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      This $19.4 Million Miami Beach Condo Was Designed With Eye-Catching Artistic Flair

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      “One of a kind” is a term that gets bandied about a lot, but the late Broadway producer Luigi Caiola’s condo in Miami Beach truly lives up to the too-often hyperbolic term.

      Records show Caiola and his partner Sean McGill acquired two high-floor units in one of the towers at the Continuum South Beach, the first in 2009 for $1.85 million and a neighboring unit for $3.6 million in 2018. Designer Joe Nahem of the esteemed firm Fox-Nahem was then brought in to merge the two spaces into one wildly creative space that vibrates with color, pattern, and texture. 

      A real estate developer and New York property magnate, Caiola co-founded Caiola Productions with his sister Rose, and together they developed more than 50 Broadway productions, earning eight Tony Awards for works including Dear Evan Hansen, The Color Purple, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, and The Inheritance. Now, nearly two years after he died, the late producer’s singular, ocean-view aerie in South Florida has been put on the market for $19.39 million. Bill Hernandez and Bryan Sereny at Douglas Elliman hold the listing.

      Structural columns are wrapped in chrome or embellished with mosaic tiles.

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      Known for his attention to detail and curatorial prowess, Nahem enlisted an army of artists and craftspeople to infuse every corner of the 3,700-square-foot space with creative flair. The visual spectacle begins at the entrance, where Studio Hoon Kim designed a molded resin tunnel splashed with camouflage-like splotches of color that connects the foyer and the 50-foot-long living/dining room. Tactile fabrics and organic shapes and materials effectively ground the vast living and dining room, which feels like it’s floating on the Atlantic Ocean thanks to vast expanses of floor-to-ceiling windows.

      In the dining area, hand-carved wooden panels by Tennessee-based artisan Caleb Woodard depict abstract botanical forms that slither up onto the ceiling, and the trapezoidal kitchen sits on the interior of the apartment without any windows, so operable vertical louvers were installed to either conceal or expose the playfully outré kitchen, with its sea-anemone-inspired chandelier by Pia Maria Raeder and wooden cabinets embellished with huge pastel-colored aluminum pulls. 

      The botanical-themed wood screen was carved by Tennessee-based artisan Caleb Woodard.

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      A niche off the living area holds a dry bar backed by brick-shaped tiles in iridescent jewel tones, while the powder room is an ethereal space that evokes being under the water with a shell-encrusted vanity and walls covered in shimmering mother-of-pearl tiles. 

      There are a total of four bedrooms (plus a den illuminated with a skylight-like installation created by Nathan Orsman) and five and a half bathrooms, each with a bold, unique style and innovative tile scheme. One guest bedroom is decked out with a deep gemstone-colored ceiling, while the primary bedroom goes for extra cozy with a coral reef–inspired headboard and custom rug by Portuguese ecological textile artist Vanessa Barragão and Mondrian-esque stained glass walls that enclose the bathroom.

      Textile artist Vanessa Barragão introduced a neutral-hued coral reef motif in the main bedroom.

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      Included in the sale are a separate guest or staff suite and two assigned parking spots in the on-site garage. The 26th-floor condo has monthly common charges of just over $9,000 a month (with another $135,000-plus in annual tax), for which the Continuum, at the southern tip of South Beach, provides 24-hour security, an attended lobby, two swimming pools, a fitness center, a children’s play area, three clay tennis courts, and an outdoor restaurant.

      Click here for more photos of the Miami Beach condo of the late Luigi Caiola.

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      Mark David

      Mark David got his start writing about real estate with the saucy cult-favorite blog The Real Estalker, on which he obsessively tracked the secretive world of celebrity property transactions. A much…

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      Ella Fitzgerald’s Former Hotel Suite on the French Riviera Is Now a $9.7 Million Apartment

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      American songstress Ella Fitzgerald, who sang for several U.S. presidents, was known to occasionally take a breather at the iconic Le Provençal hotel in Cap d’Antibes, and the fourth-floor suite where she once gave an impromptu performance from the window can now be yours. Made over into a brand-new turnkey apartment, the $9.7 million (€7.75 million) pad is inspired by the Riviera’s golden years, says the building’s developer, Caudwell.

      In addition to the First Lady of Song, other global sensations like Pablo Picasso and Coco Chanel booked rooms at Le Provençal since the late 1920s. The illustrious destination closed in 1977 and sat dormant until English billionaire John Caudwell acquired it in 2014.

