The most recent owners of the Christie home put it on the market in June 2016 for $2.2 million, according to Zillow, a real estate website. (The Tarantinos had owned the Bachman-Wilson House for 23 years, before selling it to the Crystal Bridges Museum.). In 2006, UT alumnus Todd Levin and his girlfriend were struck by a drunken driver and died. At this point, we enter the study. To begin with, could you tell us what you do for a living? They have a relatively unfussy floor plan with a distinct separation of living and bedroom areas, no plastered walls, indirect lighting, a living room with a wall of plate-glass windows, a dining alcove and a carport (no garage). What’s something precious I’m not noticing? Wright considered his buildings “a grace to the landscape instead of a disgrace.”, In 2003, the third owner of the property commissioned Lawrence and Sharon Tarantino of Tarantino Studio in Millstone, specialists in the restoration and preservation of Wright houses, to realize the master-bedroom suite that was designed by Wright but never built. One works hard so one can surround oneself with people and things that matter. It was a Citizen Campanola 114 minute repeater. View Todd Levin’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. The average household income in the Lebrun Rd area is $42,370-$80,399. Wright’s designs encompassed all of the components, including interior décor. "And I opened the books up, and saw that my father had written post-it notes to himself on multiple pages (...) It was like I was having a conversation with him. My mother was aware that I knew the artwork as well as anybody, and so I took him around for thirty minutes, and by the end we'd built-up a very nice rapport. The living room and dining area has floor-to-ceiling windows and doors. I spoke to him 18 months before he died, and he said, “I'm thinking about buying a watch”. Starring Milo Ventimiglia, Sarah Shahi, William Mapother, Sara Paxton, Dominic Bogart and Oz Kalvan. “It is a unique buyer pool that would be the keeper of the flame.”, Levin turned out to be the unique buyer for the Richardson House. One last go-round.". I was in the city for ten to twelve days a month, all through that time. The Dufour and Daniels are stealth watches: only one person ever stopped me, one time, and it happened to be a guy who worked at Richard Mille. 5.1K sq ft 1.29 acre . More by Todd Levin. You must have East Coast Wright fans who want to come see this house, too. That's why I like the independents so much. I walk all over New York City, too. I didn't want a dark grey dial, but you have to wait for a 37mm platinum with guillocheé to come up. He considers the property a “special work of art by Wright” as well as a “real-estate investment.”, John Payne, a former Rutgers law professor and legal scholar on affordable housing, owned the Richardson House from 1996 until his death in 2009. Robert was a famous, or rather infamous personality in the art world, and was the public face of Sotheby’s. What features are distinct about this home? “I would rather solve it with satisfaction to myself and Usonia, than build anything I can think of at the moment.”, Wright used the term Usonia to refer to the homes he started building in the mid-1930s. The 1,460-square-foot Sweeton House—which celebrates its 70th birthday this year—was originally budgeted at $15,000, but ultimately cost approximately $24,000. The 1,800-square-foot home—known as the Richardson House for its original owners, Stuart and Elizabeth “Betty” Richardson—has many of the features that are typical of Wright’s residential creations, including a flat roof, open floor plan, built-in furnishings and walls of windows. Using original renderings, the Tarantinos interpreted the elevation and sensitively matched the brick, cypress and glass with its original construction, completing what the Christies hadn’t accomplished. I’d fly Thursday night or Friday morning to New York, where I’d stay up for 72 hours straight. ), he’s also creating a new conversation in the space between Wright’s designs and his own personal treasures, including Picasso works on paper, Sam Maloof rocking chairs, and George Daniels and Philippe Dufour watches, soundtracked by the rare jazz records Levin also keeps in the home. By submitting comments you grant permission for all or part of those comments to appear in the print edition of New More by Todd Levin. Unfortunately, floods from hurricanes Floyd (1999) and Irene (2011) extensively damaged the Bachman-Wilson House. Over the weekend, State Representative Timm Ormsby (D-Spokane) crashed his jeep into a yard in Olympia. MICHAEL K. LIVINGSTON 4161-0 . I think to a large degree because these watches are made by either a single individual or a small group of craftspeople, as opposed to a large manufacturer. He flew in the day of the auction, and first wanted to be walked through the auction exhibition, so that when he later did his auctioneering he'd be armed with information. I'm standing exactly at the intersection of 155th St and St. Nicholas Avenue at that precise time, and from that intersection, I have an unobstructed view to the east, and can witness the first sunrise of the new year in NYC. He was a very simple man. Two of the bedrooms had desks with built-in cabinets and shelving that have now been removed from the house. In fact, I have a huge walk coming up in about ten days. He lives in Los Angeles, where he comforts himself