“Spending time in here, especially in the evenings, it doesn’t feel like an apartment—it feels like a house,” says Charlie Ferrer. The designer is standing in the middle of an airy, white oak kitchen, elbows resting on a marble-topped island. Indeed, the space he’s in, Cary Tamarkin’s newest luxury development at 555 West End Avenue,…

A landmarked 20th century Upper West Side private school has turned into a residential building. Originally built in 1908 by acclaimed architect William A. Boring, 555 West End Avenue is a landmark in the Riverside-West End Historic District. The property is being restored and transformed by Tamarkin Co. in partnership with CL Investment Group into…

Weeks after school started, sales have launched on the much-anticipated condo conversion at 555 West End Avenue, a former Catholic school. Originally built by William A. Boring in 1908, Upper West Side residents and visitors have long admired its architectural details, filigreed windows, limestone window bays, and turrets. Over 100 years later, with Landmarks’ blessing,…

After revealing new renderings and a teaser site back in August, the Upper West Side’s Catholic school-to-condo conversion at 555 West End Avenue has officially launched sales. Four of the building’s Cary Tamarkin-designed condos have hit the market, and as anticipated, are very pricey. The least expensive among them is a four-bedroom, 4.5 bathroom apartment…

The reimagined library is a spacious duplex; the gymnasium is a penthouse. A former landmarked private school on New York City’s Upper West Side has been transformed into a collection of 13 private condominiums—and sales for the building officially launched yesterday. Built in 1908 by architect William A. Boring (remembered for his work on the…

This 1908 landmarked private school on the Upper West Side is soon to begin its next life as a luxurious 13-unit condo. Developer and architect Tamarkin Co. finagled the building’s unique interior into spacious apartments with some quirks: There’s a unit called The Library, born from the school’s actual library. Ceiling heights are so impressive…

One thing is clear in New York luxury real estate currently: price cuts abound, leaving some to consider whether the market is softening, even in red-hot Brooklyn. According to Douglas Elliman’s report for Brooklyn for the second quarter of 2018, the median sales price for condominiums declined 4.4%, and new developments 10%; there was a…

Fall is just around the corner, which can only mean one thing: New York City’s real estate market is about to pick up, and quickly. And of course, that can only mean one thing for real estate gawkers: it’s time to look at the many, many, many apartments that will be hitting the market in…

Just under four years after developer and architect Cary Tamarkin purchased 555 West End Avenue from the Archdiocese of New York for $50 million, a teaser site has been launched for the Catholic school-turned-luxury condominium. Jointly developed with CL Investment Group, 555 West End will be Tamarkin’s first Upper West Side project. Further down the…

It’s been more than three years since the Landmarks Preservation Commission gave the Upper West Side’s school-to-condo conversion at 555 West End Avenue the green light to move forward after a few modifications. It’s been quietly been making progress ever since, and finally, there are some new renderings and a teaser site that give an…