30 Park Place New York

Ever dreamed of waking up to perched views of Midtown Manhattan or better yet, showering with vistas of the Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor below. For the price tag of 32-million-dollars, such a fantasy is now attainable. Rising above Lower Manhattan, The Four Seasons at 30 Park Place is a shining gem in the district’s reconstruction post-September 11th. The recently opened commercial-cum-residence tower faces World Trade Center One. Developed by hallowed New York institution Silverstein Properties and designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, this new addition to the Financial District stands as a sober ode to the Art Deco skyscrapers of yesteryear. Such a facade aesthetic amasses room for ample balconies reaching as high as the 80th floor. Inside, two model penthouses on the 70th and 78th floors were designed by equally renowned interior designers Jeffrey Beers and Robert Couturier respectively; suggesting what living on the top might feel and look like. For 70(A) – priced at 13.35-million, Beers channelled a sense of modernity and warmth. Within the 4 thousand-square-foot (1.2-thousand-sqaure-meter) space, soft colours adorn open-plan living and dining rooms while bolder spectrums and textures encompass 4 en-suite bedrooms. A master bathroom is given the same amount of views as the bedroom itself. For 78(B), Couturier applies a flowing scheme conducive to the 6 thousand-square-foot (1.8-thousand-sqaure-meter) duplex’s soaring ceilings. It’s no wonder that this unit is selling for 32-million-dollars. Both with 180-degree westward views – onto the entire World Trade Center, the Hudson River, New Jersey, the rest of Manhattan and even Brooklyn – each apartment benefits from hotel-like amenities. New York luxury can now take on a whole new meaning.