Exclusive | A unit in a Pritzker Prize-winning architects sole NYC building has listed for sale offering a rare glimpse inside

A unit in the late Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid’s only New York City building is on sale, asking $3.7 million, according to a StreetEasy listing update.The eye-catching 11-story luxury condo is located at 520 W.

28th St., right along the picturesque High Line.The building, built by Related Companies, was among Hadid’s final creations.

She died of a heart attack at age 65 in March 2016, more than a year before construction was completed. She was the first woman to win that prestigious architectural prize.Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic and author Paul Goldberger, who penned a tribute to Hadid in Vanity Fair following her 2016 death, described her as an ardent feminist with a commanding personality and uncompromising vision. “She really had become far and away the most prominent woman architect in the world, and I think [she] took a lot of pride in that,” Goldberger told The Post of Hadid, who was Iraqi-British. Now, a piece of this boundary-breaking architect’s artful legacy can belong to someone new. The 1,691-square-foot unit is the only one on its floor, according to its Compass listing.It includes five rooms, with two bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms.

The home boasts 50 feet of floor-to-ceiling motorized, sculptural windows overlooking 28th Street. The West Chelsea apartment’s current owner is a woman named Rabia Kamani, according to city records.She appears to be the sister of Mahmud Abdullah Kamani, the co-founder and executive chairman of BooHoo Group.

BooHoo Group owns pretty much every fast fashion brand in the UK, including PrettyLittleThing. The well-heeled residents at the 40-unit condominium enjoy a private IMAX theater, a terrace on the High Line, a 75-foot swimming pool, a gym, a spa and more.In an interview with Alexa given three days before her death, Hadid said she designed the West Chelsea building as an “extension of the pavement.”“I always thought the building should have a connection to the High Li...

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Publisher: New York Post

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