Clothing designer Yigal Azroüel completely gut-renovated a 3,000-square-foot loft in New York City’s Greenwich Village and created a minimalist feel inside. With renovations just completed, the apartment listed last week for $5.895 million.
“The paint is drying as we speak,” said Robert Dankner, president of Prime Manhattan Residential.
Property records show that Mr. Azroüel bought the loft in 2015 for $4.4 million. He turned what was once a “grandma” house into a minimalistic, “uncluttered” space, Mr. Dankner said. The loft features a combination of modern technology and old-world elements, Mr. Dankner said, including reclaimed wood floors throughout, a custom floating reclaimed wood staircase with industrial-grade steel accents and marble countertops in the chef’s kitchen. Outside, there is a 470-square-foot private deck.
The four bedroom, three bathroom duplex spans two floors and is one of four co-op units in the 1842 Greek Revival townhouse on Waverly Place, located one block away from Washington Square Park.
“It’s a loft inside of a townhouse on a charming Greenwich Village block, which is an oxymoron in itself... in a good way,” Mr. Dankner said.
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Mr. Azroüel, who was not immediately available to comment, consulted with interior designer and longtime collaborator Dror Benshetrit to translate his experience designing clothing into designing architecture, Mr. Dankner said. Mr. Azroüel had never worked with architecture before, Mr. Dankner added, but wanted to design everything to accent the space’s 13-foot ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows.
Mr. Azroüel, 47, specializes in women’s clothing and is best known for his draping and defined construction and a minimal, fresh aesthetic.
Mr. Azroüel hand-selected the one-of-a-kind furniture for the space, Mr. Dankner said, which is not currently included in the sale price.
Mr. Azroüel “looked at it as a piece of art,” Mr. Dankner said, “not a home.”
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Women’s Wear Daily first reported the story.