New York Fashion Week has come and gone, but the city's iconic style continues to shine. Luxury brands from around the globe maintain flagship stores along Fifth and Madison Avenues, while Downtown neighborhoods and the outer boroughs foster emerging labels and trends. Many of the industry's top designers, models, and business executives proudly call New York home. In the link find a handful of the buildings that have housed fashionable residents, both past and present.
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The San Remo is a world-renowned example of iconic residential architecture, but its two-towered design was considered edgy and innovative for its time. Former resident Donna Karan is also known for her daring designs that have since become timeless pieces.
The San Remo, #12B (Digs Realty Group LLC)
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The Plaza is one of New York’s most recognizable and fashionable addresses, and has attracted similar clientele among residents: Designer Tommy Hilfiger bought a penthouse in the building and listed it after an extensive renovation. When it ultimately sold in 2019, the $33.25 million price included some of Mr. Hilfiger’s furniture and art.
The Plaza, #1807 (Corcoran Group)
Tall, dark, and handsome. Metropolitan Tower was the “it” building before Billionaires Row became a thing. Its svelte modern facade, sharp angles, and dedicated staff have made it a discreet, centrally located building for many notable public figures. They include Brazilian model Adriana Lima, who owned an apartment in the building from 2003 to 2018.
Metropolitan Tower, #60D
$2,875,000 (-.7%)
Midtown West | Condominium | 2 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths | 1,490 ft2
Metropolitan Tower, #60D (Christies International Real Estate Group LLC)
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The Donald J. Trump Collection (clothing line) is no longer in production, but Trump Tower still boasts one of the city’s most enviable addresses: There is a Gucci flagship in the base of the Fifth Avenue building, and it is close to Tiffany, Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Bergdorf Goodman, to name a few.
Trump Tower, #64GH
$8,995,000 (-14.3%)
Midtown East | Condominium | 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths | 3,496 ft2
Trump Tower, #64GH (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
Impeccable style would appear to be a requirement for the owner of the penthouse at One Sutton Place South: Decades after socialite/style icon/Truman Capote “swan” C.Z. Guest lived there, fashion designer Lisa Perry moved in with her billionaire husband, hedge fund executive Richard Perry. They renovated it to accommodate their art collection, but details like high ceilings, expansive proportions, and oversized windows give it a timeless touch.
One Sutton Place South, #PH
$26,000,000
Beekman/Sutton Place | Cooperative | 4 Bedrooms, 6+ Baths | 6,600 ft2
One Sutton Place South, #PH (Sothebys International Realty)
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Many high-end designers, photographers, and models spend their time jet-setting around the world and may be here in New York for special occasions like NY Fashion Week. A perfect address for this so-called pied a terre living is CASSA, a slender white-robed tower in the heart of Manhattan, with a hotel and restaurant run by a Food Network chef within its lower floors.
Cassa, #40B (Corcoran Group)
Fashion designer Thierry Mugler famously lived in Paris, but briefly owned a pied-a-terre at the top of loft condominium Chelsea Atelier. He reportedly put his own unique stamp on the penthouse, but features like an atrium ceiling, floating staircase, and private terrace could scarcely be improved upon.
Chelsea Atelier, #9A (Corcoran Group)
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During her career as a model, Linda Evangelista has walked the runways of some of the most luxurious brands in the world and presented a fashion-forward face to the world. The same could be said of her New York real estate: She bought an apartment in The Spears Building (listed below), a factory-to-residential conversion years before the High Line would open and transform the neighborhood.
The Spears Building, #PHD (Compass)
Fashion designer Oleg Cassini’s impressive clientele includes Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Veronica Lake, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis during her time as First Lady of the United States. Some of them may have even graced the halls of the Gramercy Park townhouse where he met clients and hosted parties.
135 East 19th Street, #TH
$11,950,000 (-14.3%)
Gramercy Park | Townhouse | 6+ Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths | 6,798 ft2
135 East 19th Street, # (Compass)
When Gramercy Park Hotel was in its heyday, it attracted a veritable who’s who of New York’s movers and shakers. Among them was fashion designer Derek Lam, who bought an apartment in the residential component with his husband in 2014 and worked with a decorator to make the most of their art collection. But following the closure of the hotel, the closure of his label, and a move to Paris, the apartment is now on the market (shown below -- h/t Curbed).
50 Gramercy Park North, #5A (Compass)
Superior Ink is on a quiet, cobblestoned West Village Street overlooking the Hudson River waterfront and situated in close proximity to designer shopping in the West Village and the Meatpacking District. Fashion designer Marc Jacobs once owned a townhouse unit in the building, though he sold it in early 2020 in favor of a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in Westchester.
Superior Ink may be the best-located major condo building downtown. Found on a quiet cobblestone street overlooking the gorgeous Hudson River waterfront
Superior Ink may be the best-located major condo building downtown. Found on a quiet cobblestone street overlooking the gorgeous Hudson River waterfront
Superior Ink, #16A (Corcoran Group)
There are Warby Parker boutiques all over the city, but CEO Neil Blumenthal/ has made his home in one of the Village’s most architecturally impressive post-war buildings. He and his wife, fellow entrepreneur Rachel Blumenthal, first bought in the building in 2013 and later bought a second unit to make room for their growing family.
Butterfield House, #3A3B (Corcoran Group)
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When his career as a fashion designer was at its peak, Kanye West brought his eye for style to his Claudio Silvestrin-designed Soho apartment. He lived there with his former partner, Skims co-founder Kim Kardashian, and it was featured in Vogue, but would wind up taking a loss on it when he sold it in June 2020.
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Located at the nexus of Nolita, Soho, and the Lower East Side, the loft condominium at 129 Lafayette Street has attracted no shortage of residents as fashionable as its surroundings: Fenty founder Rihanna and photographer Antoine Verglas are among past residents.
An address that has been home to famous fashion photographer Antoine Verglas and Rihanna
129 Lafayette Street, #PHA
$10,000,000 (-23.1%)
NoLiTa/Little Italy | Condominium | 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths | 4,647 ft2
129 Lafayette Street, #PHA (Corcoran Group)
Once home to late fashion designer Antonio Versace the Forward Building has had an illustrious history from former... to the icon of trendy Dimes Square
The building at 175 East Broadway has an eye-catching façade and an illustrious history. It was built in 1912 for The Jewish Daily Forward newspaper; years later, when it was converted to condos, Antonio D’Amico, fashion designer and partner to Gianni Versace, owned an apartment in the building. Most recently, it is primely positioned for a front-row seat to trendy Dimes Square.
The building at 175 East Broadway has an eye-catching façade and an illustrious history. It was built in 1912 for The Jewish Daily Forward newspaper; years later, when it was converted to condos, Antonio D’Amico, fashion designer and partner to Gianni Versace, owned an apartment in the building. Most recently, it is primely positioned for a front-row seat to trendy Dimes Square.
Forward Building, #6C
$2,700,000 (-1.8%)
Lower East Side | Condominium | 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths | 1,380 ft2
Forward Building, #6C (Compass)
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