One of the greatest living American architects, Robert A.M. Stern is also the only contemporary architect to have designed two buildings along Central Park: 15 Central Park West, the two-tower limestone complex regarded as the most successful condominium of all time, and 1280 Fifth Avenue, home to the Museum for African Art and, above, the residences of One Museum Mile. CORE founder and CEO Shaun Osher sat down with Stern, who is also the dean of Yale University’s School of Architecture and an accomplished architectural historian, to talk about the unique design of One Museum Mile, the history of Central Park, and the similarities and differences between Stern’s pair of buildings along New York’s most iconic park. For more on Stern’s work, visit his firm’s website, and for more on One Museum Mile, click here.

Though sometimes lost in the shuffle of more glamorous abodes, the studio apartment is authentically New York. These apartments are always in demand as starter homes and pieds-a-terre, and allow buyers to plant their flags in great neighborhoods without breaking the bank. Studio apartments make the New York housing stock even more vibrant, and here are three of our favorites on the market right now.

Where: 1280 Fifth Avenue, 8-E
Asking: $695,000
Listed by: CORE

One Museum Mile is Fifth Avenue’s newest masterpiece, and it’s hard to imagine a more ideal location: on Central Park, surrounded by the best cultural institutions in the city. Studios apartments on Fifth Avenue are somewhat rare, and this unit is bigger than most studios in new-construction condominiums. The finishes are top-of-the-line, and all buyers in the building enjoy the same perks, including 24-hour doorman/concierge, gym, children’s play room, teen game room, roof deck, and outdoor swimming pool.

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A sampling of last week’s press coverage of CORE and CORE properties.

“The Hunt: A Three-Bedroom; Anywhere Is Fine”
New York Times
“The Hunt” column followed along as a couple looking for a three-bedroom condominium in Manhattan decided to purchase at CORE’s One Museum Mile development on Fifth Avenue.

“Harlem’s real estate renaissance”
Metro
One Museum Mile is also featured in this look at the Harlem real estate market, which has been surging, Metro reports: “As the summer approaches and the market catches its post-recession bearings, no area in Manhattan has heated up as quickly as Harlem.”

“Former NAACP head lists Tribeca apartment”
The Real Deal
Bruce Scott Gordon, the famed executive and former head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, listed his apartment at 166 Duane Street in Tribeca for $5.75 million through CORE’s Michael Graves. Find out more about this great loft apartment here.

“New LIC Condo One Murray Park Officially Hits the Market”
Curbed
“A happy on-sale date to One Murray Park,” Curbed wrote, “the first new condo project to hit the Long Island City sales market in more than a year.” Marketed by CORE’s Doron Zwickel, the new 45-unit condominium development hit the market with an announcement on the CORE Blog.

A sampling of last week’s press coverage of CORE and CORE properties.

“Meg’s house hunt”
New York Post
The $10.95 million townhouse listing at 233 West 20th Street listed by CORE’s Tom Postilio (above) caught the eye of actress Meg Ryan, who just put her Bel Air mansion on the market.

“Developers tap Core to market new condominium at 15 Renwick Street”
The Real Deal
As we mentioned last week, a new boutique luxury condominium building in West SoHo will break ground in the fall at 15 Renwick Street, and CORE will be the exclusive sales and marketing agent for the building.

“Executive Moves”
Crain’s
Jarrod Guy Randolph’s move to CORE as vice president and associate broker was featured in Crain’s.

“Jennifer Gilbert at One Museum Mile”
Real Estate Weekly
A gallery of photos from the “I Never Promised You a Goodie Bag” event at One Museum Mile.

L-R: CORE's Natalie Rakowski, author Jennifer Gilbert and DivaMoms founder Lyss Stern

Last night, in collaboration with the DivaMoms Book Club, One Museum Mile hosted “I Never Promised You a Goodie Bag” – an event celebrating the exciting new memoir penned by socialite and acclaimed event planner, Jennifer Gilbert.

Founder of the award-winning event management company Save the Date, Jennifer Gilbert is a well-known entrepreneur and true survivor. During the private event, Jennifer read selections from her new book, “I Never Promised You a Goodie Bag: A Memoir of a Life Through Events — The Ones You Plan and the Ones You Don’t,” sharing her extraordinary life story with an intimate group of guests on the rooftop of One Museum Mile. After listening to selections from her inspiring memoir, Jennifer encouraged guests to ask questions, both personal and professional. Guests enjoyed a cocktail reception and expansive views over Central Park from the rooftop of One Museum Mile.

For more information on One Museum Mile, please contact the sales office at (212) 996-1280 or visit the website at onemuseummile.com.

A sampling of last week’s press coverage of CORE and CORE properties.

