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Adam Kushner project a star of Openhouse NY.


More than 600 people passed through architect Adam Kushner's apartment at the Third Annual openhousenewyork (OHNY OHNY Overheard in New York ) Weekend, presented by Target, on October 8 and 9, as part of the city's Architecture Week.

The sixth-floor penthouse duplex at 79 Barrow St. contains one of the most interesting interiors in Manhattan.

Carrying out the themes of air, earth, fire and water, the apartment features IRT IRT Item Response Theory
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 subway doors at the entrances and closets, a rolling mezzanine floor Noun 1. mezzanine floor - intermediate floor just above the ground floor
entresol, mezzanine

storey, floor, story, level - a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"
, subway tiles in the guest room, a retractable roof A retractable roof is a kinetic architectural element used in many sports venues. They are used in places that allow for indoor sports when the weather is rainy. Examples of these venues are Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, SAFECO Field in Seattle, The University of Phoenix , an iron wok hearth, a glass-bottom tub and an in-ground jacuzzi in the living room.

"Adam Kushner's amazing property at 79 Barrow St. is a great example of the architectural excellence that is found in neighborhoods throughout New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
," said Scott Lauer, executive director and founder of OHNY, a private, non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes.  dedicated to increasing public awareness and appreciation of New York's architecture and design. "Exciting examples may be seen in your own corner of the city and in the places you pass by everyday. Part of OHNY's mission is to foster an appreciation of the transforming power that architecture and design play in marking our history and defining our future, and each location chosen for the OHNY Weekend has its own story to tell about New York."

"I was honored to participate in such an exciting event and to receive so much attention from the public," said Kushner, who serves as principal of Kushner Studios Architecture and Design, EC. The apartment is currently on the market for $2.75 million. Kristina Leonetti, of The Corcoran Group, is the exclusive sales agent.
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Title Annotation:INTERIORS: In Construction & Design
Publication:Real Estate Weekly
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U2NY
Date:Oct 26, 2005
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