Feb 24th 2010 2:30PM
Living in San Francisco is a luxury, and living in the $49 million penthouse atop the five-star St. Regis Hotel & Residences must be somewhat beyond luxury. I've always wanted to live in San Francisco, but have been unable to rent, let alone buy, a home in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. If I win the... Continue Reading »
Feb 16th 2010 5:53PM
In Vancouver, as in other Pacific Northwest cities like Seattle and Portland, sustainability is an overriding principal for architecture and urban planning. So it was with pride that the city's Olympic organizing officials crafted a public-private partnership in which an inner-city, former industrial zone became not only... Continue Reading »
Feb 10th 2010 5:06PM
A new lawsuit filed by an unhappy Park Avenue resident with a seemingly charmed life has us wondering: how many millionaires have fantastic rental deals? Or, more to the point, how many of us have a grandfather who will leave us with a deluxe duplex? It's hard to say since people in New York City with cheap rents,... Continue Reading »
Feb 8th 2010 2:45PM
After days of suspense, the buyer for Ponzi King Bernie Madoff's Upper East Side penthouse hs been revealed: it is Alfred Kahn, chief executive of 4Kids Entertainment, according to a New York Post scoop. Kahn is famous for marketing hit toys such as Cabbage Patch dolls and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This past... Continue Reading »
Jan 15th 2010 3:00PM
Call it a case of the seven year ditch -- that's how long it's taken Lenny Kravitz to unload his 6,000-square foot penthouse loft in Soho. According to Curbed.com, the rocker first listed the condo in 2002 for $17 million. By 2004, it still hadn't sold, and he cut the price to $12.95 million. 2005? No sale yet. You'd... Continue Reading »
