'Downtown moves uptown'.Downtown moves uptown in a new luxury rental building at First Avenue and 89th Street. The 32-story building at 389 East 89th St. was designed by renowned architect Ismael Leyva, and is one of the first uptown buildings to incorporate conventional rental unit design with open space loft living. The project is known as Post Toscana Toscana: see Tuscany, Italy. and was developed by The Clarett group in a joint venture with Post Properties. Ismael Leyva Architects created a most inventive in·ven·tive adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characterized by invention. 2. Adept or skillful at inventing; creative. in·ven design by transferring space from the base of the building to the building tower to produce apartments with exceptional views. The 29 residential units located at the base of the building were transformed into bi-level bi-lev·el or bi·lev·el adj. 1. Having or existing on two levels: a bi-level passenger coach; a bi-level marketing campaign. 2. loft apartments featuring 11-foot high ceilings. This innovative design solution increased the value and marketability Marketability A negotiable security is said to have good marketability if there is an active secondary market in which it can easily be resold. marketability The ease with which an investment may be bought and sold in the secondary market. of the residential units and the building. "The design for Post Toscana features living spaces not typical of rental buildings in this area of Manhattan. We have combined conventional rental units with 33 bi-level loft units, offering renters a choice of living style not usually available on the Upper East Side. The lower floor apartments feature a loft-like design with a raised sleeping alcove, giving residents a sense of space and visual privacy that is unique," said Ismael Leyva, ALA, president, Ismael Leyva Architects. Post Toscana offers luxury amenities and fine finishes, including granite granite, coarse-grained igneous rock of even texture and light color, composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars. It usually contains small quantities of mica or hornblende, and minor accessory minerals may be present. kitchens, marble baths, wood floors, washer/dryers in each unit, individual climate controls, high-speed telecommunication telecommunication Communication between parties at a distance from one another. Modern telecommunication systems—capable of transmitting telephone, fax, data, radio, or television signals—can transmit large volumes of information over long distances. and cable connections, and a 24-hour doorman. |
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