Click the image above to view the full photogallery. In this country, one of the perennial desires of family-oriented homebuyers is a prime school district. The best of the best offer talented students the chance to thrive and penny-pinching parents the opportunity to save some cash on private school tuition. That said, real estate in the most favored districts often fetches a premium. So when we set out to find a house within the purview of each of the top five high schools in the country, it wasn’t surprising when the results included some primo listings. When you’re saving up to $35K a year per kid on tuition, that should leave plenty of cash left over for the house, right? Well, not when you’re shelling out $9.5M for a riverfront brick colonial. That’s how much this 12-acre property in Virginia’s Fairfax County is asking (above). Then again, the buyer will be getting a lot more than just potential enrollment for the little brainiacs in the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, the country’s No. 1 public high school according to U.S. News and World Report. The 7,200-square-foot main house features six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a swimming pool with a pool house, pre-war craftsmanship, and direct access to the Potomac River. Yes, of course there are cheaper options, but proud parents deserve some swanky digs, too. Click the image above to view the full photogallery. ↑ Five hundred miles from the rolling hills of Virginia, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. is home to the International Academy, No. 2 in the U.S. News ranking. Traditionally called home by the wealthiest Detroit-area residents, Bloomfield Hills features demanding schools and some familiar architecture, including this $2.95M “exact replica of Westover,” a sprawling Virginia plantation.” Let’s hope that tradition of plagiarism doesn’t carry over to the classroom. Click the image above to view the full photogallery. ↑ Next, we head out to the relatively anonymous SoCal community of Cerritos, home to No. 3 Whitney High School. A less rarified town than the frontrunners, it won’t take more than a million dollars to score some of Cerritos’s prime real estate, like this four-bed, four-bath spread with a classy address on Bogart Circle. Though we’re certain ol’ Humphrey had little to do with it, this house is still asking almost $900K. Glamorous it’s not, but a good choice for the family nonetheless. Click the image above to view the full photogallery. ↑ Not far away, in Cypress, Calif., this four-bedroom is one of the priciest gateways to nearby fourth-place Oxford Academy. Though the curb appeal is a bit wanting, the interior is well suited to a growing family. For those raising a large brood—say, six kids—the $720K to be saved on private school tuition brings the price of this $925K home to just $205K. Now, just start convincing the kids to bunk up. Click the image above to view the full photogallery. ↑ Finally, near No. 5, TAG Magnet in Dallas, comes the greatest deal of the lot. For $135K, once can score this brand-new 1,400-square-foot home with three bedrooms. Not only that, but it’s set to be built to LEED-certified standards. The only potential hiccup is in, well, the building stage. Right now, it’s just a Sims-style rendering. Hard to deny the deal, though! · America’s Best High Schools: Gold Medal List [US News] · 9500 Ferry Landing Court, Alexandria [Washington Fine Properties] · 1099 Orchard Ridge Road [Real Estate One] · 18900 Bogart Circle [Trulia] · 9859 Carrara Drive [Zillow] · 1115 Claude Street [Zillow]
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On the Market: The Country’s Best High Schools Offer Prime Real Estate to Match
Because CityTime worked out so well, our mayor has decided to try his hand at another massive attempt to streamline city infrastructure. IBM has just landed a $100 million, five-year NYC Citywide IT Infrastructure Services (CITIServ) contract . Meant to centralize and update data centers at 50 city agencies as well “provide better security and improve efficiency,” the contract should, in layman’s terms, take the city’s servers “to the cloud.” Just don’t let this cloud rain where it shouldn’t —OK Bloomberg? [ more › ]
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“The formal living room reminds of a bunch of tvs at an electronic store that just lost the satellite and are just showing snow… hideous and headache inducing!” —anon [What's Black and White and Hideous All Over?]
