1 W 72nd Street #93/94, Manhattan, NY 10023

Atop the venerable Dakota Apartments, an incomparable 2,857 square foot residence is distinguished by 92 feet of direct Central Park frontage. Inspired by their neighbor the acclaimed modernist designer Ward Bennett’s own iconic “Manhattan A-frame”, the owners asked that he design rooms for them in the northern-most gable above their apartment. They later commissioned architect Michael Graves, a member of the New York Five and the Memphis Group, to expand and completely renovate the home, introducing playful colors, classical elements, and wit. Originally staff quarters on the highest floor at the historic 1884 Henry Janeway Hardenbergh German Renaissance-Revival landmark, two 20th century architectural visionaries reimagined these rooms into a light-flooded aerie of pleasing scale and outlook. The reception rooms all radiate from a gracious demilune Entry Gallery, finished in sandstone flooring. The oversized corner Dining Room is lined with bookshelves and features a dramatic...