Jessica Chastain has listed her apartment in Manhattan's iconic Osborne building for $7.45 million – and after spending more time than we care to share swooning over the listing photos – one room stands out as our favorite. The living room, where Chastain has color-drenched one corner in a soothing sage green, reminds us that, though this paint technique is risky, it makes an unrivaled statement in the right environment.
Though the actress has not painted the entire space sage (as is typical practice when ), she has flirted with the technique in a bite-size way. The sage walls and sofa tap into the look, but Chastain has preserved the room's traditional wooden features – merging historic charm with a contemporary seamlessly. After roughly nine years of ownership, Chastain is selling the apartment, located in the prestigious structure designed by James Edward Ware in the early 1880s.
The unit is said to overlook Carnegie Hall – a fitting view considering former residents included celebrated conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. He lived in the unit in the 1950s alongside his family. According to the , Chastain purchased the property from composer Adam Guettel – the grandson of composer Richard Rodgers (best known for his Tony Award-winning musical ) for $5.
1 million for the property in 2015. Accessed through the turn-of-the-century detail-filled lobby, Chastain's apartment is a continued celebration of the city's past – with modern, quirky design features, such.
