Townhouse Bachelor Pad Extraordinaire
So what does everyone think of the renovation that ex-hedge-fund-manager and man-about-town Brad Zipper did on his four-story townhouse in Little Italy? (Cue the name-related jokes.) The wine cellar is about the only thing we saw that appealed to us, but then we had a different set of criteria and financial constraints when we were…
So what does everyone think of the renovation that ex-hedge-fund-manager and man-about-town Brad Zipper did on his four-story townhouse in Little Italy? (Cue the name-related jokes.) The wine cellar is about the only thing we saw that appealed to us, but then we had a different set of criteria and financial constraints when we were re-doing our house. Clearly he made enough dough on Wall Street that he doesn’t have to worry about getting his money back when he sells the house. In the meantime, it should serve him pretty well as he invites movie stars and models back from the Soho House.
A Little Soho, A Little St. Tropez [NY Times]
The New York Times is great except when it comes to things like facts
I know Zip. Great guy. Use to run the equity trading desk at Herzog in Jersey City. Made a killing when Merrill bought out the firm in 2001. Knowing his personality, the house is perfect for him. Remember folks, hate the decor or renovation job all you want but in the end it’s his house and his taste. I couldn’t be happier for him.
Yeah, I noticed that too. How could he do all that for 150,000???!!!
I think there is a typo in the renovation budget, maybe it was 1,500,000
be sure to check out the rest of Sixx’s other projects for more of their crazy-crazy-aunt-from-Portobello-Road-flee-market-meet-color-blind-trustfarian-nephew aesthetics
yes, money never has and never will equate to taste.
I read about half of it, and had to stop, the nausea was too much. Another case of too much money, too little taste, and a whole lot of people running around catering to his every whim.
What’s next? “Ooo, I really am liking that Versailles place. What a party house, let’s recreate it in my new garment center building. Price is no object.”
Please, give me stories of hard working schmoos that I can relate to, who are using their hard earned money with taste and ingenuity, and some do it your selfer initiative.
It looks to me like pastiche, not the more-desirable bricolage. The lighting seems to me particularly weak, and material transitions are arbitrary. Althogether, I find it scenographic — more like a stage-set than a home. But I suppose as the stated intent is “backdrop to entertaining” the reno’s spot on.
He lost me right away. Cat walk photos as interior design? Okaaaay…. But with all that money, I was interested to see what the designers would do. Verdict: eeesh.
I liked the inspiration behind a lot of it. Who doesn’t like the bar at Pastis? But the replica is just too Ballard Designs. Ditto the whole place.
Job not well done, in my opinion.
i find it highly unlikely that the interior renovations were 150,000…more like closer to a million…maybe he got work at cost?