tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post758803249935892002..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: Designer Adam Lippes' Calacatta Marble Filled PenthouseYour Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-82133883112132705662009-10-28T12:13:43.673-07:002009-10-28T12:13:43.673-07:00Adam is a friend and having been in his apt, I can...Adam is a friend and having been in his apt, I can explain two things. For all of you wondering, there is a sink in the separate toilet room which makes sense and is nyc code.<br /> Also, the “What Would Oprah Say” is by a South African artist who creates sayings pointing out the irony of how much people care about what celebrities, do and say. His pieces always cause a lot comments actually reinforcing their irony. Its not meant to be serious but it is sort of funny because the owner was on OprahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-80213851016582692012009-10-24T12:28:59.874-07:002009-10-24T12:28:59.874-07:00He may be considered "up and coming" bec...He may be considered "up and coming" because he is gorgeous. If his designs don't take off, he certainly could marry well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-30062521621631586412009-10-24T11:53:05.240-07:002009-10-24T11:53:05.240-07:00Amending my "urinal" comment, my eyes di...Amending my "urinal" comment, my eyes did deceive me, it's the bathtub you've been discussing. Which doesn't seem to touch the floor. Don't like that either, one bit.Arundelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-6056117212756544302009-10-24T11:47:00.984-07:002009-10-24T11:47:00.984-07:00Nice bones to the place. But I have some issues.
...Nice bones to the place. But I have some issues.<br /><br />-"What would Oprah say?". She might say, stop being an unfunny tacky queen? That silly quips are not decor, just as Blair Waldorf says "tights are not pants!".<br /><br />-That huge deep sink in one bathroom looks like a urinal trough in some sleazy gay bar. Pass.<br /><br />-Mister really likes his damn TV don't he? In the kitchen, in every room, -hanging over the damn bathtub??? Naw here, TV needs to be tightly controlled for mah serenitah! Just me, I hate a tv in every damn room. <br /><br />-I really don't care what "steel-rolled windows' are, or why they're so fascinatingly great. Knah. Cair. Less.Arundelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-13547814114473805402009-10-24T07:53:43.301-07:002009-10-24T07:53:43.301-07:00Amazing space and well conceived from a space plan...Amazing space and well conceived from a space planning point of view.<br /><br />I don't see it on the plan either, but I'd be sort of surprised if there isn't a tiny sink in the w/c in the master...these architects are too good and the owner too meticulous to forget something like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-62031444525313009592009-10-24T07:23:37.101-07:002009-10-24T07:23:37.101-07:00"And what happens when you get undressed, tur...<i>"And what happens when you get undressed, turn on the shower, and then realize, 'I have to pee?' Then you have to go out and around to the other bathroom."</i><br /><br />Reminds me of the old joke, "What is the definition of a Protestant?"<br /><br /><i>"Someone who steps out of the shower to pee."</i><br /><br />From the floor porn it looks like Schefer & Schoenstein could have come up with a nice, petite lavatory sink, and perhaps a bidet, too (but honey, <i>please</i> don't wash your hands in <i>that.</i>)lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-84232870606403026672009-10-23T15:44:09.880-07:002009-10-23T15:44:09.880-07:00It's ADAM LIPPES, not Adam Lippe. Just an FYI....It's ADAM LIPPES, not Adam Lippe. Just an FYI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-23590215086591431262009-10-23T14:18:43.613-07:002009-10-23T14:18:43.613-07:00BEAUTIFUL OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!BEAUTIFUL OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-49209458756917911342009-10-23T12:22:29.653-07:002009-10-23T12:22:29.653-07:00It was featured in Elle Decor, October 2008.It was featured in Elle Decor, October 2008.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-38596670147521686382009-10-23T10:00:14.502-07:002009-10-23T10:00:14.502-07:00Beautiful place, the terrace is to die for, althou...Beautiful place, the terrace is to die for, although at this price, an extra small room as an office seems missing. No? I too, will be running out to buy more lottery tickets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-47303175402053783872009-10-23T09:36:34.336-07:002009-10-23T09:36:34.336-07:00Great location, great building, great apartment, g...Great location, great building, great apartment, great renovation and clearly expensively done. But it's been listed for a while, so the price just may be too ambitious. Regardles, I freakin love this place, and I've always loved the building. <br /><br />But Vinyl is right about the split bathroom thing - there's got to be a better solution. At a minimum, the poop room needs a sink, even if it's a mini one, just to wash the hands after doing your biz. And what happens when you get undressed, turn on the shower, and then realize, "I have to pee"? Then you have to go out and around to the other bathoom. <br /><br />If it's possible (plumbing-wise), I'd move the sink, and double it, to the wall opposite the tub, and put a door next in the wall between the big room and the small poop room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-51636474225867741422009-10-23T08:11:41.628-07:002009-10-23T08:11:41.628-07:00Anonymous said...
So, it's $33K a year on mai...<i>Anonymous said... <br />So, it's $33K a year on maintenance - does that include taxes? </i><br /><br />It would appear to. This is a co-op, so the real estate taxes are part of the common charges, unlike a condominium. Also, the building is probably benefitting from NYC's <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/property/property_tax_reduc_coop_condo.shtml" rel="nofollow">Cooperative and Condominium Tax Abatement program</a>.Lilithcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165155867167277588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-35515670703100541172009-10-23T07:49:45.865-07:002009-10-23T07:49:45.865-07:00"What would Oprah say?"