      The main living area spills onto a terrace overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

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      Following an over $400 million renovation (£300 million plus gross development value), the former landmark hotel now houses 35 private residences. The new Ella Fitzgerald-inspired show apartment is “the latest in a collection of furnished residences we have unveiled,” explains Caudwell’s group director of sales, Lars Christiaanse, in a statement.

      Stunning views accompany the three bedrooms and spacious living areas in this fully furnished, 2,180-square-foot residence. Owners and their guests get even better vantages of the yacht-laced coastline from its generous terraces and covered loggia that total another 562 square feet. 

      Left to right: American singer Ella Fitzgerald arriving in Nice; Fitzgerald performing at the jazz festival in Antibes, July 1964.

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      “The newly unveiled show apartment is a striking mixture of vibrancy and understated elegance,” Caudwell states, “paying homage to the ‘Golden Years’, the renowned Jazz Festival and the illustrious musical career and huge cultural impact of Ella Fitzgerald.” A warm color palette, gold accents, and contemporary art are a few key details throughout the home.

      Other inspired design cues throughout the apartment include purple/dark gold bedroom cushions, plus cream sofas and a wooden dining table that are meant to reflect Fitzgerald’s “down-to-earth” persona. Coffered ceilings span the living room, just ahead of the dining room and a kitchen with timber cabinetry, Miele appliances, and a massive marble island. All three living areas provide breezy sea vistas and open out to sunlit terraces.

      RELATED: Inside a $22 Million Belle Époque Villa With Sweeping Views of the French Riviera

      Inside one of the en suite bedrooms.

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      The en suite primary and guest bedroom are accessed down a hallway nearby. Each includes a marble-finished bathroom, custom vanities, walk-in dressing rooms, and terrace access. Elsewhere, the third bedroom doubles as a study. Le Provençal also grants owners access to a host of public areas with Art Deco flair, including a cinema, health spa, restaurant, retail boutiques, and six acres of landscaped gardens where a 98-foot swimming pool cool off in proximity to Hôtel Belles Rives’s beach club.

      Fitzgerald first stayed at Le Provençal for the first time in 1960, when she performed at the inauguration of the Festival Jazz à Juan in nearby Juan-les-Pins. It was in 1963 she sang from her hotel window, and she appeared at the festival again in both 1964 and 1967.

      Click here for more photos of the Côte d’Azur apartment.

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      Demetrius Simms

      Demetrius Simms is a digital staff writer at Robb Report. Following a brief stint in public relations, their work has now appeared in lifestyle and culture publications such as Men’s Health, Complex…

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      Henrik Fisker’s Scenic Hollywood Hills Mansion Relists at a Discounted $29 Million

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      Henrik Fisker first hoisted his contemporary Los Angeles mansion on the market back in late 2024 for nearly $34 million. Almost a year later, the auto designer behind the retro-inspired BMW Z8 roadster, Aston Martin DB9, and failed Fisker Karma luxury plug-in hybrid still hasn’t enticed any takers and has decided to try his hand at offloading the place once again, this time with a slimmed-down $29 million ask. The listing is held by Barron N. Hilton and Tessa Hilton, who recently stepped away as co-CEOs and founders of their Hilton Hilton brokerage to join Compass.

      The property was previously owned by entrepreneur Stratton Sclavos, who completed the existing house in 2015 but lost it to a bank-affiliated entity in a 2020 foreclosure. Fisker and his business partner and wife Geeta Gupta acquired the Hollywood Hills abode tucked away on a secluded yet prime Bird Streets cul-de-sac just above Sunset Strip the following year for roughly $21.8 million.

      The sprawling fireside great room opens to a decked backyard via a floor-to-ceiling wall of glass.

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      RELATED: This $125 Million L.A. Mansion Has an Underground Garage That Doubles as a Ballroom

      Nestled behind walls and a double interlocking iron gate, the blocky and angular structure offers a total of six bedrooms and seven baths in 11,800 square feet on three levels accented throughout with travertine and skylights. Vast expanses of glass overlook picturesque city and ocean views from the 0.43-acre parcel, with swanky perks ranging from a Savant system to a gym and wellness center. An attached 20-foot garage with copper-hued doors and lifts can accommodate up to six vehicles.

      A soaring wood front door pivots into the entry foyer, which is flanked on the left by a bookshelf-lined office with a powder room. From there, a spacious great room has a 35-foot-tall ceiling topped with mother-of-pearl light fixtures that sing when the wind blows and a massive two-way fireplace that connects to a lounge and wet bar. An automated wall of glass opens vertically to the backyard, while an adjacent dining room has a picture window looking out to a garden. A family room flows to a sleek wood-paneled kitchen outfitted with a large eat-in island, a La Cornue range, and a butler’s pantry.

