16 W 40TH Street 23C

Agent's Note

From Curtis Bain. Details about the apartment are drawn from the listing information provided through RLS by Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

The kitchen opens straight into the living space around a marble-topped waterfall island with overhang seating, so cooking and everyday life share one room. That's a real gain for entertaining and for keeping company while you cook, and the cost is that cooking, working and relaxing have less separation between them.

Appliances include a Gaggenau cooktop under a fully-vented hood, plus an oven, speed oven, dishwasher, refrigerator/freezer and a wine refrigerator. I'd expect the island to get most of the daily use, since it gives you a place to sit while someone else is at the stove.

Floor-to-ceiling windows face south and west, and they open onto Juliet balconies that bring in fresh air when the doors are open, though they aren't space to sit outside. On a south window at an open horizon, direct sun runs about 8.5 hours in winter, from 7:41 AM to 4:07 PM, and about 10 hours around the March equinox, from 8:04 AM to 6:02 PM. In June it's about 6.1 hours, from 9:55 AM to 4:01 PM, and the west windows take the late afternoon, about 7 hours from 1:11 PM to 8:07 PM. Nearby buildings can block some of this.

The primary bath has full-height Statuarietto marble walls, a double vanity with a marble top, and an enclosed wet room with a rain shower. The secondary bath and powder room use the same marble on their walls and vanities.

The building was designed by David Chipperfield, and its custom aggregate terrazzo facade carries into the interiors as window frames and a border for the heated oak herringbone floors.

Amenities include a 24-hour attended lobby, a fitness center with a sauna, a resident lounge and a roof deck, along with the Terrace Club, which has a fireplace and a full bar overlooking Bryant Park. Hotel services come through the Park Terrace Hotel, and the building has an elevator.

Bryant Park is about 1 minute on foot, and the 5 Av station is about 3 minutes away, with the 7, B, D, F and M trains. Grand Central is about 5 minutes away, and Whole Foods Market is about 4 minutes on foot.