Really? Is that..."What would Oprah say?"<br />Really? Is that the most interesting thing this mope can think to do with a wall?<br />Oprah?<br />Really?<br />But I do know what she would say:<br /><br />"Can I have extra fries?"E.J.http://www.movielanddirectory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-29324645886416853222009-10-23T07:40:27.011-07:002009-10-23T07:40:27.011-07:00"Marble is never a good idea in a kitchen. To..."Marble is never a good idea in a kitchen. Too porous. "<br /><br />Ah-men to that! Also, it may get discolored from acids, which in the kitchen is pretty much everything. That wine story is right on point!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-27737915400546141692009-10-23T07:02:34.540-07:002009-10-23T07:02:34.540-07:00I would move here in a New York minute. It is FAB...I would move here in a New York minute. It is FABOOSH. Love every bit of it. Some of the personal decor selections aren't necessarily my style, but if you have that much $ to spend on an apartment, you certainly can update to your own tastes. And the location is supreme - an amazing building in a perfect location (I love the Village and much prefer it to the UWS/UES). Here's hoping my powerball ticket pulls through!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-89211848087076656582009-10-23T05:59:23.136-07:002009-10-23T05:59:23.136-07:00Well I could never do marble countertops in a kitc...Well I could never do marble countertops in a kitchen, lovely though these are. Back in college I splurged (for a college student) on a white marble topped island for the kitchen of the lovely duplex I spent much of my booze-soaked undergrad years in. At one of our winter fetes, a sassy drag queen sat her glass of merlot on the island, and there was forever a red ring to remind us of her impromptu rendition of Cher's "Believe". <br /><br />I digress...<br /><br />Mama, this particular split bath disturbs me. Does one have to trapse back into the bedroom and over to the other side in order to wash one's hands after taking care of business? This is a recipe for disaster for those middle of the night trips to the terlit. Either the hands wont get washed or someone will end up tripping over themselves trying to get back to the sink.TheVinylVillagerhttp://thevinylvillage.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-33846305568756810992009-10-22T21:06:17.903-07:002009-10-22T21:06:17.903-07:00So, it's $33K a year on maintenance - does tha...So, it's $33K a year on maintenance - does that include taxes? 'Cause in my middle of nowhere neck of the woods, a $2M house would have a tax bill like that, so this seems a little on the low side.<br /><br />Not trying to be rude, but do you know how taxes are calculated? The more business and commerce your town has, the less you pay in taxes. NYC property taxes are way low, and in the suburbs, Greenwich taxes are lower than comparable areas cause of the commerce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-29378990332860916802009-10-22T19:52:16.042-07:002009-10-22T19:52:16.042-07:00he might owe a lot to oprah because she included h...he might owe a lot to oprah because she included his shirts on one of her "favorite things" shows. we all know what happens when someone/somethings gets promoted on oprah. $$$$$Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-56164318585619803032009-10-22T18:24:46.622-07:002009-10-22T18:24:46.622-07:00The message on the wall should be "Who gives ...The message on the wall should be "Who gives a flying @#ck what Oprah would say!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-5667723912550502522009-10-22T17:10:32.141-07:002009-10-22T17:10:32.141-07:00Mama, I love baths more than sex (but I'm an o...Mama, I love baths more than sex (but I'm an old person with creaky joints and a bad back), so all that marble and the tomblike tub is just my style. I would move into this place without a second thought. The four-footed crew would love it.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03296454942798142011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-6259098337491417602009-10-22T16:58:39.984-07:002009-10-22T16:58:39.984-07:00Marble is never a good idea in a kitchen. Too por...Marble is never a good idea in a kitchen. Too porous. Calacatta is not the best choice anyway .. there are much denser marbles (particularly from Australia where some is as hard as granite).<br />Any spillage or splashing of anything and those benchtops are ruined.<br />Just sayin....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-55215223966322605012009-10-22T16:09:15.803-07:002009-10-22T16:09:15.803-07:00"What would Oprah Say?"...how precious. ..."What would Oprah Say?"...how precious. Hardee-har-har, fail. <br /><br />Gorgeous woodwork in this home.<br /><br />Mama, are you missing the East Coast?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-10373141533665694682009-10-22T15:14:45.358-07:002009-10-22T15:14:45.358-07:00I think you mean designer Adam Lippes, not Marc.I think you mean designer Adam Lippes, not Marc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-47420832892603831452009-10-22T14:53:06.160-07:002009-10-22T14:53:06.160-07:00So, it's $33K a year on maintenance - does tha...So, it's $33K a year on maintenance - does that include taxes? 'Cause in my middle of nowhere neck of the woods, a $2M house would have a tax bill like that, so this seems a little on the low side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-24657699512367107692009-10-22T14:51:35.930-07:002009-10-22T14:51:35.930-07:00Is it just me, or is it a sarcophagus for midgets ...Is it just me, or is it a sarcophagus for midgets (i know)? Lovely place though.stolidognoreply@blogger.com