30.
What could be worthy of a $30 million dollar price tag? An apartment with a prime address in New York City…Park Avenue at 72nd street – in the sweet spot of the posh upper east side of the city perhaps?
This real estate listing is in a prewar building designed by renowned residential architect Rosario Candela (Candela also designed the building a few doors down on Park Ave. that housed a huge 20,000 square foot apartment once belonging to J.D. Rockfeller Jr.). Listed by Sotheby’s International Realty, this coop apartment boasts 5 bedrooms and 5.5 baths.
Most distinguishing feature based on these photos though seems to be all of the crystal fish chandeliers hanging throughout the living room…swimming above the living room. Huh? Interesting. Such a bizarre choice of lighting done with such boldness (not one fish chandelier in the living room but a total of 5 fish chandeliers it seems)…fishy indeed. Oh also all of the lavender and purple throughout the apartment is another interesting choice. Well crystal fish lighting and lavender color scheme aside, I am loving the to-die-for herringbone wood floors throughout this grand space.
Have included a photo of the floor plan too just for fun…notice the tiny tiny tiny staff quarters right off the kitchen..the staff room is smaller than the master bedroom closet!
If I were given this apartment…by whom I do not know…but if it were given to me (in my dreams), I would certainly take it. I would take down the fish in the living room, change out the purple and add in some fantastic lighting, fab furniture and maybe even a rug or two here and there. I would take it…if someone offered it to me. I would.
Would you take this space or leave it? How might you change it up to suit you? Would you keep the fishy chandeliers or would you set them free (in an ocean maybe…LOL)? Please advise dear readers.
Happy Monday!
xo
Coco
P.S. Hope you had a fantastic weekend!
Gorgeous home!
I was browsing the Sotheby’s website.. and found that you can purchase your own island in the Florida Keys for $10,000,000 less than this apartment. Crazy!
Wow… that kitchen is amazing and the location also. But I wouldn’t pay 30 mil for it. And not “fishy” chandelier for me. 🙂
Have a great week!
xo
Luciane at HomeBunch.com
i would take it! it’s stunning!
I agree with you the fish chandeliers might have to go to the bottom of the big blue….What a great problem to have though…..xv
OMG – I love that room with the white and black seating. That kitchen is to die for as well.
Pretty sure I could see myself living here quite comfortably!
While I wouldn’t pay $30 mil for this gorgeous apartment even if I had the dough, I have to say I actually like the quirky design choices used here. Is this a second home that’s currently in use? Has it simply been staged for sale? Hard to tell, but I appreciate the designer’s sense of humor and off-beat sensibility. The fish chandeliers are amusing but charming; the b&w photos of The Beatles feel very nostalgic used in this manner; I actually love the idea of moving the living room seating arrangement off-center from the fireplace (so quirky, but it creates breathing room in an interesting way!) and I love the two bedrooms. Yes, not for everyone (especially the price), but the design is interesting in a way that doesn’t undermine the goal of creating interest in the property. It challenges you to keep looking at the pictures, which is really pretty brilliant when it comes to selling real estate. Hmmm…
The decor is Hideous. All that purple and mauve makes me want to vomit! But the apartment is to DIE FOR!
While I love at least one conversation piece in a room, I’m not feeling the fish fixtures to be the one for this particular decor or room. Something does’t feel cohesive, even as an eclectic touch! While shades of purple are luxurious, it seems every bit of advice is to use more neutrals, or classic colors when selling. I could definitely put my tastes to work in this apartment.
For me, the fish would definitely stay. I adore them! Imagine how they must look at night! Love the lavender color too. I like that there’s a “staff room” on the floor plan! I think those two smallish bathrooms off the master bedroom would make one fabulous bathroom, with a little demolition and reno…IF one had any money left over after the $30-million price tag that is! 😉
Oh I would take it alright and right after I freed the fish I would get some rugs down. That place must echo! And yes, I agree, with some fabulous interior magic the whole place could definitely exude its $30m price tag!
I can’t decide if i like the fish chandeliers,
One thing I noticed was that the vase with white flowers seems to be giving the tour of the appartment- it’s in almost every room!
I don’t understand rich people.
I’m kinda digging the purple throughout, and the kitchen is to die for! Thanks for sharing!
Stacy
Fish and all, it’s pretty nice! Can you imagine the taxes and property management fees? That alone would bankrupt me!
Lol @ the Hydrangeas in every room comment! I don’t like all that lavender and the palate doesn’t work with the fish.
It’s not lavender in itself that’s “wrong”, (because I adore mauve in that 19th century Wildean way) but the unimaginative way in which it has been applied in this home; ie., in the same tone for the drapes and lounge seating that bothers me. Perhaps deeper aubergine, combined with softer mauve/oyster gray, and lavender working in with each other would have been more effective. The fish chandeliers are fun, but one could (& would!) get bored with them after a while. Too gimmicky. Having said that, the property decor, while lovely for the most part (particularly the kitchen), is no more lovely than other properties worth far less, seen on this very blog.
I love the colour coded rooms, just beautiful. The first shot make me want to go out and hoard lilac fabric. The fish need to go and fast! Sarah x
This is amazing!!!
it looks like decorated by a hotel designer.. i would totally like to visit a friend in that home but not living in there..
I would sell it just so i could buy about 3 or 4 other awesome places and spend the rest of my life buying, designing, and selling homes lofts and condos for profit! Did i mention i would do it all through craigslist? #justsayin lol
It would be my honor to re-do that place in creams, golds, and remodel that fireplace with a long gas one with colored fireglass. The fish on the ceiling means someone was “playing” designer. Nice try, but either feed ’em or send ’em on their way. If I had the budget, I would have such a blast redesigning this place, I would almost never leave. Just have parties and gaze into space.
ask me how long it took me to figure out where the front door was … maybe I wasn’t meant to live in a penthouse? You’re right, if some one gave it to me, I’d take it … but the purple has to go.