      An L-shaped infinity pool overlooks sweeping views of the Downtown L.A. skyline.

      Mike Kelley

      RELATED: David Lynch’s Midcentury Hollywood Hills Compound Lists for $15 Million

      A floating staircase heads upstairs, where the secluded primary suite comes with a glass-railed balcony warmed by a fire pit and a luxe bath sporting dual vanities, a soaking tub, a glassy shower, and two walk-in closets. Down on the lower level is a mirrored gym and a wellness center with pink Himalayan salt walls and a sunken cold-plunge tub, as well as a sauna and a steam room. A media room sits next to a poker lounge surrounded by a glass-encased wine cellar.

      Stealing the show is the fully decked backyard, which is spotlighted by an L-shaped vanishing-edge pool featuring an inset spa and a Baja shelf with daybeds. There are also two fire pits, an alfresco dining spot with a drop-down cover, an outdoor kitchen boasting a Lynx grill, and a bar.

      Fisker, 62, is best known for designing ultra-luxury cars for BMW, Ford, Tesla, and Aston Martin before starting Fisker Automotive in 2007. Despite substantial financing, the company failed. In 2016, he launched Fisker Inc., with the Electric Ocean SUV beginning production in 2022 and delivering in 2023. The company subsequently filed for bankruptcy in 2024.

      Click here for more photos of the Hollywood Hills residence.

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      Wendy Bowman

      Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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      A Top N.Y.C. Ad Exec’s Charming Connecticut Retreat Lists for $13.8 Million

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      While looking for a newly built home close to New York City to serve as a weekend getaway over two decades ago, Andrew and Susan Robertson’s real estate agent suggested they check out a sprawling farmhouse in the coastal Connecticut town of Greenwich.

      The couple—he most known as a high-powered BBDO Worldwide advertising executive who’s spearheaded campaigns like the “You’re Not You When You’re Hungry” Snickers commercials—told The New York Times they “wandered around it, and smelled it, and felt it,” and, though it wasn’t exactly what they were looking for, they decided it was where they wanted to be.

      The dark-hued library has a white lacquered ceiling that captures the flickering light of the fireplace.

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      RELATED: Playwright Noel Coward’s $10.3 Million Former Connecticut Estate Overlooks the Long Island Sound

      They went on to acquire the place in 2001 for nearly $5.8 million and then embarked upon an extensive renovation and remodeling project in collaboration with interior designer and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy TV personality Thom Filicia. Now, 24 years later, the immaculately maintained property has come to market for a dash under $13.8 million, with the listing shared by Amanda Bates Goodro of Houlihan Lawrence and Louisa Wake of Hedgerow Exclusive Properties, one of the Robertsons’ two daughters.

      Realizing there was potential to better utilize the space, they updated the residence with a new two-car garage, a limestone-clad mudroom/butler’s pantry, and a 2,000-bottle wine room. They also connected a restored water tower to the house, hired Amish workers to build a barn that can be used as a second garage, and stored an emergency generator in an icehouse once used to preserve perishable foods.

      The climatized wine room can hold up to 2,000 bottles of your favorite vintages.

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      Sited on a nearly six-acre parcel of heavily wooded land in the Stanwich Historic District, about an hour northeast of Manhattan, the reimagined property is anchored by a white wood-sided and shingle-roof Colonial home with six bedrooms and eight baths in roughly 9,200 square feet across three levels that still retain the original wide-plank fir floors and wood-burning fireplaces. One of a few surviving mid-19th-century farmhouses in the region, it’s listed on the Greenwich Landmarks Registry as the Elkanah Mead House.

      Two separate entrances flow to elegant living and dining rooms, a media room, and a handsome library that comes with a handy dry bar converted from a closet and a lacquered ceiling that captures the flickering light of the fireplace. Other highlights include a Smallbone kitchen outfitted with oak cabinetry, marble countertops, an eat-in island, an AGA range, a wine cooler, a breakfast nook, and French doors leading outside. A spacious fireside primary suite sports a walk-in closet/dressing room and a soaking tub-equipped bath.

      The picturesque grounds contain a 20-by-40-foot swimming pool shrouded in lush greenery.

