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1212 Fifth Avenue attempts to merge the modern with the old

September 21, 2011 03:39PM
By Katherine Clarke

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  • From left, Danni Tyson, a broker at Halstead Property and Illene Rosmarin and Margarita Barrera, both of Prudential Douglas Elliman (credit Marc Becker)

  • From left, Adam Disick, CEO of Triumph Property Group, Tim Serignese, director of sales at 1212 Fifth Avenue and Sha Dinour, president of Triump Property Group (credit Marc Becker)

  • From left: Dovanna Pagowshi, a broker at Warburg Realty, and Della Leathers, a brokers at Prudential Douglas Elliman (credit Marc Becker0

  • From left, Sha Dinour, president of Triumph Property Group, Jordan Barowitz, director of external affairs for the Durst Organization and Barbara Franklin, sales agent as Prudential Douglas Elliman (credit Marc Becker)

  • From left, Adam Rosenberg, assistant project manager at Durst Fetner Residential, Damon Pazzaglini, executive vice president and CEO of Durst Fetner Residential, Nancy Packes of Inc/Signature marketing service, Randi Fetner Sherman, principal and executive vice president of Durst Fetner Residential, Douglas Durst, chairman of the Durst Organization and Hal Fetner, president and CEO of Durst Fetner Residential (credit Marc Becker)

  • A room with a view on the ninth floor

  • Ikahn El, a broker for Keller Williams NYC (credit Marc Becker)

  • Gate dragons protect the park across the street

  • From left, sales agents Isabel Solmonson, John Liss and president Michele Kleier, all of Gumley Haft Kelier

  • From left, Eva Penson, Sanford Littwin and Susan Littwin, all of Halstead Property (credit Marc Becker)

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Durst Organization President Douglas Durst, the Fetner family and various brokers, public relations gurus and hangers-on mingled at the grand debut of Durst Fetner Residential’s new 55-unit condominium development at 1212 Fifth Avenue last night, enjoying market chit chat and sensational appetizers (see photos above).

It was a lavish affair; the catering by award-winning chef and cookbook author Marcus Samuelsson of Red Rooster held its own against the pull of the Central Park views, featuring a swan carved from a large melon and various platters of exotic vegetables and dips, as well as cheeses.

Randi Fetner Sherman, a principal and executive vice president of Durst Fetner Residential, gave The Real Deal the grand tour of four separate units on the ninth floor of the building.

The apartments on view, with interiors by Russell Groves, range in price from $745,000 for a one-bedroom to $3.31 million for a three-bedroom. On the West Side of the building, residents will overlook the park.

“The building is precariously close to being [declared] effective,” said Adam Rosenberg, an assistant project manager at Durst Fetner, referring to the property’s certificate of occupancy, adding, “any day now.”

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Rosenberg also noted that seven units had closed so far since the condo soft launched in the summer. Four or five more will soon follow, he said. Move-ins are expected to begin in December though some of the penthouse units are not yet complete.
As for the building’s available units overall, there are currently 18 active listings for the building, according to Streeteasy.com. The priciest on offer is a $7.995 million penthouse unit, with 2,689 square feet.

Durst Fetner purchased the building in 2009 from the Mount Sinai Medical Center for an undisclosed amount, though it was said to be just under $100 million, according to reports from the time. As part of the all-cash deal, the company will oversee the development of a 32-story rental apartment tower next door above a mechanical space used as the hospital’s labs.

The prewar 1212 Fifth Avenue has had a complete gut renovation.

“It was difficult to merge [the old building] with the modern, forward-thinking design,” said Groves, pointing to the moldings on the ceiling as an example of his work, but still a throw-back to its original features.

The custom-made finishes were attracting some attention last night. The Real Deal overheard a broker from Gumley Haft Kleier inquiring about the drawer handles. “My kitchen is handle-less,” he said, “because I can’t settle on a handle.”

Tags: 1212 fifth avenue, Douglas Durst, hal fetner, mount sinai medical center, randi fetner sherman, russell groves

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