This $5M Soho co-op is what happens to artists’ lofts when artists leave
All photos courtesy of Celeste Godoy for The Corcoran Group, unless otherwise noted
Few disagree that it’s the people who bring color to New York City’s vibrant neighborhoods. We know the stories of an artist-populated Soho of yore, and the Artist-In-Residence “loft law” that helped make it possible. The neighborhood’s affordable-to-artists days are long gone (along with the apartment’s AIR designation), but we remain charmed by its lofts, for their proportions, and a fantasy of their past.
6sqft featured the studio of Belgian-American figurative painter Serge Strosberg and theatrical stylist David Mandel at 515 Broadway (also known as 84 Mercer Street) nearly 10 years ago; despite a mall-ified Soho and A-list celebrity neighbors, the artist vibe was there, in a riot of color, materials, and chaos.
Strosberg is now selling the loft for $4,995,000. The proportions remain, but its interiors read more real estate office than real artist’s loft, offering the next owners a blank canvas of their own.
The renovated two-bedroom floor-through loft co-op in SoHo’s iconic Cast-Iron Historic District interprets modern elegance as sleek, contemporary minimalism. The absence of raw loft edges is filled by seamless Italian cabinetry, bespoke shelving, and lots of white.
Enter from a semi-private elevator landing and step into a vast loft space with iconic neighborhood views. Twelve-foot ceilings of pressed tin panels pay homage to a past life. The main space awaits loft parties to come, with walls that make a perfect backdrop for art created elsewhere.
The open-concept Pedini Artika kitchen is a sinuous interpretation of the loft kitchen. Liebherr and Bosch appliances, customized storage, and a breakfast counter give 21st-century buyers what they’re looking for.
To one side of the loft, the primary bedroom offers an en-suite marble bath with a custom soaking tub. Another bedroom has a full bath with “Gaudí-inspired glazed tiling” and a grotto-inspired shower.
For added 21st-century convenience, there’s a laundry room with a Bosch washer/dryer and a utility sink, central zoned HVAC, and direct in-unit access to a private freight elevator. The pet-friendly co-op has a video intercom system and an on-site superintendent.
[Listing details: 515 Broadway #4A at CityRealty]
[At The Corcoran Group by Tony Testa and Emily Stein]
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