The much-lauded Calvin Klein creative director for women's wear, Francisco Costa, recently found a buyer for his meticulously tailored apartment in New York City, according to a source of Variety. The understandably photogenic space was grabbed from the market for the last-asking-price of $2.3 million.
With two bedrooms and two bathrooms, the unit has been handsomely renovated and fine-tuned with Costa's brilliant creative taste. It is located in a fine, full-service pre-war building in the prime location of Murray Hill, about six blocks south of the Grand Central Station. The windows of the apartment have direct views of both the Empire State Building and the Pierpont Morgan Library. It has been comfortably dressed in dulcet palette of grey and tan and features matte-finished ash blond herringbone hardwood floors, minimalist moldings, heating enclosures, custom and antique door hardware and an integrated sound system with built-in speakers, all carefully tailored to the tastes of Costa.
The report continued that property records indicate that the Calvin Klein designer purchased the high floor co-operative apartment for $983,500 on 2004 and had already unsuccessfully put up the unit in the market in 2011, first with an asking price of $1.989 million and later at $1.789 million.
Costa reportedly arrived in New York City in 1985, speaking no English. Born second youngest of five children in Guarani, Brazil, he entertained the idea of painting and architecture first before choosing a career in fashion.
He started out by creating dresses for Oscar de la Renta and Bill Blass under the He-Ro Group. He then went off to work at Gucci as Tom Ford's assistant. He worked his way up in the industry and has started his role as creative director in 2003. He has since won two CFDA awards for Womenswear Designer of the Year and is largely credited for revamping the Calvin Klein label with his minimalism and attention to detail.
