This is the view from the Juliet balcony of penthouse 1 at Walker Tower. Widely
considered to be the most exclusive penthouse downtown in all of Manhattan
my name is Erik Conover and I'm going to take you on a tour of this
one-of-a-kind luxury apartment in New York City
welcome to penthouse one at the iconic Walker tower the apartment is 5,000 at
955 square feet of pristine interiors with five bedrooms five and a half
bathrooms listed exclusively by core real estate asking a thirty-five million
dollars now if you're already subscribed to my channel you know that in this
series we tour the most incredible luxury apartments in New York City and
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today I'm doing a walkthrough with one of the top real estate brokers in the
city hi I'm Shawn Asher I'm the CEO of core the number one boutique residential
real estate company in New York City I've been doing this for almost 30 years
I've sold close to ten billion dollars worth of real estate in my career and
today I have the privilege of touring Eric through the penthouse at Walker
tower now this is not your typical luxury apartment building Walker tower
has a deep rich history you know the building was built in 1929 designed by
Ralph Walker who is one of the greatest architects in history the New York Times
called him the architect of the century Frank Lloyd Wright called him the only
other architect and they couldn't make the building like this again if they're
tried Walker tower was originally built to house Bell telephones in 2007 the
building was purchased by JD s development and has since been
transformed into 47 luxury residences the entire inside of the building is new
even though the shell of this building is from the 20s this what we're standing
on was air this was not existing the developer actually filled any part of
this building and what we're standing on now is new construction above the
existing original Walker tower building this is truly a masterpiece and a piece
of Arts of architecture that you really couldn't replicate welcome to the
penthouse at Walker tower have a beautiful foyer kind of like an elegant
formal entrance let's save the best for last and I'm
going to show you the back of house which is not too shabby either
right so off the foyer you have this beautiful kitchen this is no ordinary
kitchen this is a small bone custom kitchen small bone is probably
pre-eminent kitchen cabinet manufacturer in the world this kitchen really has
everything that you would need for a caterer to come in and host a party if
you're a chef it has an induction cooktop which is apparently incredible
separately vented hood pot filler two ovens a warming drawer cappuccino maker
two sinks one for food preparation beautiful central island with marble
sub-zero refrigerator and I mean awesome views as well the cost of this kitchen
is probably more than most homes cost in the United States this is a formal
dining room you could easily fit a dining room table here for 30 people as
you know most of the tours on this channel feature what are called staged
apartments which is where interior designers are hired to make empty space
feel like a home with beds couches tables accent pieces and more however
this apartment is not staged for very good reason very often when you have a
staged apartment you kind of are looking at someone else's vision in the space I
think what's really great about this space right now show emt is that you can
almost imagine anything here and you know the sky's the limit is this a
balcony right here yeah this is not for the faint of heart but it's pretty
spectacular it's hard to give perspective to how small this Juliet
balcony is but when you walk out here you feel like the king of Manhattan
looking over the kingdom you have perfect views of Chelsea Flatiron and
Midtown neighborhoods the Empire State Building all the developments uptown of
course the brand new Hudson Yards and at night some would say the views are even
more spectacular so one of the great features of this apartment is that it
separates public space from private space there's a whole separate wing of
three bedrooms all on sweets separate from the master suite so you've got a
bedroom here large bedroom with its own bathroom and closet space and this is a
very large bedroom number three you know by normal standards is bigger than most
master suites which is on a corner I mean these views are spectacular all of
these buildings in Chelsea or low-rise buildings this building was
built before those laws came into effect nothing around here could be built this
tall within the recent you know in close proximity which means that every view
from every window in this apartment is protected forever
so that was the guests or children's wing off the foyer we come into the
master suite which has got one of the most incredible bathrooms I've ever seen
it was beautiful tub and doors to the terrace facing south steam shower the
details of all of this marble these are all the same model with different cuts
and different designs so you literally have floor-to-ceiling marble throughout
the different shapes I couldn't come in here at night get in this tub to feel
this is the deepest soaking tub I've ever sat in just know there's actually
water coming out of this all our rights through yes so from the master bathroom
leads you beautifully into the bedroom yeah that's a wood-burning fireplace
we'll Financial Center Brooklyn Williamsburg Bridge get your own
butler's pantry just in case you're gonna walk too far to the kitchen in the
middle of the night and the views at night all of these views to the south
are protected forever and that's something you just can't replace you
come off the master suite and really this is the piece de resistance you know
this is like where guests come and their jaws just hit the floor I mean this is
the most spectacular living room wood-burning fireplace there were three
in the home I said this is a piece de resistance
I live inside you've got almost 5,000 square feet but some of the best square
footage really is this Terrace which faces South unobstructed views did you
bring your sunglasses I always bring my sunglasses when I show this place most
buildings you need a parapet and they're mostly made out of brick but the
developer did here which was so smart is because the view inside is so important
and it's such a big part of this apartment
he spent the extra cost and made all of this glass so that when you're in the
apartments you can see straight through and appreciate all of these views this
facade here is magnificent you can see it from almost anywhere in New York City
and like I told you earlier this is all new but it really fits the context of
the Art Deco era I think they did a beautiful job I had
no words for this place this is hands-down my favorite apartment that
we've toured on this channel so far on the complete other side of the apartment
there's this really awesome study you know this could be the man cave
the woman cave the study a gift from it's actually my favorite room in the
entire apartment because of the scale of the room it's got a wood-burning
fireplace and it's got two walls of floor-to-ceiling glass with the most
incredible views I mean I don't know of another unit in New York City where you
can actually look one way and you see the Statue of Liberty and New York
Harbor and then you turn around you see the Empire State Building it's pretty
special as always comment down below more apartment tours to see more crazy
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