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      RELATED: ‘The Sound of Music’ Composer Richard Rodgers Was the Original Owner of This $15 Million Connecticut Estate

      One of the most special parts of the property is the James Doyle-landscaped grounds, which are laced with flower gardens and host several terraces, a 20-by-40-foot pool, an outdoor kitchen, a sitting area with an antique water trough fountain, a vegetable garden, a seasonal chicken coop, and a pond. Then there’s the rebuilt water tower, which flaunts a gym, a full bath, and a double-height office.

      Per the NYT, the Robertsons have decided to move because it’s “a lot of house now” for the two of them. The former president and CEO and current chairman of BBDO, who has been named one of Adweek‘s “100 Most Influential Leaders in Marketing, Media and Tech” alongside Mark Zuckerburg, and Jeff Bezos, still owns a beachfront home in Sag Harbor, N.Y., that serves as the couple’s primary residence, as well as houses in Manhattan and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

      Click here for more photos of the Greenwich abode.

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      Wendy Bowman

      Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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      An L.A. Home With Ties to Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and More Lists for $7.5 Million

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      When David Fillet moved into this nearly century-old Los Angeles home in the Outpost Estates enclave of Hollywood Hills back in the 1970s, the doctor hired a historian to do a deep dive into its past, and what he found was intriguing.

      Not only was the place once owned by Oscar-winning songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen, who was frequently visited by his close friends Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby, but the original Dracula actor Bela Lugosi had also rented the residence in the early 1930s while his house nearby was being built. Along with a slew of other prominent folks, actress Yvette Mimieux was even rumored to have occupied the Maravilla Road property in the late 1960s.

      A fireside living room comes with picture windows overlooking city skyline views.

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      RELATED: David Lynch’s Midcentury Hollywood Hills Compound Lists for $15 Million

      Fillet picked up the estate in 1972 for a mere $138,000. Now, for the first time in over 50 years, the Spanish Colonial Revival-style property has popped up on the market again for $7.5 million, with Tom Davila, John Zaffarano, and Kennon Earl of Rare Properties of Compass sharing the listing.

      Originally designed and built for retired physician and surgeon Frederick Dunsmoor in the late 1920s by lesser-known architect Adolph Semrow, Villa Dorada rests beyond gates at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac parcel spanning a third of an acre, high above Brad Pitt’s newly purchased home. Half a dozen bedrooms and seven baths are spread across 7,400 square feet of decidedly dated yet well-preserved living space on three stories accessible via a wood-paneled elevator. Period details include magnesite floors, an intimate “telephone room,” and the original intercom system.

      The primary bedroom has a sitting area and access to two private balconies.

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      RELATED: A 1930s L.A. Home Steeped in Hollywood History Just Listed for $2.2 Million

      Among the highlights is the circular entry foyer, which boasts a spiral staircase and a massive wrought-iron chandelier dangling from a vaulted hand-painted ceiling. From there, a sunken reception parlor comes with a built-in bar and a powder room, and a spacious wood-beamed living room has a decorative tiled fireplace and a glass and wood-trimmed door spilling out to a covered terrace. An adjacent coffer-ceilinged dining room connects to the eat-in kitchen.

      Directly below the main level is an exercise room and a primary suite flaunting a fireplace, a sitting area, dual balconies, a walk-in closet, and a fanciful stone-clad bath with dual vanities and a large glass-encased shower. The bottom-most level, meanwhile, hosts staff quarters with two bedrooms, a living room, and a kitchen, along with a fireside recreation room that leads out to a terraced backyard overlooking sweeping city lights and ocean views. There’s also an attached three-car garage out front.

      Click here for more photos of the Hollywood Hills residence.

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      Wendy Bowman

      Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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      Inside a Soulful $3.5 Million Contemporary Retreat in New York’s Westchester County

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      The late Nesuhi Ertegun, who passed away in 1989 at age 71, didn’t just leave his mark on music history, he also left behind a pretty spectacular retreat in New York‘s tony Westchester County. The legendary jazz connoisseur and co-founder of Atlantic Records’ onetime home in Katonah, has just hit the market for $3.5 million, listed with Sally Slater of Douglas Elliman.

      Set on nearly four acres with sweeping views of the Cross River Reservoir, the 3,740-square-foot International Style residence was completed in 1980 and thoughtfully designed to integrate seamlessly with its natural setting. Airy, light-filled rooms connect to slender balconies and broad terraces, while the expansive gallery-style walls were considered specifically to showcase artwork. Ertegun, an avid collector of Surrealist works, famously had pieces from his vast trove exhibited alongside Daniel Filipacchi’s at the “Surrealism: Two Private Eyes” show at the Guggenheim Museum back in 1999.

