15 Central Park W #31B, Manhattan, NY 10023

15 Central Park West is among the most restrained buildings in New York &mdash; Indiana limestone, prewar proportions, Robert A.M. Stern's disciplined homage to Rosario Candela and Carpenter. Residence 31B is its counterpoint: a two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath home finished through a room-by-room commission in the tradition of the great Parisian private apartments &mdash; hand-painted plasterwork ceilings, gilt and silver-leafed millwork, integrated murals, and bookmatched marble baths. The contrast between building and interior is precisely the point. <br> <br> The living and dining rooms run in sequence along the park, each framing unobstructed Central Park views through floor-to-ceiling windows, and each finished beneath raised plaster ceilings and crystal chandeliers. In the living room, a carved rosette anchors the ceiling and an ornately detailed mantel anchors the interior wall. In the dining room, scenic garden panels are set into shaped plaster surrounds &mdash; the kind of...