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eveloped by Alchemy Properties and
encased inside the historic Woolworth
Building—a neo-Gothic icon at the
gateway to Tribeca in Manhattan—The Woolworth
Tower Residences gives rise to one of the more
enticing real estate opportunities that one might
imagine. That is, to own a piece of history while
living like royalty in the luxury-condo equivalent
of a "Castle in the Sky." Is there a better, more
spectacular prospect?
Were one still able to ask this question of F.W.
Woolworth—the five-and-dime retailer turned
department store magnate who commissioned
the Woolworth Building and slapped his name
on it—then certainly not. Built in 1913, the Cass
Gilbert-designed structure, which is widely
considered the greatest of the architect's works,
stood as the headquarters of the Woolworth
Company, and the tallest skyscraper in the world
at the time. Marked by its now legendary tower,
the building symbolized the heights that a man
of ambition could achieve in America. For the
determined Mr. Woolworth, high wasn't high
enough until the Woolworth Building, which
was ornamented like a European cathedral
and dressed in Beaux Arts detail, scaled an
astounding 792 feet above city streets.
Landmarked in 1966, the Woolworth Building is
steeped in history, but fit for modern times, courtesy
of a deferential restoration that highlights, among
other improvements, the refurbishment of its
terracotta façade and decorative railings, as well as
the installation of new windows, sanctioned by the
Landmarks Commission and picked to maximize
both light and views. On floors 29 through 58 one
finds The Woolworth Tower Residences, a glorious,
beckoning collection of 32 loft-like condominiums
treated by the Office
DEVELOPED BY
ALCHEMY PROPERTIES,
THE WOOLWORTH
TOWER RESIDENCES
IS A COLLECTION
OF LUXURY
CONDOMINIUMS
FASHIONED BY THE
LAUDED OFFICE
OF THIERRY W.
DESPONT. EACH
BEAUTIFULLY TREATED
ENVIRONMENT
PAYS HOMAGE TO
THE HISTORY OF ITS
CELEBRATED HOST
BUT SPEAKS TO A
CONTEMPORARY
AESTHETIC WITH THE
FINEST IN FITTINGS
AND FURNISHINGS.
