Building: 140 Franklin Street

Architect Albert Wagner, built in 1887, Built for the Walton Company, a manufacturer of wrapping papers, , of brick. Converted in 2000, 140 Franklin is a Romanesque Revival masterpiece style – Rundbogenstil (German round-arched neo-Romanesque) the Condominium contains only 14 spacious and very private lofts, on 6 floors, there are storage units in the basement, a doorman/concierge, video intercom. Other unprecedented amenities include Varenna lcaro kitchens with Subzero and Miele appliances, baths with Bisazza glass mosaic tiles and Dorn Bracht fixtures, Poliform Senza Fine closet systems, Swiss-engineered low-profile radiant heating system, Runtal Radiators, mahogany wood-frame thermopane windows, and wide-plank Brazilian hardwood floors. Original Cast Iron Columns, a Building -wide Water Filtration System.

Description provided by Dorothy Zeidman