Leslie Westreich Renovates Apartment to Display Artwork and Collections

Posted on Jan 15, 2011

Former psychotherapist Leslie Westreich purchased a Watergate condominium and had it completely redone. The penthouse, which rests atop the famous Washington, DC complex, was previously owned by former Virginia Senator John Warner and his wife Elizabeth Taylor.

“When I entered this space, my spirit soared and I made an immediate offer,” said Westreich. She added that she loved the breathtaking views. In order to have the apartment suit her needs, as well as her artwork and collection of neoclassical, Biedermeier and Art Deco furniture, architect Errol M Adels widened the central hallway to form a gallery of the view. He also installed pilasters which imitate Art Deco structural pillars. Niches were created in order to display Westreich’s collectables such as silver items and majolica pottery. Of the view and her apartment Westreich said “I thrive on all this visual excitement.”