Alexander Skarsgård’s Manhattan home
The pre-war penthouse mixes old and new with exposed brick and rustic beams broken up by five skylights.
![The pre-war penthouse mixes old and new with exposed brick and rustic beams broken up by five skylights.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b83336f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2398+0+0/resize/1440x863!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fae%2Fae%2F1bf6fb404cd587887153f2c89eb2%2Fimage-04.jpg)
The living room. (Yale Wagner)
![The exposed brick.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e5f7cdf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2399+0+0/resize/1440x864!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F0e%2F86d837f249fcb617c97b5ab6fafe%2Fimage-02.jpg)
The exposed brick. (Yale Wagner)
![The open floor plan.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a1d0ddb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2398+0+0/resize/1440x863!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6c%2Fc5%2Ff1aeb2564661912154f8953f310a%2Fimage-01.jpg)
The open floor plan. (Yale Wagner)
![The built-ins.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/06fc7f5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2398+0+0/resize/1440x863!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc5%2Fa2%2Febe916b741118de4885b8ce6657c%2Fimage-03.jpg)
The built-ins. (Yale Wagner)
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![The fireplace.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6d76400/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2399+0+0/resize/1440x864!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2Fdf%2F8fcaf3b145ee84fcca7819a74df4%2Fimage-06.jpg)
The fireplace. (Yale Wagner)
![The kitchen.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a03d733/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2667x3598+0+0/resize/712x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2F5c%2F67dc134e42d680258b1fee9eda9b%2Fimage-09.jpg)
The kitchen. (Yale Wagner)
![The bedroom.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/77d0db5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2399+0+0/resize/1440x864!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3a%2F5c%2Ffb8c22e24c49a1abff383c8af1b0%2Fimage-11.jpg)
The bedroom. (Yale Wagner)
![The bathroom.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2ffe1b1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2667x3598+0+0/resize/712x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3e%2Fba%2F719d55ae4ea4886b7ebfe9831081%2Fimage-10.jpg)
The bathroom. (Yale Wagner)
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![The roof.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d46f533/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2398+0+0/resize/1440x863!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb4%2Fdb%2F771647694060aaf2014089e2c09b%2Fimage-05.jpg)
The roof. (Yale Wagner)
![The building.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c850b9c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2667x3598+0+0/resize/712x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F38%2Fef%2F0f86b8ad4025897a1739aba7fd7c%2Fimage-08.jpg)
The building. (Yale Wagner)
Jack Flemming covers real estate for the Los Angeles Times. He was raised in St. Louis and studied journalism at the University of Missouri. Before joining The Times as an intern in 2017, he wrote for the Columbia Missourian and Politico Europe.