Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are not known for their subtlety. We’re talking about a man who posed as Jesus Christ wearing a crown of thorns on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. And Kardashian’s long-running reality TV show, Keeping up with the Kardashians, is an incessant stream of extravagant mansions, events and photoshoots, while West is famous for outrageous lyrics and eye-wateringly expensive sneakers (a single pair of Yeezys can set you back several thousand dollars). So you’d expect their digs in The Big Apple to be, well, big. Over the top. Excessive.
But it’s not. If anything, the couple’s place on West Houston Street is an exercise in elegant restraint. Designed by Italian architect Claudio Silvestrin, who is famed for his minimalism, the Kardashian-West apartment in Soho has a calm, neutral colour palette, ceilings almost three metres high, and 13 well-placed windows to maximise natural light. A garden rooftop offers 360-degree views of Manhattan.
The one bedroom, one bathroom (plus powder room) apartment has an asking price of $6.95 million, and is actually two flats on the building’s fourth floor that have been joined together and renovated as one. Scroll down for more details on the power couple’s long-term New York pad which will soon belong to someone else – though it’s not as if the Kardashian-Wests are going to be homeless. The pair own a mansion in Los Angeles designed by Axel Vervoordt rumoured to be worth $90 million and recently purchased a ranch in Wyoming for $20 million.
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The open-plan dining and sitting room has custom lighting and an impressive ambiance sound system, both automated by Savant.
The kitchen features a stone island, pearwood cabinetry and French limestone flooring. The oven is a Miele and refrigerator is a Subzero, while the cooktop is from Gaggenau.
The fresh white walls of the dining room are gallery-like and ideal for showcasing an art collection.
The entire apartment has radiant floor heating for comfort during the New York winter.
Automated window shades by Savant feature throughout the apartment, including the minimalist bedroom.
A textured natural stone island is the key feature of the bathroom.
The bedroom features ample closet space.
The powder room has a free-standing stone sink.
The entrance hallway has lovely light and floor-to-ceiling hidden storage.
See the full listing at Core NYC.