Today in really rich people news: one family who owns a duplex, maisonette, full-floor co-op, and penthouse in a Fifth Avenue building has put all their holdings (more than 15,000 square feet) on the market for $72M. So close! Yet so far in the lifelong dream of owning a single-family mansion. Curbed NY has floorplans. [WSJ via Curbed NY ]
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The Jean Nouvel- designed Moritz brewery in Barcelona has just been completed. Given the French architect’s signature modernism, it’s no surprise at all that the new gastronomy and culinary center has walls of glass wedged into what looks like a much older, charmingly decrepit building. [Arch Daily]
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Click here to view the full photogallery. The 2,700-acre Dillingham Ranch was established in 1897 by Benjamin Franklin Dillingham, a sailor-turned-railroad magnate who founded the Oahu Railway and Land Company. His son Walter had an equally impressive life, creating Waikiki Beach—now one of the world’s premier surf destinations—from 1,000 acres of swamp land, dredging Pearl Harbor, and building Dillingham Lodge on his father’s land. Known as the “Big House,” Dillingham Lodge has just undergone a multimillion-dollar, period-appropriate restoration and boasts a 3,000-square-foot great room and eight bedrooms. The grounds include 19 acres of oceanfront, coconut trees, monkey pods, a variety of other flora and fauna (peacocks and ducks included), and an equestrian center and polo grounds—Walter cofounded the Hawaii Polo and Racing Club and the ranch is thought to be the birthplace of Hawaiian polo, and Dillingham Airfield, named for Walter’s son, Henry Gaylord Dillingham, an aviator killed during World War II.Then there’s the folklore: author Noël Coward wrote one of his best-known songs, “A Room with a View,” while sitting on the lanai—that colonnaded, wrap-around veranda—Prince Charles played polo here, and other famous visitors have included Prince Hussein of Jordan and actress Eva Gabor. While the price of the compound is listed as “upon request,” Homes of the Rich cites it at a jaw-dropping, yet somehow appropriate, $65M. · Dillingham Ranch [Christie's International Real Estate via Homes of the Rich ]
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On the Market: For $65M, Own the 2,700-Acre Birthplace of Hawaiian Polo
Curbed Miami has unearthed a listing that shares a connection with the 37th president of the United States: Richard Nixon used get away from it all his compound on Florida’s Key Biscayne. One of the houses that used to sit on his property is now on the market for $15M. [Curbed Miami]
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At long last, it’s a pleasure to announce that Curbed has touched down in Miami with today’s launch of Curbed Miami. The newest member of the Curbediverse has been a dream of ours for ages, and finally completes the golden triangle, so to speak, of the interwoven real estate markets of New York City and the Hamptons. The new site is headed by Miami native Sean McCaughan, who sets his sights on property gossip and architecture talk in Miami and beyond, including Broward and Palm Beach counties and the Florida Keys. That, however, is not all. Just in time for the summer season for those who summer, please welcome to the dancefloor Curbed Cape Cod, also launching at this exact second. The site will explore the real estate, architecture, retail, and restaurants in another crucial summer playground: Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket . Headed by Cape Cod resident Jaz Donaldson, the site joins Curbed National, Curbed NY, Curbed LA, Curbed SF, Curbed Hamptons, Curbed Chicago, Curbed DC, Curbed Seattle, Curbed Detroit, Curbed Atlanta, Curbed Boston, and Curbed Philly in our frenzied network. Meantime, the Eater sphere expands, too, with today’s launch of Eater Charleston, which casts wider the Eater net that presently includes Eater National and more than a dozen Eater city sites all over the country. Do drop by and say hello. · Curbed Miami Launches Today [Miami New Times] · Curbed Miami [official site] · Curbed Cape Cod [official site] · Eater Charleston [official site]
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Perhaps inspired by the recent $25.75M sale of the house next door, Stephen Robert, former Chancellor of Brown University, —has just listed his three-story home in East Hampton, N.Y., for the tidy sum of $18.5M. Of course, this being the Hamptons that buys “a quintessential summer colony cottage.” [Curbed Hamptons]
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Photo: Reuters via Architizer New York has a new tallest building, and now Tokyo does too: during four years of construction, the Tokyo Sky Tree weathered tremors from last years infamous Japanese earthquake, but still managed to open to the public yesterday. Pop star Lady Gaga got a sneak peek at the observation deck a few days before, and missed out on some of the mishaps that accompanied opening day: high winds delayed many of the scheduled elevator rides and views were obstructed by a dense fog. But these flubs didn’t diminish local enthusiasm for the project, as many of the 8,000 guests—selected by lottery—turned out in Sky Tree costumes. The tower is now officially the second tallest in the world, behind Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, though the highest observation deck is at just 1,422 feet. Of course, that’s peanuts when compared to the developer’s next big thing: a 22,370-mile-high elevator to space that could be ready for riders by 2050. · Tokyo Sky Tree Opens [Architizer] · 22,370-Mile-High Space Elevator to Rise in Tokyo by 2050 [Curbed National]
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Globe Trotting: World’s Second-Tallest Building Opens to Much Jubilation
The dreary Edmonton International Airport in Alberta, Canada has just gotten a burst of life, thanks to a 1,420-square-foot vertical garden recently installed in the terminal. The green wall features an abstract mountainside scene, done in various species of plant and designed by Canada’s resident living-wall expert, the firm Green over Grey. [Contemporist]
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Photo: Contemporist · Argentina’s awesome Pricila House, by Martin Gomez Arquitectos. [Contemporist] · Portuguese stadium avoids flash, goes with rust instead. [Dezeen] · Michael Jantzen uses computers to deconstruct suburbs. [Laughing Squid] · World’s most expensive home office, an NYC townhouse, asks $65M. [Curbed NY] · T Mag wraps up the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. [NYT] · A new basketball arena is coming to San Fran. [Curbed SF] · Twelve lush vertical gardens. [Eco Salon] · An art gallery dodges stark modernism with chain mail exterior. [Architizer] · Former owners of one stunning Montecito estate buy another. [The Real Estalker]
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Photo: Trulia Back in 2010, Frasier star Kelsey Grammer spent an entire summer hunting around NYC for a flashy apartment before finally settling on Jean Nouvel’s Vision Machine. Now, the fickle TV vet and his fourth wife are allegedly relocating back to the West Coast, but not to Grammer’s old, very private mansion in the Holmby Hills. That one has recently been listed on the open market—but with limited photography—for an eye-popping $18M. If it sells for close to that price, the walled and gated estate, with seven bedrooms and nine baths spread over 10,600 square feet, will be enough to cover the purchase of both the glassy NYC spread ($6.5M) and a recently-acquired L.A. home, for which Grammer paid another $6.5M. · Kelsey Grammer Quietly Lists $18M Holmby Hills Mansion [Trulia Luxe Living] · Kelsey Grammer’s Apartment Hunt Ends at the Vision Machine [Curbed NY]
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Celebrity Real Estate: Perennial House Hunter Kelsey Grammer Lists in Holmby Hills