Lawyerly Lairs: Partners Part With Pricey Penthouse

A power couple -- the former general counsel of an investment bank, and her husband, a Davis Polk partner -- sell their $6 million penthouse.

At first I wasn’t quite sure what this room was for:

But now I know it’s a den, thanks to the floor plan (click to enlarge):

The two non-master bedroooms on the main floor are on the small side, at least for an apartment of this fabulosity. It’s slightly weird that the bedrooms open into the dining room. And it’s too bad that part of the roof is shared with other residents.

But let’s not nitpick: this is an amazing apartment, with lots of character, and its oddities merely reflect how unique and interesting a space it is. To be honest, it’s a little surprising that lawyers from Davis Polk, that most Establishment of law firms, lived for so many years in such a quirky place, in such an artsy neighborhood. I would have expected them to reside in, say, a prewar co-op on Fifth Avenue.

Where are Ulrika Ekman and Peter Douglas headed next? Hopefully this fairy-tale couple has found a new residence that’s just as royal. May they live happily ever after.

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Cai Guo-Qiang Explodes Onto Soho Real Estate Scene [New York Observer]
Boom: Cai Guo-Qiang Drops $6 Million on Soho Penthouse With Mind-Blowing Bathtub [ArtInfo]
Soho Penthouse Features Ceilings of Tin, Glass [Curbed]
542 Broadway, #6 in Soho [StreetEasy]
Marble Goddesses at Nos. 542-544 Broadway [Daytonian in Manhattan]
Wachtell, Lipton lawyer moves to investment bank Greenhill [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
Weddings: Ulrika Ekman, Peter Douglas [New York Times]

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