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We live in a time when space is perhaps the ultimate status symbol. It’s certainly true that this much raw footage, in this part of the world, would be unimaginably expensive today. (And, indeed, was. When the house sold in 2000 for $11.16 million to an undisclosed buyer, its price per square foot was the highest in New York real estate history.) But seeing this room is a reminder of why this is desirable, and how rare and crucial such perfection in minimalism is. We seem to think the point is lack; when you’re in this room, spare though it is, it is full.