Famous photographer Albert Watson puts his TriBeCa penthouse in the market for $21.5 million. Watson is well known for his outstanding images of Alfred Hitchcock as well as Steve Jobs and other popular personalities. His images are also seen in magazine covers, movie posters, books and catalogs.
According to The New York Times, The Corcoran Group, who is the one listing the property said that unit No. 3450 at 101 Warren Street is a three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath condominium. The monthly charges of the unit run around $7,718.
Watson and his wife, Elizabeth purchased the penthouse in the summer of 2008 from a sponsor for around $13.39 million. At that time, the unit was merely a "white box." Watson then transformed the unit and used industrial elements with wood and glass.
The walls unit are all fashioned from blocks of raw charcoal-gray granite. And as for its flooring, they used Siberian oak laid out in a herringbone pattern. It has floor to ceiling windows that gives great views in every room.
German industrial designer Eisenfrank was the one who created the massive steel bookcase which serves as a room divider. That also formed as a separate library on the first level. Most of Watson's work of art and photography books are on it.
A steel and glass spiral staircase will lead to the second level. The three bedrooms are located while one of the rooms was also converted into a library. As for the master suite, it offers two walk-in closets with neat marbled bathroom.
The inspiration for the interiors of his penthouse was the Pierre Chareau's Modernist marvel Maison de Verre (the glass house) in Paris. Watson said, "It was designed in 1928 and built as an industrial environment." He then added, "We approached this apartment with the idea of transforming it into something with a much more industrial feeling, but elegant."
Meanwhile, Watson shared the proceeds of the sale is intended for the foundation that he plans to create and a museum. The rest of it will be for his home in the east coast of Scotland as he plans to downsize the one in New York.