Summary
Harry Handelsman, 74, turned a derelict building in Clerkenwell into New York-style loft apartments in 2009. The 74-year-old developer saw potential and decided to invest in the neighborhood by developing the Manhattan Loft Gardens. Westfield Group built Europe’s then-largest urban mall in time for Danny Boyle’'s opening ceremonies. The penthouse is a partial duplex with a winding iron staircase that leads up to the open-plan primary living space. The kitchen has marble countertops and backsplash, a restaurant-style gas oven, and a wine fridge. The bathroom has a double-headed steam shower, a marble bathtub and sinks that overlooking London. A pair of additional bedrooms, each with a pair of “I’m the kind of person to leave when the pioneering stage is over,’ he says. “The Range Rovers are now coming in, instead of the bicycles’s bicycles”
