The couple lived in their fifth-floor apartment in the building while renovating and combining the two penthouse apartments, a process that took 14 months. Pictured, the living area with Murano chandelier from Italy.
The couple lived in their fifth-floor apartment in the building while renovating and combining the two penthouse apartments, a process that took 14 months. Pictured, the living area with Murano chandelier from Italy.
Mr. Andrews, who works in information technology outsourcing at IBM, supervised the process and was involved in the design. The approximately 470-square-foot living area is pictured. 'We basically did everything,' says Ms. Valentine Andrews, a managing director at Morgan Stanley. 'It was a complete gut from rafters to beams.' They replaced the wiring and the plumbing and cut through the ceiling and installed a staircase for access to the roof.
The kitchen area is pictured, with the staircase to the rooftop in the background. The renovation included the installation of Zebra wood floors, named for the stripes, and selected by Ms. Valentine Andrews. 'I spotted it in a Prada store and I loved it. It's a crazy floor,' she says
The master bedroom, pictured, has an attached dressing room and opens to the living area. 'It's very minimalist, 'says Ms. Valentine Andrews of the décor. 'Minimalist modern with a few touches [and] special features like the floor.'
Here, the master bedroom with skylights from the private rooftop above. The approximately 3,000-square-foot apartment has four bedrooms and 3½ bathrooms. 'It's a real apartment for a family,' says Ms. Valentine Andrews, who says the family devoted more space to the bedrooms rather than have a larger living room.
Here, the master bathroom with a double sink, a double shower and radiant floor heating.
Above the bathrooms, a library ladder leads to a small 'cubby house,' or play area that was built as a surprise for the children. The area has a doll's house, train set, table and chairs.'You can't stand up as an adult in there but you can as a kid,' says Ms. Valentine Andrews. 'It's their little area.'
One of the home's four bedrooms is pictured. The couple also renovated their first apartment in the building before this one, and are selling this apartment because they have found a new space in the city they would like to develop.
Here, a children's room with city views. 'We love Bond street,' says Ms. Valentine Andrews. 'The cobble stones, the neighborhood feel of the area. It's very cute, everybody knows each other.'
Here, another bedroom in the home. The apartment is located in 7 Bond St., a brick building with cast-iron facade originally built in the 1870s and landmarked as part of the NoHo Historic District. The building was a factory until it was converted into condominiums in the 1980s according to the Landmarks Preservation Commission designation report.
A rooftop dining area is pictured. The roughly 1,200-square-feet of private rooftop space connects to the building's common rooftop area, which has been 'great for kids parties' says Ms. Valentine Andrews. The couple has also held gatherings for around 100 people on the roof.
The roofdeck's sun room, pictured, has a summer kitchen and retractable panels. The room also has a dumbwaiter that connects to the kitchen below and opposite, a grill for the family to take part in the favorite Australian past-time of barbecuing.
The view of the street below from the roof deck. The property is listed with Michael Graves of CORE Real Estate for $8.5 million.
