""You came in through the kitchen, which hadn't been touched probably ever. It had the old trim, moldings, and a floor that had collapsed, and the ceiling had holes," Santangelo says. "Of course, that was the room I loved.""
""It was in the perfect condition for me," Santangelo says. "Immediately, I knew what I could do with it. It still had enough of the old qualities, which is what I was looking for.""
Fernando Santangelo purchased a derelict fourth-floor railroad apartment on Perry Street in the West Village and restored it while preserving its historic qualities. He grew up in Montevideo, Uruguay, moved to New York in 1981, and studied at the Art Students League and Hunter College. Santangelo began selling vintage shirts and shadow boxes, then designed club and hotel installations for Serge Becker and André Balazs, later founding his own design studio in 1995. The 700-square-foot floor-through had been owned long-term by Jordan Schaps. Santangelo repaired the kitchen, retained original details, and furnished the apartment with collected art and antiques, including a vintage stove bought online.
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