There are certain Manhattan buildings whose austere facades belie their glittering inhabitants. The Verona is such a place, a stately, 10-story structure on Madison Avenue built in 1906 by architect William E. Mowbray in the Italian Renaissance Revival style. The building’s former occupants, however, are its most formidable accreditation, boasting residents like Truman Capote swan and socialite Slim Keith, TV newsman Mike Wallace, actress Kitty Carlisle Hart, and more recently, Jeffrey Zucker, the former president of CNN.
So when a rare apartment in the building—the longtime home of midcentury fashion designer Herbert Kasper—hit the market in March 2021, the would-be buyers lined up.The breakfast nook, just off the kitchen, features a custom banquette by Ritz Upholstery in Houles Vinyl. The chairs are by Laura Gonzalez in Le Manach, the table is by Pluhowski Furniture, and the photograph is of Jackie Kennedy in a ski mask is by Harry Benson.
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