The layout might strike some as odd — the gallery is arguably wasted space, and some folks might not like a bedroom right off the foyer — but it’s par for the pre-war course. And pre-war buildings like 850 Park — designed by Rouse & Goldstone, and built in 1914 — have compensating virtues, like high-quality construction and craftsmanship that you seldom see today.
All in all, it’s an impressive abode — but not as fabulous as the Zabels’ new home, a palatial duplex with killer views of the East River that they purchased for $7.9 million. We might pay them a visit in a future installment of Lawyerly Lairs….
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David Lat is editor at large and founding editor of Above the Law, as well as the author of Supreme Ambitions: A Novel. He previously worked as a federal prosecutor in Newark, New Jersey; a litigation associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; and a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. You can connect with David on Twitter (@DavidLat), LinkedIn, and Facebook, and you can reach him by email at [email protected].