It’s no Buckingham Palace, but it’s rather special anyway. Even the British royal family is getting into the business of pieds-a-terre in New York. Queen Elizabeth II is now the proud owner of an apartment at Zeckendorf Development’s 50 United Nations Plaza. The royal family spent $7.9 million on the three-bedroom pad.
The unit includes 3.5 bathrooms and spans roughly 3,000 square feet, according to the listing on StreetEasy. The unit would serve perfectly as a getaway for the queen’s grandsons, or maybe even as her own getaway. Only, of course, if she decides to resign and hand the rei(g)ns to her son Charles. Norman Foster designed the building. The starchitect was knighted by the Queen in 1990.
Take a closer look at the Queen’s new space:
One of the three bedrooms in Gerard van Bohemen’s New York digs.
The Manhattan pied-a-terre is decked out in sleek, modern finishes.
It is not hard to see the appeal of the luxury development.
Spanning 279 square metres, the three-bedroom, three-bathroom pad has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the East River.
Designed by Sir Norman Foster, the elite condominium complex features a 23-metre swimming pool, sauna, steam and massage rooms and gym.
source : The Real Deal
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