An promoting ace is seeking to revenue off her condominium inside 40 Mercer, a slick condominium designed by André Balazs (inset).
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Bear in mind the masked Statue of Liberty public well being and security marketing campaign throughout COVID? Its creator — the general public service, nonprofit, promoting and advertising and marketing guru Sherry Matthews — is seeking to promote her Soho condominium at 40 Mercer for $8.49 million, after shopping for it for $7.8 million in February.
The high-profile constructing within the coronary heart of Soho, inbuilt 2005, was designed by hotelier André Balazs and French starchitect Jean Nouvel.
Matthews had earlier rented the unit from proprietor Jacques Essebag — a French TV persona, producer and comic referred to as Arthur — and used it as her New York workplace, plus a spot to entertain and cook dinner for buddies and purchasers alike.
“Most New Yorkers like to exit. I like to cook dinner — southern dishes like oxtail and rabbit, cornbread and pie,” Matthews informed Gimme Shelter. “I used the condo as my house and workplace to get enterprise in New York Metropolis and it labored.”
After promoting a constructing in Austin, Texas, Matthews adopted her dream and acquired the condominium, together with its Christian Liaigre-designed furnishings. However a flip of occasions introduced her again to Austin to be with family members.
The two,200-square-foot nook penthouse-level condo comes with back and front doorways, and a house workplace — together with 2½ baths and a chef’s kitchen.
Design particulars embrace 11-foot-high ceilings, floor-to-ceiling home windows and an open dwelling/eating house. A window wall within the dwelling space electronically slides open. Views run from the Hudson to the East rivers, and even embrace the Woolworth Constructing.
Black partitions assist body the standout skyline views at evening, Matthews mentioned. Essebag purchased the unit for $7.15 million in 2010 from Andrew Borrok, a lawyer, banker, actual property developer and chef who had offered it at a loss after shopping for it for $7.4 million in 2008, in keeping with experiences.
Previous and current residents embrace actress Meg Ryan and designer Marc Jacobs. Constructing facilities embrace an underground storage and entry to the constructing by way of a personal elevator — together with a doorman, a concierge, a health club, a pool and a landscaped courtyard.
The itemizing brokers are Fabienne Lécole and Charlie Attias of Compass, and Gabriella Dufwa of Dot Realty.
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