Samuel Merrin & The New York Times

The Merrins' apartment in the prewar building
at West End Avenue also features a gym.

Samuel Merrin, like his father Edward, is no stranger to appearing in the New York Times. Whenever hosting an exquisite exhibition at their NY Fifth Ave. gallery, the pair would be heavily quoted in the weeks piece on antiquities at the NYT.

No doubt this is because they are prime experts in the field.

Recently, however, Samuel's wife, Holly, was  featured in an article on New York property, titled "In New York, the Suddenly Buff Prewar Building".

The article discusses that there are many renovated, prewar buildings littered around New York, but only a portion have modern facilities, like a gym, etc.

Holly Merrin, who with her husband just bought two apartments in a prewar building at 845 West End Avenue, shares these sentiments [that a prewar building needs to be modern]. Early next year, the condominium will open a basement playroom with a window facing a new fitness room, “so you can watch your children when you’re in the gym,” said Ms. Merrin, who has three children, 4, 5 and 7.  

The Merrins, currently renters, had been apartment hunting for five years. “We wanted a prewar but one with great amenities,” Ms. Merrin said. “We wanted a combination of old and new — my husband, Sam, who’s an art dealer, especially cared about the old — and this was the perfect combination.”

It is true that many buildings in NY are already outdated, despite being a more modern city than, say, London — where the small streets and even smaller apartments still cost in the millions.