MOST OF THE FURNITURE YOU SEE IN THE LIVING ROOM IS ITALIAN, INCLUDING THE CIRCA 1960s SOFA WITH CHARTREUSE MOHAIR AND WOOL BOUCLE CHAIRS. “IT’S ART THAT YOU CAN SIT IN AND LIVE WITH,” HOMEOWNER KIM ZAKOWSKI OBSERVES.
Photography by DAN CHAVKIN
THE STUNNING STONEWORK IS ORIGINAL TO THIS 1971 CHARLES DU BOIS CONDO. NEW ENTRY GATES ON THE LEFT WERE CREATED USING THE EXACT DESIGN OF THE ORIGINAL STATIONARY GATE LOCATED TO THE RIGHT. AN IMPRESSIVE MADAGASCAR OCOTILLO STANDS TALL IN THE ENTRY COURTYARD, BEHIND THE STATIONARY GATE.
“If I told you we’ve looked at thousands of homes, I wouldn’t be lying,” says Kim Zakowski. She and her husband, Joe, love scoping out real estate and indulging their passion for design and architecture. They’ve restored several homes and have spent years conducting extensive research on mid century style. “We go in not only as investors, but also as preservationists,” Kim says. “We look for untapped beauty, a treasure-something with architectural cachet.”