The $12 Million Penthouse With a Garden That Shut Down Sixth Avenue

"Yasmine Petty loves the wide-open layout and sleek pocket doors of her penthouse, but she clearly loves the terrace the most. Soon after moving into the three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath at 60 West 20th, the model says she shut down traffic on Sixth Avenue so a crane could lift a reflecting pool and fountain with blue-and-white zellige tiling. Ferns, evergreens, lounge chairs, and a cabana followed."

"The mood was, per Petty, Marrakech takes Chelsea. Mariano Vivanco shot there for Dolce & Gabbana's . Sex and the City asked about using it too. And now it's up for grabs: The penthouse went on the market this week for $11,995,000. The listing calls it Penthouse Jardin D'eau, or "Water Garden Penthouse." Petty had actually been touring a different apartment in the building when she spotted the 3,600-square-foot terrace from the shared rooftop: "I was like, 'Holy smoke, what is that?'""

""There's no one they could hire that put the amount of work and effort into making this place perfect," Petty says. The process of renovating the penthouse seems to have gotten her into interior design. She says she's working with other clients but declined to specify beyond "international" and "high net-worth individuals." "I see this as a portfolio piece," she says. "I was the general contractor on it. I was sleeping here when there was dust everywhere.""

Yasmine Petty's three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath penthouse at 60 West 20th features more than 2,500 square feet of interior space and a 3,600-square-foot terrace. The terrace includes a reflecting pool and fountain with blue-and-white zellige tiling lifted in by crane, plus ferns, evergreens, lounge chairs and a cabana, giving a Marrakech-inspired mood. Interior finishes include white marble and white oak floors, a primary suite with spa bathroom, dressing area and an oversized walk-in closet. Petty acted as general contractor on the renovation, is positioning the space as a portfolio piece, and lists the penthouse for $11,995,000.

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