anish kapoor buys apartment at herzog and de meuron's 56 leonard in new york

british-indian artist anish kapoor bought a $13.5M apartment at herzog and de meuron’s 56 leonard located in tribeca, new york. known for his large-scale sculptures, kapoor has designed a 2-story, 40-ton piece for the building’s lobby. as part of the jenga-like skyscraper, the apartment acquired by the artist was originally listed for $15 million.

artist anish kapoor will now be able to live just on top of one of his sculptures on the 47th floor of the 60-story tower. the apartment — with a total of 325 square meters — has four bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms and views to the north, south, east and west of the big apple through its wall-to-ceiling windows and three private balconies. although the sculpture has not been installed yet, it will be there for the first quarter of 2017.

anish kapoor
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in 2014, carly dean photographed the advance in the construction
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