      RELATED: The Sears Family’s Former Storybook Hudson Valley Estate Lists for $6 Million

      Floor-to-ceiling windows and French doors in the living room frame sweeping views of the Cross River Reservoir.

      Daniel Milstein Photography

      Semicircular extrusions add movement and interest to the three-story home’s three-story rectilinear massing. Skylights fill the house with light, and walls of glass maximize views and lead to a series of terraced gardens that make the reservoir feel like a continuation of the living space.

      The living room is anchored by a fireplace; the library’s floor-to-ceiling bookshelves speak to Ertegun’s love of arts and culture; an all-white kitchen has a span of butcher block counters as its only color; and the top-floor primary bedroom floats high above the landscape. Alongside the house, terraced gardens comprise flat expanses of lawn, raised flower beds, a swimming pool with a glass cabana, and a bocce court, giving the home a mix of serenity and playfulness.

      RELATED: Johnny Carson’s Longtime Malibu Estate Just Landed on the Market for $110 Million

      A cozy library lined with built-in bookshelves nods to Ertegun’s lifelong love of art, music, and culture.

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      Ertegun, who passed away in 1989 at age 71 after helping to launch the careers of legends like John Coltrane, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and Led Zeppelin, was a lifelong champion of jazz music who co-founded one of the most important record labels in the history of American music. He also had a hand in creating WEA International, a division of the Warner Music Group that grew into a billion-dollar global music powerhouse.

      Just 50 miles north of Manhattan, Katonah is known for its charming downtown, complete with galleries, cafés, and the Katonah Museum of Art. And with access to Metro-North, this house works just as well as a full-time residence as it does as a weekend getaway. Other big names who have called Katonah home include Martha Stewart, Ralph Lauren, and married actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.

      Click here to see more photos of the late producer’s former residence.

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      Abby Montanez

      Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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      ‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Michiel Huisman Is Selling His N.Y.C. Loft for $3.3 Million

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      In the game of New York City real estate, Michiel Huisman scored himself a real winner.

      The Game of Thrones actor is parting ways with his Flatiron co-op for $3.3 million, and along with its ties to one of the most popular TV programs of all time, the two-bedroom, two-bath unit was once the site of the legendary 1970s after-hours club Cobra’s Lair that, being just a block away from Andy Warhol’s Factory, attracted an arty downtown crowd. Elise Ehrlich and Chris Pomeroy at Brown Harris Stevens hold the listing.

      The high-contrast marble counter and backsplash make a bold statement in the kitchen.

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      Along with portraying Daario Naharis on Game of Thrones, Housman is also well known for his work in Dutch TV shows and films. Records show that he snapped up the Flatiron spread in 2016 for $2.2 million, and he later undertook a renovation with the architect Elizabeth Roberts to turn the loft into a much more contemporary and light-filled space. Rather than an over-fussed set piece, Huisman’s loft leans toward the relaxed feeling of a casual home, blending modern design elements with original details like the seven oak-framed windows that look out on the nearby Union Square Park.

      A huge door at the far end of the living room pivots open to the primary bedroom. The accompanying bathroom is decked out with a Zucchetti soaking tub and funky black-and-white-tiled walls. A walk-in closet completes the suite. Just inside the front door, a mezzanine space has been turned into a guest bedroom, although it could also serve as an office or creative retreat. Underneath is a ton of storage space along with some of the mechanical systems. The serene guest bath, meanwhile, sports a walk-in shower and a light-pink onyx marble wall and sink.

      The oak-framed sash windows are original to the space.

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      The open living area, lined with built-in cabinetry, stretches to 37 feet long and is topped by a 12-foot ceiling, making the magnanimous amount of square footage feel even more expansive. The Calacatta Viola marble counters and backsplash make an eye-catching statement in the otherwise minimalist kitchen, which is outfitted with a PITT Cooking stove and a Blue Star oven.

      Situated in the neo-Gothic McIntyre Building, the co-op is a relative steal in the Flatiron neighborhood, home to several massive penthouses that command hefty price tags. Last year, for example, a seven-bedroom triplex hit the market for $30 million, and a few months later, a nearby penthouse listed for $25 million, with all the proceeds going toward philanthropic efforts in Africa.

      Click here to see all the photos of the Flatiron loft.

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      Tori Latham

      Tori Latham is a digital staff writer at Robb Report. She was previously a copy editor at The Atlantic, and has written for publications including The Cut and The Hollywood Reporter. When not…

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