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8.5 Bathrooms, Seven Bedrooms, $1 M. Off
There is one school of thought that says uptown luxury Manhattan real estate brokers typify a dying breed of pristine professionalism, and another that considers them a terrifying swarm of overpowered and underprincipled bullies. The truth is in between: High-end New York City real estate is a wonderful and strange little world of artfully ambitious salesmanship.
Take the new Rushmore condo on Riverside Drive, where well over 30 buyers are reportedly fighting to get out of their contracts for new apartments. One executive who was going to buy two condos for $6.9 million, for example, sued over the developer’s closing deadline, certificate of occupancy and construction defects, according to a Real Deal article.
But when you look at the floor plan for the building’s 7,200-square-foot duplex—a gorgeous floor plan, a poetic floor plan—you’d never guess that anything could even potentially ever be wrong here. The maid’s bedroom leads to the kitchen, to the breakfast area, and to the family room, which opens up—through double doors—to a palatial dining room/living room. That takes you to the multimedia room, then to the cellar, to the study and the guest room, to the walk-in closet and then, beautifully, back to the maid’s room.
And that’s just the first floor.
Upstairs there’s a 42-foot-long master bedroom suite, where you walk past the two walk-in closets to get to the 15-foot-long spa, which leads to the two-sink master bathroom. This is a world of foyers and double ovens, a world that seems to know no pain or recessions or lawsuits. And it can be yours for only $13,250,000—which, as the listing with Nestseekers points out, is a full $1 million less than the original asking price. — Max Abelson
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Number of Bathrooms: Eight. And a Half.
How many bathrooms are there? Eight. And a half. And they’re all made from granite.
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The Sixth Bedroom
This is the sixth bedroom in the apartment. The maid’s room next door makes seven.
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A Personal Family Room
The building’s Web site says it has its very own on-site indoor playground (a photograph shows children hanging upside down and looking very pleased), but having a personal family room seems like a good perk nevertheless.
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Why Is This the Master Bedroom?
It’s not clear why this is called the master bedroom when the master suite is on the other side of the apartment. Maybe it’s just a masterful duplex? The listing calls it a “magnificent palace designed for a royal family.”
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Pied-a-Terre Assistance
The Rushmore has something called Pied-a-Terre Assistance, an amenity that includes “fridge stocking, maid service, floral delivery and airport transfers.”
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How to Fill a 1,455-Square-Foot Bedroom
A 1,455-square-foot bedroom sounds almost unpleasantly awesome. What do you possibly fill it with?
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Walk-In Closet on a Staircase
This walk-in-closet looks like it may or may not open directly onto a staircase.
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A Wet Area
It’s not clear what a wet area is, but it sounds good.
