Getty Residences
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| address = 503 West 24th Street
| location_city = Manhattan, New York{{cite news | title =Sheep Take Over Gas Station In Site-Specific Art Installation in New York City | newspaper =The Huffington Post| date =September 18, 2013 | url =http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/18/sheep-station_n_3943140.html | access-date =December 12, 2018 }}
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The Getty Residences (previously known as "Getty Station" or "Sheep Station") is a high-end luxury condominium located on the corner of 10th Avenue and 24th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City.{{cite news |last1=Bissinger |first1=Buzz |title=The Getty: The Littlest High Rise in New York |url=https://www.departures.com/art-culture/architecture/michael-shvo-and-peter-marino-luxe-getty-condo-building-west-chelsea-new-york |access-date=December 17, 2018 |publisher=Departures |date=December 8, 2016}} It was originally a Getty Oil gas station and was turned into a public art display (known as "Sheep Station") in 2013 after being purchased by developer Michael Shvo. It featured a display of Lalanne mouton sculptures created by François-Xavier Lalanne which were from Shvo's personal collection. It was also considered the largest display of such sculptures by Lalanne.{{cite news |last1=Zhong |first1=Fan |title=Looking Sheepish |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/sheep-station-francois-xavier-lalanne |access-date=December 17, 2018 |publisher=W Magazine |date=September 16, 2013}}
Sheep Station
The display was at the corner of 10th Avenue and 24th Street in Manhattan at the site of what originally a Getty Oil gas station. Shvo purchased the property in 2013 for $23.5 million with plans to turn it into a high end luxury condominiums.{{cite news |last1=Magill |first1=Lee |title=The Tenth Avenue Getty station is now Sheep Station (slide show) |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/the-tenth-avenue-getty-station-is-now-sheep-station-slide-show |access-date=February 2, 2019 |publisher=Time Out |date=September 18, 2013}}
Shvo teamed up with Paul Kasmin Gallery for the installation. It began with small trees on the property before teaming up with François-Xavier Lalanne (who was represented by the gallery). Permission to use Lalanne's work was obtained from his widow, Claude Lalanne.{{cite news |last1=Heyman |first1=Marshall |title=Sheepish at the Station |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/sheepish-at-the-station-1379379640 |access-date=February 2, 2019 |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |date=September 16, 2013}}
15 of the sheep on display were from Shvo's personal collection with the remaining supplied by Kasmin. The grounds were transformed into a meadow by using gravel and grass, with the sheep positioned as if they were grazing in the meadow.
The Getty Residences
The site was later developed into a high-end luxury condominium named The Getty Residences, with Peter Marino designated as the architect for both the interior and exterior of the project.{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Reid|title=300 Lafayette Filings, Permits for Shvo's 239 10th Avenue, More|url=http://www.yimbynews.com/2014/09/dob-digest-300-lafayette-filings-permits-for-shvos-239-10th-avenue-more.html|access-date=September 30, 2014|publisher=New York Yimby|date=September 15, 2014}}
The property is the home of the Lehmann Maupin gallery{{cite news |last1=Neuendorf |first1=Henri |title=Lehmann Maupin to Move to Massive New Peter Marino-Designed Chelsea Space in 2017 |url=https://news.artnet.com/market/lehmann-maupin-expansion-chelsea-511469 |access-date=February 11, 2019 |publisher=ArtNet |date=June 3, 2016}} as well as a private museum owned by J. Tomilson Hill.{{cite news |last1=Neuendorf |first1=Henri |title=New York Billionaire to Open Private Museum in Chelsea |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/new-york-billionaire-private-museum-chelsea-582314 |access-date=February 11, 2019 |publisher=ArtNet |date=July 29, 2016}} Maupin paid $27 million for the first and second floors of the building in 2018{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Will |title=Lehmann Maupin pays "record-breaking price" for gallery space at the Getty |url=https://therealdeal.com/2018/04/30/lehmann-maupin-pays-record-breaking-price-for-gallery-space-at-the-getty/ |access-date=May 9, 2019 |publisher=The Real Deal |date=April 30, 2018}} with Hill purchasing the third and fourth floors in 2016.{{cite news |last1=Pogrebin |first1=Robin |title=A Billionaire Is Opening a Private Art Museum in Manhattan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/29/arts/design/a-billionaire-is-opening-a-private-art-museum-in-manhattan.html |access-date=May 9, 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=July 28, 2016}} The value of the Hill collection is said to be valued at $800 million.
In 2018, the penthouse of the building was sold to Robert F. Smith for $59 million, making it the highest priced purchase on record in Manhattan.{{cite news |last1=Toma |first1=Glenda |title=Billionaire Robert Smith Is Buyer Of Record-Breaking $59M New York Penthouse |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/glendatoma/2018/05/06/billionaire-robert-smith-is-buyer-of-record-breaking-59m-new-york-penthouse/#693fd0cd10c7 |access-date=May 9, 2019 |work=Forbes |date=May 6, 2018}}
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External links
- [http://gettystation.com/ Getty Station website]
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Category:Condominiums and housing cooperatives in Manhattan
Category:Residential buildings in Manhattan