The 36 families who choose 15 Union Square West as their homes are moving into a piece of New York History. “Buried” beneath the black zinc and glass facade are cast-iron arches from the building’s original structure, built in the 1800s for the Tiffany Company. Visitors might notice some of the changes, and should be able to tell the new from the old. The first five floors are strictly old-building, while the top seven, set back and stacked like a preschooler’s set of building blocks, represents the new addition.

Designed by the popular interior designers Vicente Wolf, 15 Union Square West is luxury “renovated.” Total Home Technology from the Crestron Company allows residents to control their home features with a remote, so lighting, central air/heat, and blinds can be manipulated at the push of a button. And if that doesn’t make life easier for the residents here, the development offers its residents access to Luxury Attaché, a top-of-the-line concierge agency with a never-ending list of services. There is no mention of cost with these services, which include everything from help getting tickets to sold-out shows to pet sitting to personal shopping service.

Potential residents have two style choices at 15 Union Square West. They may choose to live in the older, renovated section of the building, on the first five floors. These units are large, with ceilings as high as 17 feet tall, with the windows still framed in the original cast-iron arches. Higher above New York, the seven new floors have a different configuration. The ceiling height remains, minus the arches, but each set-back, upper-floor unit has an outdoor terrace. Many of the homes have a fireplace. All of the units, in the building have rift-cut maple wood floors stained a beautiful deep mahogany.

The community offers a number of amenities for residents to enhance their active lives. With a fifty-foot indoor lap pool in the middle of the building, residents can get in shape while enjoying the cool sanctuary of the water. For those who don’t want to get wet, there is also a modern fitness center located in the building.

Two-bedroom units range from 1,763-2,189 square feet, while three-bedroom homes can be over 3,000 square feet in area. Prices were finally released for these new apartments in February 2008. For the typical two-bedroom residents should expect to pay $4 million, with the three-bedroom units starting at $6 million. High, yes, but according to preliminary statements from the buying market, these apartments are quite worth it. Making a big impression are the thirty-foot wide windows and seventeen-foot ceilings set off with cast-iron arches. And the location cannot be beat. It is located in the center of New York City, surrounded by everything the city dweller could hope to do.

[ Contact Us ]

With only two apartments per floor, 8 Union Square South is a home for those who love the convenience of large-city life but prefer a small-community existence. Across from Union Square Park, this development is in the middle of everything, including restaurants, nightclubs and art boutiques, and yet it remains separated from the hustle and bustle. For old world–or just old fashioned–residents, Union Square offers an open-air market, where local farmers and growers can sell their wares. And starting after Thanksgiving, the Holiday market is the perfect place to pick up those Christmas “necessities” like candles and lights.

It is easy to look past 8 USS’s bland appearance in favor of the neighborhood offerings, but this glass and concrete building has a lot of internal beauty. All conds have the advantage of being corner units, and as such, utilize natural light to evoke comfort. High ceilings expand the mind, while oversized windows offer views of Union Square and a backdrop of the city. The master bath is large, with floors and walls of textured limestone and a towel radiator to warm those chilly nights. Kitchens include Sub-zero appliances and a wall oven.

Living at 8 Union Square South has its benefits. Eric Cohler’s interior designs are customizable, so residents can request more closet space or special storage and wine facilities. Just as important, each resident is automatically awarded a membership to Quintessentially, the worldwide concierge service. This service extends from helping residents find those hard-to-book restaurant seats to making travel arrangements to shopping on those days that are just too full to run errands. An on-site gym adds to a resident’s sense of exclusive pleasure–and serves to remind them that there are no excuses for not staying in shape. Residents can choose 1, 2, or 3 bedroom apartments, starting at $1.1 million for 866 square feet. Penthouses top out at 3,100 square feet, and include private outdoor space and an exclusive elevator entrance. These units list at a cool $8.9 million, and are being marketed by Shvo Marketing and Sales as the ideal example of combined culture and luxury.

[ Contact Us ] [ 8 Union Sqaure South ]