For $5.5M, a gallerist’s Soho loft is the perfect backdrop for your art collection

Soho’s live-work artist lofts are hard to find these days, but this co-op at 519 Broadway is a classic. It’s currently owned by gallerist and art collector Lio Malca, who recently opened the gallery 60 White. Asking $5,500,000, the 4,000-square-foot loft spans the entire second floor. White walls and 17-foot ceilings contrast with dark wood floors for a dramatic gallery effect, with an elevated mezzanine open to the space below. The co-op currently has one bedroom and a home office, but like all lofts, it can be configured as needed.

Accessible by private keyed elevator, the loft is on the second floor of a landmarked cast-iron building built in 1884. Modern enhancements include Crestron controls to regulate temperature, lighting, music, audio/video, and window treatments, dual-zone central air conditioning, and a full-sized laundry room. There is also additional storage space within the unit.

The sprawling main living space is big enough for grand-scale entertaining (and grand-scale artworks).

Above is a mezzanine, accessed via a glass bridge and a dramatic floating staircase. Beneath beamed ceilings, this space can serve as an additional bedroom or a den.

A loft-style kitchen gets luxury details like a 600-bottle wine storage and marble worktops. A prep and seating island spans nearly the kitchen’s entire length.

The home’s one bedroom contains 10 custom closets. A luxurious primary bath offers a steam room and a soaking tub. There are two additional bathrooms in the loft.

The six-story co-op building in the Soho Cast-Iron Historic District was converted to a residential cooperative in 1978.

Celebrity residents have included actor Hank Azaria and photographer Cindy Sherman. The pet-friendly co-op offers an on-site superintendent and allows subletting.

[Listing details: 519 Broadway/84 Mercer Street, #2 at CityRealty]

[At Douglas Elliman by Monica Luque]

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