{"id":42192,"date":"2013-05-22T19:50:23","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T23:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.buzzbuzzhome.com\/?p=42192"},"modified":"2024-02-19T02:56:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T07:56:19","slug":"432-park-avenue-cinematic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/432-park-avenue-cinematic","title":{"rendered":"King Kong and 432 Park Avenue: Getting cinematic with Macklowe projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-tag' style='margin-bottom: 35px;'><\/h4><p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42193\" alt=\"150 east 72nd theater\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/150-east-72nd-theater.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"510\" \/><\/p>\n<p>432 Park Avenue, the future tallest apartment tower in the West, is having a monster week: the top penthouse at the svelte, 84-story Harry Macklowe project is in contract for $95 million, and the building has already generated almost $1 billion in sales, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/05\/19\/nyregion\/boom-in-luxury-towers-is-warping-new-york-real-estate-market.html?smid=tw-share&amp;utm_source=buffer&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=Buffer&amp;utm_content=buffer19603&amp;_r=1&amp;\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">New York Times<\/a> reported.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are only two markets, ultraluxury and subsidized housing,\u201d 432 Park Avenue architect Rafael Vi\u00f1oly told the Times.<\/p>\n<p>And with Macklowe predicting more than $3 billion in total sales for the building, 432 Park Avenue is firmly in the former category.<\/p>\n<p>Macklowe even produced a short film that juxtaposes the slender tower with images of the Pantheon, fashion plates, sculptures by Giacometti and New York movie stills: &#8220;In one film clip, the aerialist Philippe Petit walks a tightrope that stretches from the Empire State Building to 432 Park with the aid of computer-generated imaging, while Mr. Macklowe emerges from a King Kong outfit,&#8221; the Times writes.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d give up, well, our non-existent $95 million penthouse for <em>that<\/em> footage, but we think that Macklowe should extend his cinematic appearances for his other projects in the city. Just imagine:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/new-york-ny\/150-east-72nd-street\">150 East 72nd Street<\/a> &#8211; Breakfast at Tiffany&#8217;s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clad in a Givenchy LBD and pearls, Macklowe saunters through this 12-story, 22-unit condo conversion with a re-animated George Peppard. The private elevator lounges in every apartment prevent awkward run-ins with any potential &#8220;2E,&#8221; and the custom Poliform closets could easily accommodate the fruits of a Tiffany &amp; Co. shopping spree. After gliding through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/new-york-ny\/150-east-72nd-street\/units\/condos\/7n\">$10.65 million apartment<\/a>&#8216;s staff room and library, Macklowe closes out the film with a wistful performance of &#8220;Moon River&#8221; in the Italian marble bathroom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-42195\" alt=\"150 East 72nd living room 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/150-East-72nd-living-room-21.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"343\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-42196\" alt=\"breakfast at tiffany's\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/breakfast-at-tiffanys.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"387\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/new-york-ny\/737-park-avenue\">737 Park Avenue<\/a> &#8211; Annie Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a riff on the ultimate Manhattan neurotic rom-com, Macklowe tackles both the Woody Allen and Diane Keaton roles. After all, Annie&#8217;s apartment was located on East 68th Street between Madison &amp; Park, a three-minute walk from the 20-story 60-unit 737 Park Avenue. We get to see Macklowe boil lobsters in the Varenna kitchens and flirt with himself while looking out the new casement windows. The building&#8217;s private storage, stroller storage, garden room, bicycle storage and caterer&#8217;s kitchen provide ample backdrop for philosophical playfights. And yes, the film closes out with him singing, &#8220;It Had To Be You.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-42198\" alt=\"737 Park Avenue exterior\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/737-Park-Avenue-exterior.png\" width=\"528\" height=\"298\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-42199\" alt=\"Annie Hall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Annie-Hall.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"322\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>150 East 72nd Street and 737 Park Avenue are featured projects on BuzzBuzzHome. Get more information about 150 East 72nd Street <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/new-york-ny\/150-east-72nd-street\">here<\/a> and 737 Park Avenue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/new-york-ny\/737-park-avenue\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-msg'><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To promote ultra-skinny, ultra-tall luxury tower 432 Park Avenue, Harry Macklowe donned a King Kong suit for a short film. 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