Here’s an apartment where you can plié all day.
The condo of one of New York City Ballet’s most famed dancers, the late Karin von Aroldingen, has hit the market for $4.5 million.
Best known for performing works choreographed by George Balanchine — she’s even been called his muse — German-born von Aroldingen died in January at age 76.
Von Aroldingen dancing in a duet choreographed by George BalanchineGetty ImagesLocated at 43 W. 64th St., near Lincoln Center, her two-bedroom, three-bathroom home measures 2,337 square feet. Von Aroldingen and husband Morton Gewirtz, who predeceased her in 2011, purchased the spread for $2.03 million in 2003, city records show. That was the year the building, originally an 1898-built warehouse, was converted into a condo.
The unit includes 10-foot barrel-vaulted ceilings, Brazilian cherry wood floors, floor-to-ceiling windows and Juliette balconies. There’s also an oversize living/dining room, a kitchen with Viking appliances and a master bedroom with two walk-in closets.
Meanwhile, amenities inside the 36-unit building include a full-time doorman, a concierge, a private garage and bike storage.
Von Aroldingen began her career at age 17, when she joined the Frankfurt Opera Ballet in Germany, according to a New York Times obituary. In 1962, she was recommended to Balanchine for an audition for the New York City Ballet — an audition that von Aroldingen said had gone badly. But two months later, she was invited to join the company. In 1967 she became a soloist and, in 1972, a principal dancer.
Compass’ Fabienne Lecole has this listing.


