With 290 Mulberry, SHoP Architects is slated to add history to what is already a historical neighborhood. The brick facade will fit nicely in its Nolita neighborhood, a creative section of Manhattan located just outside of Little Italy. Or will it? One glance at the design of this “simple” brick building reveals a different story. The patterned brickwork undulates up the building’s sides, its crests and troughs like nothing ever seen in a residential building.

The structure will stand two stories above its cross-street neighbor, the nine-story Puck Building. In an area with smaller-height brick structures, this added dimension won’t do much to incorporate the development either, but that’s okay, since Nolita is known as a “hip” area to live in, and conforming isn’t a big concern when being “hip.”

Residents of 290 Mulberry will appreciate the consideration that the designers put into the individual units. They focused on providing each apartment with as much privacy as possible. They did such a good job, providing private key-locked elevators and sticking to one unit per floor, that residents just might forget that they live in a multi-resident building. The oversized windows are sound insulated to add to the illusion of seclusion. Levels four and above even include private outdoor space. And for those who might miss that community-feel, the lower floors share a second-floor terrace, which is a great place to relax on a warm evening and shoot the breeze.

290 Mulberry will have private amenities that other developments just don’t offer. The walnut flooring spread throughout each unit offers radiant heat, which is rarely found outside of a master bath. Not only will residents have the warmth of this heated flooring, they’ll have control over how the heat is spread through the house with a five-region control system. A forced-air cooling system follows suit with a two-region control area. A Kastle Controls security system will offer a different kind of control, with a camera mounted at the entry door so that residents will know exactly who is visiting.

The designers took a minimalist approach, with wide spaces and little in the way of ornate decorations throughout the units. The kitchens are pristine and efficient, with all of the luxury appliances one could ask for, including a Bosch wine cooler. The master bath is also relatively untextured, with flat, teak-wood paneling and Siberian marble floors. In the clear-glass shower stall, a lone showerhead juts from the ceiling. Of course, there’s always a design exception, and the penthouse is it. The three-story home is stacked, one level on top of another like children’s stacking cups. Three private terraces offer all the outside time a person could want, and a 360-degree view means there’s always something interesting to see.

Although still under construction, these units are going fast. Prices for the three-bedroom, three bathroom units of 1,922 square feet range from $2.5 million to $3.15 million, or on average $1,469/square foot. The penthouse, also with three bedrooms and three baths, is listed at $7.5 million. It has 2,613 square feet inside and a nice-sized terrace of 1,649 square feet.

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This entry was posted on Friday, May 2nd, 2008 at 7:00 am and is filed under Nolita.