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From the doorman outside to the stunning interiors inside, Sutton Place is a beautiful cooperative building in which to live.
One savvy homeowner asked us to renovate her light-filled living room with wall molding and fresh paint. Wall molding has a storied history beginning with Greek and Roman architecture.
The 17th century French Renaissance spawned many developments in art, culture, architecture, music and literature. People wanted more light and air in their homes, along with the idea of walking outside through very tall windows.
One of the most attractive residential streets, Riverside Drive, runs harmoniously alongside the Hudson River. A 1915 bronze sculpture of Joan of Arc on horseback stands just over 20 feet tall at the intersection with 93rd Street.
The Midtown East neighborhood in Manhattan is a bustling place with legendary skyscrapers, top drawer shopping on 5th Avenue, the United Nations headquarters and Grand Central Terminal. It’s trendy, lively, and hugs the East River on one side.
You can buy a condo with sweeping panoramic views over the water in Battery Park for $22 million. A smaller space can run a whisker under $900,000.
There are those who like their dishes on open shelves. Others who do not. And even some who like it for a while, then think: Let’s get the dishes behind nice cabinet doors. Let’s put some of nature’s green in the kitchen and add a classy black marble backsplash. This is the point when the Paintworks team enters.
Red Hook might be called Brooklyn’s hidden gem from the land side. But, from the East River, it’s right out there, not at all hidden and serviced by the New York Waterway ferries and New York City Ferry Service.
Our interior décor and surroundings can have a big impact on our mood, quality of life, productivity and happiness. For one client, sleeping by night and working by day in this Upper West Side multi-use bedroom space, meant restyling the walls in the sharpest of contrasts – black and white.