285 Lafayette Street vs. SoHo Mews: Two SoHo condos with rockstar cred in the heart of it all

285 Lafayette
This classic SoHo pre-war building with boho-celebrity cachet is a perfect home for anyone with a rock-n-roll heart who appreciates old-school downtown energy and the elegance and freedom of a full-service condominium. The celebrity pedigree at 285 Lafayette includes current residents Courtney Love and David Bowie, who once owned a pair of penthouses in the six-story, 31-unit loft building. Built in 1912, the converted condo sits at the crossroads of SoHo, Nolita, NoHo and the newly bustling Bowery. Amenities include a full-time doorman and one of downtown New York City’s loveliest landscaped roof gardens. A newly-added section features eight penthouses, one of which is currently on the market for $8,750,000. The just-under-3,000-square-foot duplex has a private elevator and five (!) terraces.

SoHo Mews
For those who love the new millennium downtown vibe but still have a penchant for rockstar living, SoHo Mews at 311 West Broadway has its own tuneful celebrity tenant in the form of Justin Timberlake, who bought a 3-bedroom apartment here in 2010. The building itself is a celebrity of sorts in its own right. The thoroughly modern Gwathmey Siegel-designed condominium is in one of downtown Manhattan’s best shopping and art gallery districts and near the restaurants and parks of TriBeCa. The building is amenity-packed, offering a 24-hour doorman, attended parking and a fitness center, and residents get glass curtain walls and top-of-the line kitchens and baths. There are several units on the market at SoHo Mews, including a 3-bedroom, 2,284-square-foot sponsor unit currently listed at $4,200,000 that offers killer views over historic SoHo and has Gwathmey Siegel-designed striated elm and smoked glass cabinetry in the kitchen.