tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post2754678663783494769..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: The Old W.R. Hearst Penthouse in NYC Officially Lists for $38 MillionYour Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-59530720474390519382014-06-17T03:38:37.979-07:002014-06-17T03:38:37.979-07:00Can anyone here please suggest me about the best p...Can anyone here please suggest me about the <a href="http://www.toshislivingroom.com/" rel="nofollow">best penthouse nyc</a>? I want to reserve for the celebration of my 4th anniversary. Please suggest if you have idea.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101940638259187818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-30360960997781874732014-03-21T07:38:12.900-07:002014-03-21T07:38:12.900-07:00I think the floor plan is so bad because there is ...I think the floor plan is so bad because there is a level missing from the apartment during the Hearst ownership. Hearst had a two-story armor gallery; it appears that the living room of this apartment currently for sale was created from the upper part of that space. (The original Dining Room and Kitchen are now in the apartment on the floor below).The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-73695739505770364332014-03-13T09:51:46.348-07:002014-03-13T09:51:46.348-07:00I did a little search and found many more photos o...I did a little search and found many more photos on the architect's website. I think the images are perhaps better than those in the listing.<br /><br />http://www.siriscoombs.com/projects/rooftop-projects/clarendon-penthouse/<br /><br />-Eagle EyeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-7637863946822291662014-03-13T04:09:14.014-07:002014-03-13T04:09:14.014-07:00Looks like a high end fixer upper.Looks like a high end fixer upper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-36257689767187712562014-03-12T17:11:15.833-07:002014-03-12T17:11:15.833-07:00Anon 3:51
WOW, that is quite a stair hall! Thank...Anon 3:51<br /><br />WOW, that is quite a stair hall! Thanks for sharing. I will find out more about this house. <br /><br />LGB - One of your favorites you introduced us to, Knole, has an incredible stair hall. Paul Williams sure knew how to do it, as well. Oddly, for all the hoopla about 740 Park, I've always found the staircases in many of its apartments to be on the anemic side. <br /><br />As for egregious, I'd say any suburban mcmansion with an 'impress the guests' double curving staircase is up there. To cite an old friend of ours, they always look like a gaping vulva. Boom. <br /><br />Born on an incline, I like that.<br /><br />Not sure where my stair hall obsession came from (Sandpiper gets it), but it's the the first impression one gets from a house, so it should be both welcoming, alluring, and telling as to what lies in the rooms radiating from it. <br /><br />Eek, I'm terrified of Mama's wooden spoon :)<br /><br />bentleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-79905719750891949292014-03-12T17:04:11.591-07:002014-03-12T17:04:11.591-07:00Lovely.
Although not nearly so grand, but rather ...Lovely.<br /><br />Although not nearly so grand, but rather for the ceremonial space it occupies, my personal favorite is in the old Duryea/Bradley Martin house, <a href="http://halfpuddinghalfsauce.blogspot.com/2013_01_01_archive.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Knole</i></a>, where <i>Reversal of Fortune</i> was filmed.lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-56690184726882515012014-03-12T15:51:14.693-07:002014-03-12T15:51:14.693-07:00Best stair hall is the Kersey-Coates Reed house in...Best stair hall is the Kersey-Coates Reed house in Lake forest, Illinois.<br /><br />http://www.pinterest.com/pin/239113061439228776/<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-19214305118783255322014-03-12T13:36:34.123-07:002014-03-12T13:36:34.123-07:00Bentley,
You've always had a good eye for (an...<b>Bentley</b>,<br /><br />You've always had a good eye for (and been partial to) staircases & stair-halls; were you born on an incline -- an Alp, perhaps?<br /><br />;-)<br /><br />What's your quintessential stair-hall, bar none? And the most egregious one?lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-10399003388318635012014-03-12T08:01:44.248-07:002014-03-12T08:01:44.248-07:00The Silvermans' rework must have suited a down...The Silvermans' rework must have suited a down to earth life style. Good for them. The gallery sight lines to both the library and living room are high drama. Otherwise, it's a mine field.<br /> <br />Seven thousand square feet and only an eat-in kitchen for dining? Adding insult to injury, the listing actually states options of potentially converting the library to a dining room, or that the living room could fit a table. Ouch. I'd never bring that up in on paper; it'already inferred on the floor plan. A HUGE rule in advertising is this: Don't ever promote your product's downside(s)/weaknesses in writing; let the sales rep dance around that with clients. Besides, neither of those dining options facilitate discrete catering. Buffet anyone?