Sunday Escape - Gucci Sister's NYC Penthouse

As soon as the doors of the Olimpic Tower opened in 1975, this building at 641 Fifth Avenue becomes the most prestigious and desired residential palace in NYC area.

The 189m tall skyscraper, funded by Aristotele Onassis and designed by the Skidmore, Owings and Merrill architecture studios, is one of the first luxury mixed-use buildings with more than 23,000m² of office space and 225 apartments.

No wonder, therefore, that all the jet set of the time compete to occupy one of its spaces. If Halston, at the height of his fame, decides to establish here the headquarters of his fashion house, Maurizio Gucci is able to grab the most prestigious apartment and now the 880 m² penthouse divided into two floors, the 50th and 51st, is owned by his daughter Allegra and Alessandra Gucci.

Downstairs are the eight bedrooms, including the master bedroom with a wardrobe area, a spa bath and a separate shower with New York view. Upstairs, on the other hand, there are the library lined with wood paneling, furnished with a fireplace and a huge skylight; the main dining room and two kitchens (one for staff and one for the owners).

The 4.5 meter high ceilings, two staircases, two lifts and a sophisticated decor featuring a desk by George Nakashima, an executive aluminum armchair Eames, a Nelson Slingback sofa, and the Swan by Jacobsen make the place even more spectacular.

The real highlight? The 28 windows of the upper floor that offer full views of Manhattan and its landmark buildings like the Empire State Building or the Rockefeller Center and, on clear days, even the Statue of Liberty.

This is a fabulous, obviously luxurious, spot that Gucci sisters have been selling and it can be yours for $ 38 million.

If you have enough savings...