Karl Lagerfeld’s Home on the Seine in Paris to Sell at Auction This Month

The minimalist Paris apartment that was the home and studio of the late fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld is headed to auction later this month with a starting price of €5.3 million (US$5.77 million). Nestled in the heart of the Saint-Thomas d’Aquin district, on the city’s Left Bank, the roughly 2,800-square-foot spread will go under the hammer on March 26 at the city’s Chamber of Commerce and...

The 10 Most Expensive Homes That Sold in 2023

Don’t let these blockbuster numbers fool you. While 2023’s 10 priciest real estate transactions racked up a total sales volume of nearly $1.2 billion, slightly surpassing our 2022 list’s tally, these deals were the exceptions. In almost every luxury market across the country, overall volume declined by double-digit percentages compared to the prior year, driven by economic jitters and soaring...

Four Reasons Why Pre-War Apartments Are the Best!

One way to classify New York apartments is by when they were built. There are three broad categories: pre-war, which means anything built before the Second World War; post-war, which means post-WWII but before the 1990s or so, and new construction, which means buildings built since. Each type has characteristic features. Pre-wars are generally in shorter buildings. Post-war apartments often have...

Freddie Mercury’s London Home Selling for the First Time Since He Lived There

The eclectic London home that Freddie Mercury designed to fit his eccentric lifestyle  has hit the market for offers over £30 million (US$38 million). Garden Lodge, in the capital’s posh Kensington, was Mercury’s much-loved home from 1980—when on a first viewing he decided to buy the property on the spot—until his death in 1991, at which point the Queen frontman’s residence and everything in it...

A Park Avenue Apartment designed by WARD BENNETT

This Ward Bennett designed mid-century modern classic at 700 Park Avenue Apt. 10C is up for sale by Stephen P. Wald Real Estate Associates, Inc . Ward Bennett occupies a singular position in American design history. Born in 1917, he departed from formal education at the age of 13, embarking on a journey that saw him rise from a humble fabric sales-boy to a renowned fashion illustrator. His pursuits...

Jeff Bezos’s Former Seattle Area Rental—and Amazon’s First Office—Lists for $2.28 Million

In 1995, from the garage of a home in Bellevue, Washington, Jeff Bezos launched the global e-commerce and tech juggernaut Amazon. Bezos and his former wife, MacKenzie Scott, rented the dwelling for $890 a month at the time. According to the Seattle Times, the piece of property that once served as an incubator for the landscape-shifting company has hit the market at a cool $2.28 million. As Daily Mail...

New York City’s Vacancy Rate Reaches Historic Low of 1.4 Percent, Demanding Urgent Action & New Affordable Housing

This afternoon, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) delivered the initial findings of the latest New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (NYCHVS) to the New York City Council. Conducted roughly every three years since 1965 in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, the NYCHVS is the longest-running housing survey in the country and the official source of the...

Barbara Walters’s Longtime Fifth Avenue Apartment Back on the Market After Prospective Buyer Walks Away

Last November, the New York City apartment where prominent journalist Barbara Walters lived for 30 years, up until her death in December of 2022, went into contract. But in a surprise turn of events, the Upper East Side unit was quietly placed back onto the market on January 9 at $16.995 million—almost $1 million dollars less than the $17.75 million for which records show the contract was signed. A...

Penthouse Asking More Than $100 Million Led New York City Housing Market Last Week

A duplex soaring more than 100 stories over Midtown Manhattan reigned as the priciest home to go into contract last week in New York City, according to Monday’s report from Olshan Realty. The penthouse at supertall skyscraper Central Park Tower, a new development on Billionaire’s Row at the southern edge of the park, was most recently asking $149.5 million, though it’s expected to close for around...

Manhattan real estate shows signs of life after pandemic-related drop in rents: report

The Real Estate Board of New York has unveiled its latest Manhattan retail report, shedding light on the retail landscape in the borough during the second half of 2023 — showing a real estate market with high demand from retailers, and yet rent levels in most retail corridors continue to lag behind pre-pandemic peaks. The report, which analyzed activity along major retail corridors from July to...

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