18 Gramercy Park South
The Gramercy Park key and a Gramercy Park address. Zeckendorf and RAMSA. Smallbone kitchens. 16 full-floor residences above Manhattan's only private park.
| Building Type | landmark conversion |
| Era | Interwar / Art Deco (1920–1940) |
| Governance | Condominium |
| Board Approval | Not Required |
| Year | 1927 (converted 2013) |
| Architect | Unknown (1927 Georgian Revival) (conversion by Robert A.M. Stern Architects) |
| Interior Designer | Robert A.M. Stern Architects |
| Landmark | Yes |
| Units | 16 |
| Price Range | $5.0M - $42.0M |
| Design Register | New Classical |
| Flooring | White oak floors; herringbone in formal rooms |
| Kitchen | Smallbone of Devizes |
| Countertop | Marble |
| Backsplash | Marble |
| Appliances | Miele |
| Appliance Suite | Full Miele integrated suite |
| Bath Fixtures | Custom double vanities; freestanding cast-iron soaking tub; marble steam shower; radiant heated floors |
| Bath Stone | Italian marble (primary); Calacatta Caldia marble steam shower slab; Gris Souris marble |
| Ceilings | 11–22 ft |
| Windows | Gramercy Park frontage; 40 feet of park views from living rooms; E-shaped plan maximizes exposures |
| Smart Home | Yes |
| Collections | 16 full-floor residences (~4,200 sq ft each; private key-locked elevator access); 1 maisonette (Irving Place private entrance); 1 duplex penthouse (6,300 sq ft, heated infinity pool, ~2,000 sq ft outdoor, sold for $42M to Houston Rockets owner); residents receive personal key to Gramercy Park |
| Lobby | Georgian Revival red-brick building on the south face of Gramercy Park. Zeckendorf/RAMSA team behind 15 Central Park West converted the 1927 former women's residence. Only 16 residences — all full-floor with private elevator access. Residents receive a personal key to Manhattan's only private park, shared by fewer than 380 households citywide. |
18 Gramercy Park South is the most exclusive address in Midtown South: 16 full-floor residences in a Georgian Revival landmark, overlooking Manhattan's only private park, with the same development and design team (Zeckendorf, RAMSA) that created 15 Central Park West. The building's status is defined by a simple physical fact: residents receive a personal key to Gramercy Park.
Smallbone of Devizes kitchens with Miele, white oak floors, and Italian marble baths. The penthouse sold for $42 million to Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander, setting a downtown Manhattan record at the time. The unit spans 6,300 sq ft with a heated infinity pool and nearly 2,000 sq ft of outdoor space.
The building's Georgian Revival character (11-foot ceilings, substantial moldings, herringbone floors in formal rooms) responds well to classic interior treatments with contemporary material quality. The Gramercy Park key confers a social dimension to residence here that no amount of architectural specification can replicate.
- Gramercy Park key confers social status — design should honor the address's cultural weight without ostentation
- Smallbone of Devizes kitchen is same tier as 520 Park Avenue — established premium benchmark
- Full-floor private elevator access creates unusual privacy conditions — arrival sequence deserves design attention
- 11–22 ft ceilings (penthouse double-height) demand furniture at scale
- Park frontage means daylight quality varies dramatically by season — lighting design must account for this
- Penthouse infinity pool is architecturally integrated — outdoor furnishing and terrace design are significant opportunities