As a sop to the board and as a space for closets and insulation, the tower bedroom would be a room-within-a-room, that is, a room with about three feet of space all the way around, with the Gothic windows above.
In the scene in which Pelléas smothers his face in Mélisande's long tresses, which she lets fall from the window of her tower bedroom, Mr. Keenlyside's quivering intensity, Ms. Hunt Lieberson's veiled longing and the suppressed stirrings of the orchestra under Mr. Haitink made this music seem more dangerous than ever.
Six floors of sleeping rooms were contained in the central tower; each bedroom entered from landings along the main spiral staircase carved of stone.
300 East 54th Street (Connaught Tower) 1-bedroom, 1-bath, 650-sq.-ft.
lot; taxes $825, listed at $725,000 ,1 year on market (broker: Harbor View Realty DUMBOO $895,00011 Main Street (Clock Tower) 2-bedroom, 3-bath, 2,450-sq.-ft.
doormen, renovated kitchen and bath, h/w floors, 2 exposures; listed at $345,000 , 8weeks on market (Broker: Bellmarc Realty) UPPER EAST SIDE $429,0004000 East 77th Street (Emery Tower) 2-bedroom, 1-bath, 950-sq.-ft.
co-op in a prewar building; renovated kitchen and bath, terrace; maintenance $1,348, 50% tax-deductible; listed at $849,000 , 10weeks on market (broker: Douglas Elliman) BROOKLYN DUMBO $850,00011 Main Street (Clock Tower) 1-bedroom, 1 1/2-bath, 1,149-sq.-ft.
doormen, dining foyer, windowed eat-in kitchen, central air-conditioning, common roof deck; maintenance $1,074, 53% tax-deductible; listed at $425,000 , 12weeks on market (broker: Corcoran Group) EAST MIDTOWN $1.09 million 240 East 47th Street (Dag Hammarskjold Tower) 5-bedroom, 3-bath, 2,700-sq.-ft.
doormen, h/w floors, health club, pool and sauna in building; common charge $485; taxes $4,500, listed at $379,000 (multiple bids), 2 weeks on market (Broker: A.J. Clarke) UPPER WEST SIDE $585,000155 West 72nd Street (Mayfair Tower) 2-bedroom, 2-bath, 1,000-sq.-ft.
doormen, attended elevator, renovated kitchen, sunken living room, high ceilings, h/w floors, new windows; maintenance $878 , 55 tax-deductible; listed at $439,000, 12 weeks on market (Broker: Douglas Elliman) UPPER EAST SIDE $1.175 million 460 East 79th Street (Gregory Tower) 3-bedroom, 3-bath, 1,700-sq.-ft.
doormen, windowed kitchen, 4 large closets, common roof deck, health club in building; maintenance $980 , 50 tax-deductible; listed at $389,000, 4 weeks on market (brokers: Tabak Real Estate; Douglas Elliman) EAST MIDTOWN $515,000 641 Fifth Avenue (51st Street) (Olympic Tower) 1-bedroom, 1-bath, 700-sq.-ft.
