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Lenny Kravitz, Interior Designer
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, awe-inspiring stylist for District 12… is there anything Lenny Kravitz doesn’t do? Now the soon-to-be 48 year old has teamed up with Italian tile manufacturer Lea Ceramiche to extend Black and White America into home decor. Kravitz Design, Inc.’s Goccia (Italian for ”drop”) Three Dimensional Tile Collection is a line of black and white tiles designed [...]
A Peak at the 35th Annual San Fran Decorator Showcase
If you’re planning at trip to the left coast, jump the trolley and pop by the mansion at 2020 Jackson Street, the home of the 2012 San Francisco Decorator Showcase. There you can sip champagne and enjoy this view of the bay from a roof deck designed by Frank Holbrook. You’ll also see the fun and swirly purple dining [...]
35sf for $319K. But it’s in the West Village.
Only in the West Village would anybody consider a 150 inch x 84 inch space a building. Or ask $319,000 for it. Crammed between 7th Avenue West, 11th Street and Waverly Place these 35 square feet could be used to peddle all kinds of valuables. Like iPod nanos, nose rings, phone cards, or half of a mini Cooper. [...]
The Homes of Billion-heirs (and Heiresses)
Ekaterina Rybolovleva, the 22-year-old who caught New York’s attention for 20 minutes in January when she bought Sanford Weill’s 15 Central Park West penthouse for $88 million, wasn’t the first billionheiress to make a splash in real estate. 23-year old Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone (or her father Bernie, rather) paid $90 million for her starter home in [...]
Q1 2012 Manhattan Rental Report
If you’re a landlord, good news. Prices are still climbing and nobody’s expecting much from you. Percentage changes from last quarter were pretty minimal across the board, with the exception of inventory which has dropped 4%, but is up 14.3% from last year and concessions that are down to just 11.1%. The average rental price [...]
Jeter’s Bachelor Pad on the Market for $17.95 Million
In New York, there’s a direct correlation between luxury homes on the market and failed relationships. After Derek Jeter and Minka Kelly split last year, the Captain is reportedly downsizing, which leaves the ultimate NYC bachelor pad up from grabs. New York Post dished an exclusive peak into Jeter’s 5,425 square foot apartment on the 88th floor of Trump World Tower [...]
The Price of Views
What’s the premium for movin’ on up, to a dee-lux apartment in the sky? Turns out it’s substantial. Jonathan Miller from appraisal firm Miller Samuel used 301 W. 57th Street to measure the cost of views. While other studies often show how the market values square footage, this one shows the value of what floor [...]
Apartment Therapy–Saving The World, Separately
It is important to note that Apartment Therapy’s tagline is Saving the World, One Room at a Time. It mentions nothing of saving marriages. The Huffington Post reported that Apartment Therapy couple Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan and Sara Kate Gillingham-Ryan have announced their divorce. The Gillingham-Ryans initially hit the public spotlight in 2004 when they were featured by [...]
1Q 2012 Manhattan Market Report
Median sales price dropped 0.9% over the past year and 9.4% since 4Q 2011 to $775,000 Average price per square foot is up 6% from last year Days on the market from list date is up almost 20 percent from last year, from 127 to 152 Inventory holds steady at 7,560 vs. last year’s 7,605 [...]
The Ultimate Manhattanite Moves to Brooklyn
Carrie Bradshaw moves to Brooklyn are words we thought we’d never hear. Sarah Jessica Parker, the Sex and the City protagonist that played the quintessential Manhattanite, and husband of 15 years Matthew Broderick are looking to move from the West Village to Brooklyn Heights. The Real Deal reports that the couple is buying side-by-side townhomes on State Street [...]