The stairways and corridors of the 8,500-square-foot home were changed from a “margarine yellow” to a glamorously lacquered black-and-pearl white, a nod to Coco Chanel’s original Parisian store. They gut-renovated their client Nancy McCormick’s fifth-floor primary suite down to the studs, moving the bedroom to the south side of the 18-foot-wide home, cloaking the bathroom in blue-quartzite panels inspired by the garden court of the Frick Collection, and devising a show-stopping dressing room-complete with a gleaming silver leaf ceiling. And although they soft-launched their New York–based design firm Carlos David three years ago, the couple managed to keep most of their projects under wraps-that is until now. Mexican architect Carlos Garciavelez and New York designer David Lawrence share a Lhasa Apso named Lolo, a background in luxury fashion, and a knack for creating unexpected and opulent spaces. Photo: Douglas Friedman Styled by Mieke ten Have A sophisticated Upper East Side town house “I see a lot of places-all the time-and this had incredible bones and proportions, and I saw the potential.” As penthouse lofts stack up, this particular property clocking in at around 3,400 square feet has three exposures instead of the usual two, including a nearly 50-foot wall with south-facing windows overlooking the quaint cobblestones below. “My girlfriend Luiza and I were pregnant with our daughter, Rose, and I was living in a really cool development in Chelsea, but had been thinking about getting a bigger space,” Gold says. The would-be client, as it turned out, was New York City gallerist Sean Kelly, who’d lived in the top-floor property for over two decades. “As I left, I ended up saying, ‘I’m happy to sell it for you, but I’ll also buy it from you,’” he recalls. Photo: Nina Poon Photo: Nina Poon Steve Gold’s sun-drenched SoHo loftĪfter touring a potential client’s penthouse loft in SoHo to discuss bringing it on the market in late 2019, Steve Gold-celebrity real estate agent and star of Bravo’s *Million Dollar Listing New York-*eventually cut to the chase. That aesthetic includes a deep appreciation for Brazilian modernism, which is undoubtedly evident in this second abode. “What was fun about working with Becky on our last home and again on this one is that she has a good sense of our aesthetic,” Zoninsein says. She also outfitted the pair’s previous apartment in Greenwich Village. “I created the layout with the sole purpose of entertaining in mind,” Shea explains. The couple gave their trusted friend Becky Shea-a New York interior designer-a call and, suffice to say, she delivered. Plus, after welcoming their first child, Izzo, in October of 2020, moving into a bigger home with fewer walls made sense. After all, they both have big families (hers Brazilian and his American, Indian, and Scandinavian) and love to play host. When Bonobos founder Andy Dunn and his wife Manuela Zoninsein purchased their three-bedroom New York City apartment on the historic Great Jones Street, they knew that creating an open floor plan-designed by BKSK Architects-was paramount. Photo: Sean Litchfield A modernist apartment that’s all about Brazilian design
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