Real Estate

Baz Luhrmann’s New York City townhouse is exactly what you would think an eccentric-style award-winning director’s home would look like.  The mastermind behind the film’s “The Great Gatsby,” “William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet” and “Moulin Rouge!,” as well as his upcoming biopic “Elvis,” is selling his Gramercy Park townhouse for whopping $20 million. The Australian-born

James McClain has been hired as editor at large for Variety Dirt, the publication’s coverage of breaking real estate news, Variety and Penske Media Corporation announced Monday. McClain, along with Variety’s real estate editor Mark David, will launch the standalone real estate coverage site Dirt.com. The site will join PMC’s portfolio of media brands that

Here’s a place to hang your coat. Burlington CEO Michael Sullivan is listing his opulent Northern California estate for $12.75 million. Made up of five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, the main residence was initially designed in the early 1900s by renowned architect Charles Peter Weeks. At the time, Weeks was commissioned to create the glorious

Though she’s widely reported to own a house-sized condo in lower Manhattan that she may or may not have ever occupied, newly engaged leading lady Jennifer Lawrence and her art gallerist fiancé, Cooke Maroney, were recently spotted peeping around pricy apartments with a high-profile broker from Douglas Elliman Real Estate in some of downtown New

Hamilton lovers take note. One of the most photographed homes in the West Village is back on the market for $9.99 million following a gut renovation.  Located at 29 Downing St. in the Greenwich Village Historic District, the 25-foot-wide carriage house was originally built in 1829 on land that was owned by Aaron Burr, America’s

Here’s something to croon about. After more than 10 years on and off the market, Bing Crosby’s midcentury-modern estate he built in the 1950s has finally sold for $4.15 million. Orange County businessman Bob Teller and his wife Rita had initially purchased the Rancho Mirage home back in 2005 for $2.62 million. They first listed

He’s the head of a short-term rental managing firm, but hopes to make this Los Angeles spread his long-term stay. Francis Davidson, the founder and CEO of Sonder, is the newly revealed owner of Pharrell Williams’ Los Angeles trophy residence, Dirt reports. The news comes on the heels of last week’s headlines, which reported that

American policy makers, including some senators — like Republican Roger Wicker of Mississippi — are calling for the full “Navalny 35” list of Vladimir Putin cronies to be officially sanctioned by the US. That’s a list of the top individual alleged “key enablers” of Putin’s kleptocracy, compiled by Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny, who survived

This home was a work of art. Legendary pop artist Roy Lichtenstein’s studio, where he lived and worked until his death, will be donated to the Whitney Museum of American Art. The news was announced this week in a joint press release by the museum and the late artist’s widow, Dorothy Lichtenstein.  “The Whitney, which

You can be the talk of the town by purchasing a Beverly Hills, Calif., home owned by a big-name talk show host. Ryan Seacrest, a co-star of “Live with Kelly and Ryan,” wants to part ways with this midcentury modern home he bought in 2012 for $3 million, according to Realtor.com — but it’s not

Overnight on Thursday, Russian forces attacked Ukraine in what is considered the largest attack on a European state since World War II. The move took place after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an official declaration of war, ordering “a special military operation” on Ukraine in a televised address. Explosions, gunfire, and missiles were heard and

The face of Brooklyn’s beloved Grand Prospect Hall is no more. Locals observed that the exterior of the iconic wedding venue were ripped off this week, exposing the interior of the building in an almost dollhouse-like manor.  Area resident, artist and building advocate Jim Glaser observed Monday that the 119-year-old face of the structure had

Based on recent rent hikes, New York has freshly become twice as nice to live in.  As the pandemic ebbs, landlords are sticking their tenants with surging monthly rents — part of a record-breaking bump in housing costs that’s sweeping the nation, reports show. “It should be illegal,” Living New York agent Brett Allen told

Believers in Midtown Park Avenue’s commercial viability should take even more comfort in the energy at 320 Park Ave. between East 50th and 51st streets. In December, longtime owner Mutual of America Financial Group – which reclad the 766,000-square-foot tower from top to bottom in 1996 – brought in Munich Re as a 25 percent joint-venture partner.