"I still love her," the television star joked of his feelings toward his eldest after her house party
Christopher Meloni's daughter helped with the remodeling of his New York apartment home in a very unconventional way.
In a new interview with Architectural Digest, the longtime Law & Order: Organized Crime actor and father of two, 64, told the outlet that when his luxury, two-level West Village property needed a redo, his eldest had the perfect solution.
While giving a tour of the intricately decorated abode in a clip shared to YouTube, Meloni showed off his daughter's "wing" of the home.
"We did that intentionally to kind of entice her to hang out with us for just a little bit longer before she goes," he said of 24-year-old Sophia Eva Pietra Meloni, whom he shares with his wife Sherman Williams.
The couple, who have been married since 1995, are also parents to son Dante Amadeo Meloni, 21.
"It's the same daughter who came up with the great idea about having a demo party," he said, explaining, "We had to gut the entire apartment, both floors."
He reiterated that it was a "great idea" by Sophia that since "space is kind of rare" in New York and "difficult to find," she would make due with what her family had by making remodeling fun.
Meloni referred to Sophia's solution as "a party with a few friends over," as footage from a wild house party with loud music, a large crowd and projection screen images on the wall cut into his AD interview.
"Turned into a rave," he said as the camera was back on him. According to the actor, it also included "spray painting cans" and "guys hanging off of my balconies."
Graffiti on the home's interior walls could be seen in the clip.
Despite her "great idea," Meloni playfully admitted, "I still love her."
Sophia posted about the 2021 party on Instagram, including detailed pictures of the graffiti and the video seen in her dad's AD interview. "Fun is fun until someone's parent has to power wash some A-holes graffiti 'tag' off the side of a balcony," Meloni commented on his daughter's post at the time.
With or without ragers at his New York property, the home features wraparound terraces and 360-degree city views.
Both floors boast 2,500 square feet of space with the top level offering an expansive living, dining, and kitchen area, with a media room, primary suite and dressing rooms, per AD.
After following a grand staircase downstairs, Sophia and Dante's bedroom suites are on the first level, as well as Meloni's office and gym, and Williams's painting studio.
Williams is an artist and designer who put her special touch on the property, including "Jewel tones and things to make you feel alive instead of putting you to sleep."
"We're very happy here. I'm satisfied this is the last home we'll ever move to," Meloni told AD of the family's home.