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DESIGN PROJECTS | Jennifer Duneier

Substantial sliding doors to the roof top seating area blend the inside and outside areas of this penthouse ensuring the view is always a focal point

A sleek Manhattan Penthouse updated
Jennifer Duneier tells how she fully renovated this upper East side apartment
Architect: JACK SILVERSTEIN | Photographs PETER DRESSEL

W

hen a close friend and longtime client of mine
purchased a bi-level Upper East Side penthouse,
he contacted me and asked if I would redesign it. During

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very traditional aesthetic and seemed much smaller than
it really was. On both levels, I saw low ceilings, misused
space, and structural oddities that impeded the penthouse’s
incredible city views. This project was going to take more
than just a redesign: the space needed a structural overhaul,
which at the end, took two years to complete.
We addressed the structural issues head on. My team
gutted the apartment and raised the ceiling on the main

perimeter, a feat that required moving all of the plumbing
and electrical lines to the outer edges of the property. Once
the dust from construction had cleared, we were left with
a fresh space to create my client’s vision for his dream
apartment.
Unlike most single men, my client wanted a fully furnished
space that spoke to his personal taste. His inspiration for
the space was the interior of a yacht, with elegant, timeless
so closely with a client as he was involved in the design
to choosing furnishings for each room.
My client and I found design inspiration from famous

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