Basquiat's former NYC loft listed for $60,000 monthly rent

The apartment at 57 Great Jones Street in New York, where Jean-Michel Basquiat lived and worked from 1983 to 1988, is now available for rent at $60,000 per month. The property, owned by Andy Warhol during Basquiat's tenancy, spans over 600 square meters across three floors and features an open space with high ceilings and multiple skylights. Built in 1860, the building previously housed gangster Paul Kelly's Brighton Athletic Club in 1904 and later a metal carpentry business before Warhol purchased it in 1970. Recently used as the Japanese restaurant Bohemian, the space is described as a fully equipped restaurant with ventilation and gas systems, though other uses will be considered. In 2016, Village Preservation and Two Boots Pizza installed a commemorative plaque on the building honoring Basquiat, noting his challenge to established notions of high and low art, race, and class. Periodic graffiti tributes to Basquiat appear on the facade despite repeated removal efforts by owners.