![]() Edmund Hollander (inset) was charged with restoring the 22,000-square-foot landmarked courtyard at the Belnord on the Upper West Side. “We were sold at the idea of having access to such a gorgeous, yet functional, outdoor space designed by somebody so talented like Edmund,” said Hovsepian who purchased a two-bedroom unit overlooking Hollander’s landscape (he moved in with Postotnik last November). Hollander said he was trying to create a “family-friendly magical escape.” There is also an herb garden, lounging areas, fitness deck and playground. At 11 Hoyt, he created an oasis filled with oaks and dogwood trees, and flowering plants like milkweeds and goldenrods. He is known for landscaping eight-figure homes and institutions such as the Kennedy Center. Tishman Speyer tapped celebrity landscape architect Edmund Hollander, founder of Hollander Design, for the project. Units there range in price from $695,000 to $4.3 million. Their perspective changed after peeping 11 Hoyt, a new 620-foot skyscraper in downtown Brooklyn that features an elevated park for residents that measures a staggering 30,000 square feet - roughly two-thirds of an acre. “Having openness and breathing fresh air was really important to us, especially during the pandemic.”īuildings are … bringing in well-known landscape architects who are creating mini getaways of sorts that make you feel like you’re out of the city.” Compass agent Kevin Sneddon ![]() “It’s a convenient place to live because subways are accessible, and there’s lots to do, but it’s very dense,” said Hovsepian. The couple had lived in the area for more than five years but wanted to move to a neighborhood with more greenspace. 11 Hoyt is a 620-foot skyscraper with an elevated park. When Nick Hovsepian, 32, a real estate agent, and his husband, Robert Postotnik, 31, an artist, were looking to buy an apartment last year, staying in downtown Brooklyn wasn’t part of their plans. “You hear it more and more that people are buying apartments not because the units are large or there’s a fancy gym,” said Compass agent Vickey Barron. “Buildings are doing that by bringing in well-known landscape architects who are creating mini getaways of sorts that make you feel like you’re out of the city.”įor developers - and even buyers - names like Edmund Hollander, Scott Streeb and Steven Yavanian are now an essential part of the environment. “With the onset of COVID, a fresh-air lifestyle has become a must-have,” said Kevin Sneddon, an agent with Compass. While boldface starchitect names like Bjarke Ingels, Norman Foster and Frank Gehry may rule the NYC skyline, landscape architects are suddenly having their day in the sun. It’s not easy being green, but the stars are finally aligning for one of the design world’s most overlooked arms. Hyatt fortune heir buys LA’s Garcia House for $12.5M Teen caught scaling Williamsburg Bridge recalls years of climbing NYC heights Iconic ‘Men in Black’ spaceship towers light up once again in Queens Sicilian village goes viral over its unique, ‘incredible’ shape
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