Daughters’ buys bypass dads

Imagine the conversations at Thanksgiving dinner: Two daughters of noted postwar architects have moved into buildings their fathers did not design, opting instead for prewar elegance.

Interior designer Alexia Kondylis, daughter of Donald Trump’s preferred architect Costas Kondylis, recently bought a one-bedroom spread in a prewar building at Fifth Avenue and 11th Street. She purchased the co-op in March for $615,000, according to the New York Times. The building, constructed in 1924, was designed by Felix Candela.

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Kondylis’ father is best-known for work he’s done on projects such as the conversion of the Hotel Delmonico on Park Avenue and the new Morton Square condominium in the West Village. Both parent and child, however, have worked and continue to work together despite the younger Kondylis’ recent buy.

Model and jewelry designer Manon Von Gerkan, daughter of renowned German architect Meinhard Von Gerkan, who designed the new Lehrter railroad station in Berlin with its starling curved glass roof, recently bought a $1.7 million apartment on the Lower East Side. The 1,900-square-foot apartment on Henry Street covers a full floor of the Garfield Building, which was built in 1912, and has a huge view of Downtown through 30 windows. Architects Ronald Castellano and Christopher Haynes bought the Garfield four years ago, according to the New York Observer, for the low, low price of $2.45 million.

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