The luxuriously renovated, full-floor Chelsea loft comes to the market for $5,800,000 with Douglas Elliman’s Holly Parker, Brad Webb and Jamie Gagliano. 142 West 26th Street, Apt. 9 was transformed under the masterful design of Fernando Santangelo, a decorator best-known for his collaborations with hotel developer André Balazs, such as the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles.
A modern interior designer Fernando Santangelo is famous thanks to his attentive approach to color, placement and proportion. The Uruguayan-born artist’s modern romantic designs are a harmony of past and present.
142 West 26th Street features only 12 floors, with 13 residences and low maintenance charges. The boutique co-op building is located in the heart of Chelsea, within a few blocks walk are a Fairway, Whole Foods, Eataly, Madison Square Park, NoMad, West Chelsea / High Line, and several transportation lines which provide convenient transportation throughout the city.
Enter through a key-accessed elevator to the apartment which boasts over 4,200 square feet of living space with ceilings measuring over 11 feet, oak flooring throughout, and over-sized windows with wide views of the crossroads of Chelsea and Flatiron, Miele dishwasher, wine fridge and Hansgrohe fixtures. The loft features a second massive living room, library, dining and entertaining space, which is a perfect place to display art.
There is an open chef’s kitchen custom-built for cooking and entertaining that includes lacquered cabinetry, calacatta marble countertops, professional-grade American Range eight-burner and double-oven range, Sub-Zero refrigerator, Miele dishwasher, wine fridge and Hansgrohe fixtures. The kitchen has a convenient butler’s pantry and an intimate dining nook that’s ideal for breakfast.
Both the master and den/guest bedroom have elegant en suite marble bathrooms with fixtures by Barber Wilson and Aquadomo. Adjoining the master bedroom is a dressing area with an array of build-in wardrobe closets. There is also a spacious laundry room, with a full-sized LG washer and externally-vented dryer, as well as extra storage space.