Chelsea icon is selling fast.With its dramatic black and white design and distinctive profile, 459 West 18th is an iconic i·con·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having the character of an icon. 2. Having a conventional formulaic style. Used of certain memorial statues and busts. addition to the burgeoning architecture scene in Manhattan's West Chelsea. Designed and developed by award-winning firm Della Valle Bernheimer Architects, the l 1-story residential condominium's striking black metal panel and white glass fagade, punctuated by massive, cinematic windows, houses elegant full-floor residences and multi-floor penthouses. The full-floor residences include two spacious penthouses-one simplex and one duplex (communications) duplex - Used to describe a communications channel that can carry signals in both directions, in contrast to a simplex channel which only ever carries a signal in one direction. . Each penthouse penthouse Enclosed area on top of a building. A penthouse can be an apartment on the roof or top floor of a building or a structure on the roof housing the top of an elevator shaft, air-conditioning equipment, or stairs leading to the roof. features an expansive outdoor terrace with Ipe wood decking, as does the first floor garden residence. Additionally, each penthouse enjoys a wood-burning fireplace, 10' 5" ceilings, Fisher & Paykel dishwashers and double Miele stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. and black glass ovens. Anticipated occupancy is Spring 2008. |
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