551 West 21st Street, 12B

This majestic three bedroom, three and a half bathroom home, perched high above West Chelsea’s streetscape and the High Line Park, features breathtaking views south, east and north with sweeping panoramas of the Hudson River, midtown and downtown Manhattan, and beyond. With direct elevator access through a private vestibule, this stately, column-free home offers a magnificent center galley and a south-facing 30’x19’ grand room with adjacent library and formal dining room.Expertly designed interiors by Foster Partners include a top-of-the-line kitchen by Molteni with beveled Blanco de Macael marble countertops and natural stained oak cabinetry, eleven-foot ceilings, custom cove lighting in the foyer, detailed millwork and deep thresholds throughout. A stunning, corner master bedroom with direct river views features a fully finished, large walk-in closet with extensive custom millwork by Foster Partners, a luxurious master bathroom oasis with double door entry, a meditative freestanding tub facing south with river views, radiant heated Luna Black granite floors and a custom Corian vanity with integrated lighting. It also includes a separate enclosed shower and water closet with custom designed floor to ceiling translucent glass doors. Two additional en suite bathrooms have Travertino Striato stone floors and elegant Dornbracht fixtures.With rich materials throughout, this exceptional home offers details that are akin to a more elegant era, reinterpreted through the architect’s modernist sensibility: French-inspired oak herringbone floors frame these distinctive spaces while luminous metal reveals and a deep facade for perimeter seating border each panoramic view. This residence is fully integrated with pre-wiring for the most advanced home technology systems.

Exquisitely crafted by the master architects of Foster Partners, 551 West 21st Street features a private, gated drive court surrounded by a twenty-foot green wall and a dramatic, awe-inspiring thirty-four-foot, double height lobby with grand chandelier. Additional amenities include full-time doorman and a concierge, porter and valet services, a state-of-the-art fitness center with a his and her spa, yoga room, residents’ lounge, children’s playroom, parking for the residents, bike storage, a live-in super and a dedicated, separate service entry.