in knowing at least the sun is bright. Speaking of frames, I’m seeing a Joe Beef and other restaurant menus in frames hanging in the kitchen. Follow Todd Levin on Twitter Todd Levin, DO, graduated from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his Internal Medicine Residency at The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, NJ. Two come to mind. I love that feeling, not of being lonely, but aloneness. He espoused the Usonian house as a pragmatic solution for affordable, middle-class housing. At the time Robert was a Senior Vice-President at the company, and people did what he said. DAVIS LEVIN LIVINGSTON . It’s a holy grail for serious jazz record collectors. The oldest and largest of the Usonian houses in New Jersey, it is elegantly situated on 7.25 acres in Bernardsville. “We replicated Wright’s details from elsewhere in the house to make the new elements,” says Nichols, who serves on the board of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy. I can see you’ve populated each room with stunning objects and designs. As I grew up, it seemed natural to want to participate with my own peers who were involved in creating culture. That’s not the kind of experience I’m interested in - unlike this interview, where it’s a pleasure to exchange ideas and enthusiasms in a more low key, one-on-one way…. The entire 15 mile (24 km) walk is rather meditative, and gives me time to reflect on the year that’s just passed, and think about what might come in the year ahead. Is that where the plan to get a set of keys one day was hatched? But I like that nobody else knows. Directed by Todd Levin. If I wouldn't wear a piece of clothing, it's not going in my closet. The house sold late last year for about $1.35 million. TMN Contributing Writer Todd Levin was a writer for The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien. Wait, are you sure you're happy to play it? Talk to Todd Levin and you will feel like you are hearing this genre of romantic story—a story that does not conclude with the dramatic finding of a mate, but with the dramatic finding of the right house: the Wright-designed Richardson House (1941) in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. He has also written for GQ, Esquire, Vanity Fair, and Salon. What was your first entry into the art world? But it was certainly one of the earliest things I admired from an aesthetic standpoint. Usonia is a word used by Frank Lloyd Wright and refers to the residents of the U nited S tates O f N orth A merica. Given the unconventional aspects of Wright’s designs, it’s no surprise that construction estimates far exceeded what clients expected. How many times have you been stopped by people admiring your wrist? https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/interview-todd-levin He went to work in his travelling salesman suit, came home, changed into his sneakers, sat in his La-Z-Boy chair, and watched TV. Levin, an art advisor who splits his time between Glen Ridge and Manhattan, views his suburban home as a source of astonishment. It's a private thing that I love wearing on my wrist and I like that nobody annoys me about it. I had these amazing, very expensive designer runway clothes that I couldn't wear back at university in Michigan, but they were great for the New York club scene. It was the way he was. Not only is he restoring a number of the property’s forgotten features (did someone say carport? On the first day of every new year, I get up at 4:30 AM and subway to the most northern point possible of Manhattan at 225th Street (Marble Hill), and then I walk the entire length of Manhattan, from the most northern point at 225th Street to the most southern point at the South Street Seaport. It doesn't matter if it’s a 5970 or Nautilus, people look at it and sort of know. It seemed interesting to try and walk it, which I did, but I did so in the summer when it was too crowded and hectic. And if I have good records, they get played (carefully). I guess. One of the gigs I did back then was to compose music for fashion shows. I'd feel a lot less comfortable wearing almost any Patek Philippe. The entire East Village scene was largely made up of my own college-age peers, all in their twenties, and Warhol’s influence obviously loomed large over our generation’s commodification of culture. Todd Levin is a young composer whose music is a meld of adventurous neo-romanticism (mixed with a Broadway show-tune ambience) wherein the orchestra plays and Todd Levin himself speaks over, under, and around the ongoing orchestral procession. And then Sunday morning you'd eat, wander around the city and at a certain point you'd have to make your way to the airport and fly home. ", The study, where sits a 1986 Sam Maloof rocking chair sculpted out of fiddleback maple and ebony, with a Picasso drawing on the wall behind it. They regard themselves as stewards of the Sweeton House. He had done his homework: we're talking like a $2,000 watch, but for him, this was huge money. In fact, there is no 90-degree angle in this entire house. They remind me of places I've been, and wonderful evenings I’ve shared. Over the past few years, Nichols and Denario have carefully restored the modest residence. Courtesy of Matt Wargo. Those who knew Todd… If there was ever a resident the conservancy, or Wright himself, could have dreamed of, it would be Levin. He paid $1.3 million for the home last October. Fashion fans would be amazed to know those pieces, largely unworn, still exist! I was independently advising, doing my own thing around New York all through the 1980s. At Joe Beef one night we were telling our waitperson how great the potatoes were cooked in duck fat with garlic, and so the chef himself wrote out the recipe for me in longhand. As my grandfather used to say to me: “Shit'll do for brains if you have luck.”