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The next time Charlie Sheen pays a lady to come over for a 36-hour bender involving freebasing, booze, 3-minute sex, and various other adult activities, he should maybe try someone a little bit more discreet . In the history of porn stars, none of them have really ever been known to keep their mouths shut. His latest “hired help” was Kacey Jordan, and she’s now in New York City talking to the press about the party that landed Sheen in the hospital last week. [ more › ]
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Charlie Sheen Porn Star On NYC Press Tour
Tonight is the annual homeless population count, and even though there’s a “code blue” for the cold weather, the 2,000 volunteers are ready to go! One told CBS2 , “I am bundled up, I have my boots and my gloves and hat and scar. Some people greet you and say thank you, others have taken the information and actually gone to drop-in centers and shelters.” In 2010 volunteers counted 3,111 homeless people. But did they even check to see if one of them had a Golden Voice ? We need to get this Indianapolis reporter on the volunteer list. [ more › ]
Photo via homedit · Paola Navone cocoon shelving. [homedit] · Pillow designs from Bravo’s resident flipper-outter Jeff Lewis. [Shelterpop] · Jonathan Adler at the New York International Gift Fair. [Habitually Chic] · Seen at Maison et Objet: Gradient-colored home goods. [Apartment Therapy] · Chicago’s five most expensive home sales in January. [Curbed Chicago] · Really fancy shmancy $2.5M digs in San Francisco. [Curbed San Francisco] · Here’s one way to read Rue. [Design Blahg] · The late Brittany Murphy’s house won’t be auctioned just yet. [TMZ] · What’s trending for kids’ room decor. [Dwell] · If you could help the American furniture industry, what would you do? [GHC] · Designer Amy Lau’s Dexter -inspired dining room. [Elle Decor]
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Linkage: Cocoon Shelving; Jonathan Adler at NYIGF; Gradient Colors; More!
We’ve already established that the city of Portland, Ore., is not all hipstered out. However, it certainly was in last night’s episode of Portlandia, in which Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein put birds on things like lamps, pillows, bags, and more. Gawker has the video. (And for more on whimsical animal-printed home accessories, please have a look at the most recent West Elm holiday collection.) [ previously; Gawker TV; previously ]
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The NYC Economic Development Corp. is planning to create a new bicycle and pedestrian path on Randall’s Island under the Hell Gate Bridge. The path will eventually connect the island to the South Bronx Greenway , which is bringing bicycle access to the waterfront through a network of bike paths in SoBro. With so much hot air expelled over bike lanes in Brooklyn and Manhattan, it’s nice to know the Bronx is getting some love, too! Of course, the virulently anti-cyclist editors at the NY Post took one look at this development and said , “Bikeway to hell!” But from what an NYCEDC spokesman told us, there’s nothing hellish about it. [ more › ]
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Randall’s Island Bike Path To Connect to South Bronx Greenway
Roger Lane lost his daughter Jodie seven years ago , but instead of taking his family’s $6.2 million settlement with Con Ed and continuing on with his life in Texas, he and his family became public safety crusaders whose efforts have made a real difference in the lives of New Yorkers. Lane died of heart disease last month, and New York lost a true friend . [ more › ]
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Roger Lane Turned Tragedy Into a Public Safety Triumph
From “Collecting Design,” by Adam Lindemann, via Co.Design Avant-garde designer Alessandro Guerriero designed this metal chair in the 1970s through his firm, Studio Alchimia. And according to big-time art collector Adam Lindemann, you should purchase one immediately. It’s featured in Lindemann’s Collecting Design, a tome that works like a buyer’s guide to important 20th-century furnishings, aggregating advice from prominent dealers and collectors (including Barney’s new creative director Dennis Freedman ). Co.Design has a handful of other highlights from the book. · 9 of the World’s Most Collectable Furniture Pieces [Co.Design] · Collecting Design [Taschen] · What Barneys New Creative Director Dennis Freedman Says About Design [Curbed National]
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Moment of Zen: Alessandro Guerriero’s Angular Metal Chair Not Just for Sitting On