“‘Burg’s New Most Expensive House Comes With Loading Dock”
Curbed
The new listing for 257 Berry Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the neighborhood’s most expensive single-family townhouse, made a big splash on NYC’s most popular real estate blog. CORE’s Doug Bowen and Vickey Barron have the listing. The Real Deal also wrote about the unique house, seen at right.

“Gimme Shelter”
New York Post
Olympic hero Shaun White toured a $5.75 million loft at TriBeCa’s 72 Reade Street listed by Michael Graves. The full-floor apartment has 3,360 square feet, which might be just big enough for a snowboarding half-pipe.

“Harlem becomes magnet for wealthier New Yorkers”
New York Daily News
The sale of a $3.1 million penthouse at CORE’s One Museum Mile luxury condominium development is proof of a big shift on upper Fifth Avenue.

“Living Large: A Penthouse Apartment With A Slide”
CBS
CBS’s Emily Smith took an on-camera tour of the A Building duplex that comes complete with an indoor slide for her Living Large series.

Recently we highlighted the very active spring at One Museum Mile, and now the New York Daily News has a follow-up report with some huge news: A penthouse in the luxury condominium tower, at 1280 Fifth Avenue, has just sold for $3.1 million, or around $1,767 per square foot, a staggering amount for the Central Park area above 96th Street. The Daily News writes that the Central Park Conservancy found that home values around 110th Street in Harlem have jumped 39% from 2007 to 2012, and new luxury product, like that found at One Museum Mile (where the Museum for African Art will occupy the base of the building), is a big reason why. But how does the neighborhood compare with the rest of Manhattan? The paper puts it all into perspective:

The price per square foot record puts the area on the same playing field as Chelsea, the East Village, and parts of the upper West Side.

One Museum Mile, located at the northeast tip of Central Park, has more in common with the multimillion-dollar prewar co-ops 20 blocks south than its neighbors. The price per square foot for the sprawling three-bedroom, three-bath doubles and triples current sale prices in and around El Barrio and Central Park North.

To see CORE’s active listings in the 116-unit new development, click here.

This week Curbed published a fantastic map of New York City’s secret gardens, lush green spaces that the average person doesn’t even know are out there to be enjoyed by all. One such place is the Central Park Conservatory Garden, just off East 105th Street in the quiet northeast corner of Central Park. It’s a beautiful spot we’ve become much more familiar with ever since the launch of One Museum Mile, which is located just a few steps away.

The Conservatory Garden, the Central Park website explains, “is divided into three smaller gardens, each with a distinct style: Italian, French and English. The Garden’s main entrance is through the Vanderbilt Gate, on Fifth Avenue between 104th and 105th Streets. This magnificent iron gate, made in Paris in 1894, originally stood before the Vanderbilt mansion at Fifth Avenue and 58th Street.” This photo was taken last month, with the cherry blossoms in full bloom. Not a bad place to call home, right?

Photo via Flickr/jmvazquezjr

A sampling of last week’s press coverage of CORE and CORE properties.

“Dream Homes”
New York Post
Tom Postilio’s and Mickey Conlon’s listing for a two-bed, three-bath combination unit (above) at the famed Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park South is highlighted for its views and generous proportions.

“CurbedWire: Selling NY Crossover”
Curbed
Curbed covered the “Tasting the World of Upper Manhattan” spring launch event at One Museum Mile, which was recapped last week on the CORE Blog.

“Manhattan’s $60 Million Apartment Will Be The Most Expensive Co-op Sale Ever”
Forbes
New CORE agent Jarrod Guy Randolph comments on Manhattan’s most expensive co-op sale and the booming state of the luxury real estate market.

“New Development Prices Rose, Inventory Dropped in March”
Curbed
CORE’s nearly-sold-out development at 650 Sixth Avenue, The Cammeyer, is included in StreetEasy’s report on the most popular new buildings by neighborhood.

The spring selling season has ramped up and One Museum Mile has certainly been no exception. The new luxury condominium development along Central Park is experiencing positive momentum in sales and contracts, and acclaim for its modern traditionalist design and direct park views.

“One Museum Mile is one of the most exciting projects to come to market. It is truly special because of its Fifth Avenue address, direct views of Central Park, and some of the world’s finest museums right on its doorstep,” said Shaun Osher, co-founder and CEO of CORE, which is handling the sales and marketing for the project. “Sales traffic is strong, and we’re proud to report that we have sent out 9 contracts in just over a week.”

The building’s recent successes were celebrated last night at a fantastic event fittingly named “Tasting the World of Upper Manhattan.” Hosted by CORE and the building’s developer, Brickman, the evening celebrated the wonderfully rich culture of Upper Manhattan by bringing together local eateries and fellow Museum Mile institutions at the building, which is also the future home of the Museum for African Art.

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