Manhattan Transfers

Starwood Capital's Baccarat Hotel & Residences won't even be the priciest new tower on 53rd Street.

Cut Glass: Baccarat Wants $60 M. For Its Crystal Penthouse

The sales office for 20 West 53rd Street, Starwood Capital’s Baccarat-branded hotel and condo tower isn’t having its grand opening until next week, but the fancy glass maker turned hotelier has already settled on a price for its crown jewel. The dark crystal’s penthouse unit is asking $60 million, according to BuzzBuzzHome, which got its hands on the asking price.

A call to the sales office didn’t yield any additional details, but they did confirm the pricing of the top-floor penthouse, or “the pinnacle,” as Baccarat puts it. For $60 million, the buyer will get a duplex with 7,381 square feet of interior floor space, plus a 417-square foot balcony, according to BuzzBuzzHome. The unit has five bedrooms and 5.5 baths (the master with a floating sculptural tub). No word on whether or not chandeliers will be included. Read More

State Reups with SOM for Moynihan Station Design

Architecture firm Skidmore Owings & Merrill has gotten a bit of new work, thanks in part to the federal stimulus package.

The state’s development agency on Thursday announced that it had awarded SOM design work for the first phase of its Moynihan Station project, the long-planned expansion of Penn Station into the Farley Post Office.

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