. Down a narrow hallway illuminated by clerestory windows are the main bathroom and three compact bedrooms. Sort of…. ", It was in line at Frieze Art Fair in New York waiting to get in, and a guy turned around and just pointed at my watch and said: "What's on your wrist?" The couple’s guiding principle: “What would Wright do?”, On a winter afternoon sitting in the intimate yet seemingly expansive living room of the Sweeton House, a visitor could hear birds chirping outside. The only thing Watch Time didn't have was the centerfold with the staple in it, which I think watch magazines should really do. Didn't have many close friends. The listing price was eventually reduced to $1.45 million. I walk everywhere. An old school, small town gentleman, who came from a very modest background, and was a travelling salesman. Nichols, an architect and managing partner of Ragan Design Group in Medford, and Denario, a psychologist, bought the property in 2008. It was the toughest time I'd ever experienced in the art world, and in ‘92 or ‘93, I called Robert. The low ceilings as we walked in stood out to me. He lives in Los Angeles, where he comforts himself in knowing at least the sun is bright. UPDATE: Stephen Levin on buyer’s side of $13.67M sale of new Palm Beach townhouse duplex, sources say and deeds show The two townhomes were developed by Todd Michael Glaser. Todd Levin is a perfect example of someone who must have some kind of natural gift that aided in his decades-long pursuit of appreciating the very best. They were fun. Only four were ultimately realized in New Jersey: the James and Lucille Christie House in Bernardsville (built in 1940), the J. Alfred and Muriel Sweeton House in Cherry Hill (1950), the Richardson House (1951), and the Gloria Bachman and Abe Wilson House in Millstone (circa 1954). AOC warns she may force House members to return for stimulus vote, potentially delaying final passage — (CNN)Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the high-profile freshman from New York, is leaving open the option of forcing House members to return to Washington to cast a vote on the $2 trillion stimulus package barreling through Congress. In 2014, its owners sold it to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, where it was meticulously restored and is now displayed on the museum grounds. It was a very different time: there was a very cheap airline then called People's Express. Courtesy of Todd Levin. A few details from inside the Stuart Richardson house that we explored with Todd Levin last year. At what point did you go to Sotheby’s, and why? Levin, an art advisor who splits his time between Glen Ridge and Manhattan, views his suburban home as a source of astonishment. Its horizontal orientation gently hugs the ground. The one-floor home for a family of four was built of simple concrete blocks, redwood plywood and plate-glass windows. A 1986 Sam Maloof rocking chair sculpted out of fiddleback maple and ebony sits in the middle, with a Picasso drawing on the wall behind it, and the entire catalogue of McSweeney’s Publishing lining the shelves. According to reports, he was drunk at the time and was charged with DUI. Call us: +44 20 3179 9599. It is now in the hands of its third resident owners, Dan Nichols and his wife, Christine Denario. Indeed, the owners say they have “never been so in tune with the seasons since living in a house like this.”, The Christie house in Bernardsville. MARK S. DAVIS 1442-0 . The Richardson house in Glen Ridge, with a glimpse inside. How did it make its way on to your wishlist? In 1949, Robert and Rae Levin worked with Frank Lloyd Wright to build a house in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Sounds exhausting! You could unfold it and go, “…oooh, a third series 2499 retailed by Tiffany & Co., and it's in pink gold!…”. It’s because they chew wood! It’s also a thrill. "I felt there was a concept manifest behind the design of those sorts of watches that were less group think. Hassocks and chairs were originally designed for the living room and dining area. "One works hard so one can surround oneself with people and things that matter. In 1956, Wright pointedly rebuked William Clifton, a disgruntled client who was unable to have his house built within budget in Bergen County: “We don’t sell houses—we sell our services to help a man get what he wants for what he can afford to pay.”. "There is no 90-degree angle in this entire house. I wrote runway music for Yojhi Yamamoto, and Matsuda. My mother was a collector, so I was exposed to art through her when I was very young and taken on studio, gallery and museum visits. I felt comfortable and ready at that point; I'd already spent a few years studying and knew what I wanted to do. “We are thrilled with the serene and lovely lines of the house,” original owner Muriel Sweeton wrote to Wright. I was in Paris one recent year, but I still did an equivalent walk, ending at the Jardins du Trocadéro at 8:44 facing the sun rising over the Tour Eiffel. 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