Month: November 2023

Lever House, the 390 Park Ave. masterpiece that first brought curtain-wall design to commercial New York in 1952, is back in business after a two-year closure and $100 million redevelopment. The project by owners Brookfield and WatermanCLARK is no routine restoration, but a revelation to those who’ve walked by a thousand times and never knew what
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This fashion mogul is once again trying to offload his lakefront estate.  Tommy Hilfiger, founder of the eponymous design company, has put his Mediterranean-style Florida mansion back on the market, Mansion Global first reported. Hilfiger, 72, and his wife, the designer and former model Dee Ocleppo, 56, first tried to sell the 5,000-plus-square-foot property this
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It’s not quite into the woods.  Located in Connecticut, this home has a storied history. For nearly 40 years, the late “Gypsy,” “Follies,” and ‘”A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” composer Stephen Sondheim called this Roxbury, Connecticut residence his home. And now, some two years after his death, it’s looking for
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Necker Island has announced its virgin voyage of accepting Christmastime bookings.  Business magnate Richard Branson’s British Virgin Islands paradise has only ever been available to personal guests, the very famous or those rich enough to book the entire landmass during the holiday season — until now.  “This year, we’re inviting travelers from around the world
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House for sale in Millbrae, California. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Mortgage rates saw the biggest one-week drop in over a year last week, causing the first increase in mortgage demand in a month. Total mortgage application volume rose 2.5% last week, compared with the previous week, according to the
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That’s some fashionable real estate. In the heart of Rome, Italy, a pair of palatial properties have hit the market — the sellers none other than the family behind the famed Gucci brand.  “It is a special property for three reasons,” listing agent Chiara Gennarelli of Forbes Global Properties told The Post of the compound,
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Toronto Star | Toronto Star | Getty Images A recent jury verdict against the National Association of Realtors and large residential brokerages could upend the residential real estate industry.  The real estate compensation model is at the heart of the issue. Plaintiffs contend that commission rates are too high, buyer brokers are being overpaid, and
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