Lawyerly Lairs: A $12 Million Duplex, Renovated By A Starchitect

All the bedrooms — the master bedroom, three additional bedrooms, and a small staff room — are on the second floor. Behold the master bedroom:

According to the Times, “the 17-by-21-foot master bedroom has a wall of built-in cherry wood closets (his), a large walk-in closet (hers), and a palazzo-style master bathroom with soaking tub and glass shower (theirs).”

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(A small quibble: isn’t it heteronormative to refer to “his and hers” closets? Why can’t they be “his and his” or “hers and hers”?)

Here’s the floor plan, which shows how nicely the space is laid out, with public rooms on one level and bedrooms on the other:

Compare it to the floor plan of this previously profiled duplex, which has a much more cramped and cluttered layout. (In fairness, that other duplex cost less than $2 million, while the Rossoffs’ place is on the market for $12 million.)

Congratulations to Mack and Jeannette Rossoff on their beautiful home — and kudos to Jeannette Rossoff for her service as deputy general counsel of the New York eHealth Collaborative, a nonprofit organization that works to improve health care for all New Yorkers. Instead of sitting on her terrace eating bonbons, she’s out in the world trying to make a difference. Hopefully her example will inspire others in privileged positions to do the same.