Assignment opportunity. With expansive windows framing views to the west and east, this split two bedroom, two and a half bathroom residence features stately, column-free spaces of grand scale for modern living and entertaining. Custom designed interiors by Foster + Partners include beautifully proportioned rooms with over ten-foot ceilings, a distinctive windowed foyer with integrated cove lighting and millwork, a dramatic 33'x17' west-facing living room, and a top-of-the-line kitchen with beveled Blanco de Macael marble countertops and natural oak cabinetry by Molteni.

A gracious master bedroom features closets with custom millwork by Foster + Partners, a luxurious master bathroom oasis with stone floors and a custom Corian vanity with integrated lighting. Other features include an enclosed shower and water closet with custom designed floor to ceiling translucent glass doors. The large secondary bedroom has a full walk-in closet, an en suite bath with Travertino Striato stone floors and elegant Dornbracht fixtures.

With rich materials throughout, this exceptional home offers spaces that are akin to a more elegant era, reinterpreted through the architect's modernist sensibility: oak running bond floors frame these distinctive rooms while the luminous metal fade frames the western and eastern views. Additionally, this residence is fully integrated with pre-wiring for the most advanced home technology systems.

Building description:

19 Stories. 44 Exceptional Residences. Overlooking the Hudson River in West Chelsea with a private, gated drive court, 551 West 21st Street provides an urbane setting in one of the most vibrant and sought after neighborhoods in the world.

Exquisitely crafted by the master architects of Foster + Partners, 551 West 21st Street features a private, gated drive court surrounded by a twenty-foot green wall and a dramatic, awe-inspiring thirty-four-foot, double height lobby with grand chandelier. Additional amenities include full-time doorman and a concierge, porter and valet services, a state-of-the-art fitness center with a his and her spa, yoga room, residents' lounge, children's playroom, parking for the residents , bike storage, a live-in super and a dedicated, separate service entrance. Occupancy anticipated for summer 2016.

 Subject to availability and additional cost.