Mariette Himes Gomez, one of Architectural Digest’s top international designers and a celebrity favorite, has designed a a three-bedroom model apartment at 515 East 72, a luxury condominium on New York City’s Upper East Side. Gomez’s designs have recently been on the cover of Architectural Digest, featuring the home of Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan, and in Traditional Home, for the NYC apartment of Skinnygirl creator Bethenny Frankel. She believes in creating sanctuaries of serenity in New York City using subtle colors, elegant antiques, fine artwork and unique personal objects to combine high-style glamour and refined comfort. She also runs a store called The Shop which carries her own signature furniture and furnishing collections, period furniture, objects of interest, paintings and books, including her own.
The corner three bedroom, two and a half bathroom home faces southwest with views of the 59th Street Bridge and Chrysler Building. The master bedroom has natural walnut floors, a custom kitchen with ebony macassar upper cabinetry, Calcutta Gold marble counters and backsplashes and stainless steel lower cabinets and drawers. The home is outfitted with the latest luxury applicances including a Viking convection microwave oven, Bosch cooktop, Bosch oven, Sub Zero refrigerator, Sub Zero two-zone wine storage unit, Miele Incognito dishwasher, Franke sink and Dornbracht fittings.The bathroom has marble slab countertops, ebony macassar cabinetry, stone wall tiles and a soaking tub.
515 East 72 offers residents the amenities of five-star living including a fitness center, private park, indoor pool, Elements Spa, children’s gym, a café, and basketball court. The 41-story building offers concierge and valet service with dry cleaning, package acceptance, and dog walking. There are over 325 units most with a private balcony or terrace. The building also has a bicycle storage room, storage units, and a full laundry room. Onsite parking is available to residents for a monthly charge. Owners at 515 of East 72 include celebrity chef Eric Ripert, of Le Bernardin, and Chef Masatoshi Sugio of Sushi of Gari.
The unit is listed for $3.25 million.
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