Encompassing the 2nd and 3rd levels, the Garden Duplex at One One Eight is a three-bedroom, 3 bath 2,871 sq. ft. residence that balances metropolitan sophistication with privacy and charm. Incorporating an additional 606 sq. ft of outdoor space, this luxurious and carefully crafted duplex is a secret garden at the dynamic heart of New York.

Direct keyed elevator access opens into a spacious dining and living area, ideal for entertaining and relaxing, featuring floor-to-ceiling windows and a ventless fireplace with Tundra Gray stone mantel and surround. A second living room could serve as a media center or family retreat, while an adjacent library would be ideal for a study or home office. The gourmet kitchen offers the ambitious chef a full array of sleek Miele appliances, a 36" Bertazzoni induction range and hood, Artemis White marble countertops and backsplash, a dual-zone French door wine refrigerator, a Bosch drawer microwave and concealed trash an recycling bins, all surrounded by European Oak cabinetry by Alta Cucine.

The half-floor primary bedroom suite includes room for seating, exercising or an office, a Juliet balcony with an irrigated hanging garden, roomy walk-in closet and a spa-like en-suite bath with customized dual vanity, Siberian and Woodgrain marble walls, herringbone flooring, Italian fixtures by New Form in brushed stainless steel and a handcrafted bathtub by Wetstyle. Two further large bedrooms, one with courtyard-facing balcony, offer Italian wardrobes by Alta with white lacquered doors, contrasting all-wood interiors and LED lighting. A second full bath boasts elegant finishes and fixtures by New Form and Kohler. Both baths have Toto toilet fixtures and Aquadom medicine cabinets with integrated dimmable LED lighting, clock, USB outlet and defogger.

The extraordinary garden incorporates a spacious terrace laid with elegant pavers a kitchen with hooded electric grill and wet bar for al fresco gatherings. A frame of Arborvitae privacy hedge is interspersed with birch trees and potted Pieris and junipers as accents. Irrigation systems are automatic Hunter Node battery-operated with drip irrigation lines in all planters.

Custom Italian white oak doors by GD Dorigo feature Italian Columbo Design hardware; walls are adorned with flexible lighting and recessed oak baseboards; 6" European white oak floors appear throughout; 10' ceilings, third full bath with shower, dedicated laundry closet with vented Samsung washer and dryer and storage space round out the apartment.

One One Eight's boldly contemporary fa ade of Jet Mist granite conceals an array of green materials and practices, including energy-efficient German windows by Schuco, interior and exterior insulation and continuous fresh-filtered air through MERV-13 air filters with energy-saving heat exchange. Akuvox R295 virtual doorman services provide touch-screen video doorman support and security.

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