<br /><br />Speaking of buffets, I've been to many nice ones at a hilarious Hungarian friend's house (featured by Mama a few times). It is a separate book-filled, patina-paneled breakfast room. Meals magically in place on a Louie-something console prior to entering. Good times.Sandpipernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-77502263083700670232014-03-12T07:05:11.640-07:002014-03-12T07:05:11.640-07:00The gallery layout and decor is swoon-worthy, but ...The gallery layout and decor is swoon-worthy, but the rest of the floor plan falls apart from there. Until, of course, you get to the third floor - Yowza. Yes, please. <br /><br />Any home of this caliber in New York City that doesn't have a formal dining room shows an appalling lack of all sorts of necessary things on the architect/designer/owners part.bentleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-11978665074323935852014-03-11T22:41:45.866-07:002014-03-11T22:41:45.866-07:00A strong supporter of the Australia-Indonesia rela...A strong supporter of the Australia-Indonesia relationship, Benjamin serves on the Australia-Indonesia Business Council's Executive Committee. He was invited by the Australian government's Department of Foreign Affairs' to participate in the Indonesian strategy group following the release of the White Paper 'Australia in the Asian Century' and has spoken at numerous conferences in favour of strengthening the bi-lateral relationship between the two countries including at La Trobe University's Centre for Dialogue. Benjamin continues to maintain close relationships with key decision makers within Indonesia's government and business community in support of facilitating cross-border trade.<br /> <a href="http://www.livingwellcommunities.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Ben Cass</a> , <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGC99xySjlo" rel="nofollow">Benjamin Cass</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bencass.com.au" rel="nofollow">Ben Cass</a> , <a href="https://plus.google.com/app/basic/111211700436382781958" rel="nofollow">Benjamin Cass</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08331399928921941544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-66613873623390169782014-03-11T18:32:09.103-07:002014-03-11T18:32:09.103-07:00Thank you lil' gay boy and Pigtown*Design for ...Thank you lil' gay boy and Pigtown*Design for adding delightful background to the story. Pigtown - I see you're in the DC-Balto area! <br /><br />RE Comments problem: guess I'm a two-fisted reader, looking at comments on iPhone and PC at the same time. LGB's original comment (#2) is still on the mobile site, but missing from the web, where LGB's name is above Anonymous 12:00PM's comment, originally #3.FonHomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01710955433948687225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-81818978903317066352014-03-11T18:25:03.943-07:002014-03-11T18:25:03.943-07:00If you look up the address on google images, there...If you look up the address on google images, there are some old black & white images of the original Hearst penthouse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-67284271419060542922014-03-11T14:18:04.724-07:002014-03-11T14:18:04.724-07:00Hey! I love the Beast Garden. :)Hey! I love the Beast Garden. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-92020870047196451332014-03-11T12:04:48.974-07:002014-03-11T12:04:48.974-07:00Another little known fact: Hearst not only owned S...Another little known fact: Hearst not only owned San Simeon, he owned a castle in Wales. It was a smallish 12th century on the cliffs overlooking the Bristol Channel, and he bought in rooms, halls, etc. to almost triple the size of the place. He also cut away the cliff-front and terraced it for gardens. He added a jousting field. Hearst also brought electricity and phone service to that part of Wales. <br /><br />Here are some pictures: <a href="http://www.pigtown-design.blogspot.com/2012/03/i-capture-castle.html" rel="nofollow">the castle</a> and <a href="http://www.pigtown-design.blogspot.com/2012/03/beast-garden.html" rel="nofollow">the gardens</a>Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-48527265683570590392014-03-11T12:00:42.224-07:002014-03-11T12:00:42.224-07:00What an odd assemblage of rooms. I very much doubt...What an odd assemblage of rooms. I very much doubt if all the king's horses and all the king's men are even up for this task. Have to love where Mr. Silverman's heart was, but no idea where Mr. Silverman's head was, when he came up with this plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-34631475495677573742014-03-11T10:26:12.009-07:002014-03-11T10:26:12.009-07:00Always was intrigued by the Hearsts' NY sojour...Always was intrigued by the Hearsts' NY sojourn as little was known about it or the local back-story.<br /><br />Prior to losing the Clarendon to foreclosure (and in an apparent attempt to distract Mrs. Hearst), WRH also purchased (and remodeled) a weekend house in Sands Point on Long Island.<br /><br />One of many homes built by Alva Vanderbilt following her divorce from Willie (uncle to Anderson Cooper's grandfather Reggie), <a href="http://www.oldlongisland.com/search?q=beacon+towers" rel="nofollow"><i>Beacon Towers</i></a> was said to have served as the inspiration for Jay Gatsby's house (<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1377951/Scott-Fitzgeralds-Great-Gatsby-house-famous-Roaring-Twenties-parties-demolished.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Kidd's Rocks/Keewaydin/Land's End</i></a>, which was actually <a href="http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=40.867947&lon=-73.721352&z=16&m=b" rel="nofollow">within sight</a> of <i>Beacon Towers</i>, was the inspiration for Daisy Buchannan's house; it was recently demolished after the developer ceased maintenance on it, allowing it to fall into <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lloRHG2Eh0w" rel="nofollow">ruin</a>).<br /><br />The Fitzgeralds were then living in <a href="http://mylusciouslife.com/f-scott-fitzgerald-home-great-neck-long-island/" rel="nofollow">Great Neck</a>, where F. Scott wrote <i>The Great Gatsby</i>, shortly before WRH bought (and rather unsympathetically remodeled) <i>Beacon Towers</i>.lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-48129232315473093622014-03-11T09:15:52.837-07:002014-03-11T09:15:52.837-07:00Well, it ain't much but it's home.
$2 to ...Well, it ain't much but it's home. <br />$2 to whoever finds the original plans. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com