While this Talking Head’s hair has faded to white, David Byrne is far from fading into obscurity.
The artist/musician/photographer/activist has been house hunting and recently visited One York, where a 2,000-square-foot, three-bedroom, 3½-bath unit on the fourth floor caught his eye.
The condo, in a glass-draped building designed by starchitect Enrique Norten, is on the market for $3.2 million. The loft-style home features floor-to-ceiling glass, an open kitchen and bathrooms with sinks and floating white cabinets designed by Norten.
Byrne just released the acclaimed “Bicycle Diaries” book, recounting his travels through various cities on his signature folding bike.
One York is best known as the building where real estate junkie Michael Hirtenstein is combining five units. Hirtenstein closed on his $16.8 million, multi-apartment deal about a month ago.
Woz up!
Tennis ace Caroline Wozniacki, the runner-up in this year’s US Open, has been looking for her Big Apple match — in Brooklyn. Wozniacki, 19, recently visited a three-bedroom, three-bathroom penthouse in Williamburg’s new Edge development.
The penthouse on the 20th floor is listed for $2.545 million. It includes a double-height living room, a fireplace and a large terrace with western and northern views of the skyline. We hear Wozniacki liked the hipster-friendly neighborhood and the laid-back yet luxurious vibe of the building. The Edge’s 40,000 square feet of amenities includes a sports facility.
Singer heads ‘backup’ town
Jean Thomas-Fox —the 1960s backup singer for legends like Ella Fitzgerald — is leaving 88 Central Park West for the Apthorp.
Thomas-Fox has sold her apartment at 88 CPW (where residents include Sting) to hedge funder Paolo Pellegrini for close to $10 million. And now Thomas-Fox and her husband, writer Ray Errol Fox, have signed a contract to buy a two-bedroom in the Apthorp for around $2.5 million.
“I’ve always loved the Apthorp,” Thomas-Fox says. “It’s one of New York’s great prewar buildings.”
The Fox family lived at 88 CPW for 38 years. That building is where they raised daughters Haley Fox Eisenberg and Lauren Fox, the owners of Alice’s Tea Cup, which has locations on the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side.
“It was a great family building,” Thomas-Fox says. “But it’s time to downsize and travel more.”
The price is White
Celebrity photographer Timothy White’s 4,000-square-foot penthouse at 448 W. 37th St. is on the market for $4.9 million.
Yes, the price is steep. But the two-bedroom, two-bath condo features 16-foot glass ceilings, which allow White and his wife to “see the stars” from bed. There’s also a 2,500-square-foot terrace with a sound system, lighting and an outdoor shower — and great views of the city and the Hudson River.
White used the space as his studio before converting it into living space. He’s shot numerous Hollywood A-listers, from Harrison Ford to Julia Roberts to Brad Pitt, and his work has appeared as portraits, movie posters, magazine covers and album covers for musicians like Bruce Springsteen.
Listing broker Timothy Rothman of the Corcoran Group had no comment.