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For sale: the house that rock built.


One of the best-known recording studios where music greats such as John Lennon Noun 1. John Lennon - English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)
Lennon
, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, The Rolling Stones Rolling Stones, English rock music group that rose to prominence in the mid-1960s and continues to exert great influence. Members have included singer

Mick Jagger (Michael Phillip Jagger), 1943–; guitarists

Brian Jones
, Madonna, U2, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Notorious B.I.G. and Jay-Z recorded their gold and platinum albums, The Hit Factory, is living on as a luxury condominium.

Located at 421 West 54 Street, just off Ninth Avenue, The Hit Factory will offer the ultimate in high-end living in a building infused with rich musical history.

The building will include 27 one-, two- and three-bedroom loft-style residences, including six penthouse duplexes with private terraces. Homes will range from 1,100 to 3,400 s/f and are priced from approximately $1.1 million to more than $4 million. The seven-story condominium is expected to be ready for occupancy in early 2007.

Architect Arpad Baksa's architecture and Joanna Frank's interior design combined with The Hit Factory's storied musical past have resulted in unique and inviting living and common spaces. Upon entering the lobby, residents and guests will pass under the original signage for The Hit Factory, which still shines above the entryway. The interior lobby will be surrounded by steel-and-stone panels that will feature a wall display of the multiple gold and platinum records recorded at The Hit Factory by acclaimed artists such as Paul Simon Noun 1. Paul Simon - United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942)
Simon
, John Lennon, Barbra Streisand Noun 1. Barbra Streisand - United States singer and actress (born in 1942)
Barbra Joan Streisand, Streisand
 and Bruce Springsteen.

The Hit Factory condominium is located in the heart of Hell's Kitchen Hell’s Kitchen

section of midtown Manhattan; notorious for slums and high crime rate. [Am. Usage: Misc.]

See : Poverty
, which is becoming increasingly popular for its central location and quintessential 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
 feel.

The area provides a host of trendy local restaurants, television studios, lounges, and coffee houses, as well as easy access to Central Park, Columbus Circle and Midtown Business District.

Michael Chapman of Stribling Marketing Associates is the exclusive sales and marketing agent for The Hit Factory.
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Publication:Real Estate Weekly
Date:Aug 2, 2006
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