‘Beverly Hillbillies’ mansion sells to media baron Murdoch for a record $150m
Rupert Murdoch’s eldest son Lachlan is reported to have paid $150m for LA’s Chartwell Estate, which initially asked $350m
Hedge fund billionaire sets new Florida price record
Spectacular six-acre estate ‘La Reverie’ picked up for $111m, after originally listing at $200m
Frankfurt’s new Eden Tower is creating a 2,000 square metre vertical garden, using 185,000 plants
More than a fifth of the 98-metre residential tower’s facade will be a “vertical vegetal ecosystem”, requiring no special attention from residents.
Why branded residences are the name of the gameÂ
There are compelling reasons behind the recent explosion in popularity for residential schemes affiliated with well-known luxury brands, explains Quintessentially Estates’Â Simon Garcia…
Rockefeller Group tops out debut resi tower in Manhattan
Famed US real estate owner/developer is making its first foray into luxury high-rise living in NYC with the 123-unit Rose Hill project
Mandarin Oriental plans new residences in Tel Aviv
Luxury branded hotel and resi project will be a first for the city, says global hospitality giant
Paul White of Four Seasons on branded residences & the new world of luxury living
INTERVIEW: One of the biggest names in luxury, Canadian hospitality giant Four Seasons has pioneered the concept and delivery of branded residences since 1985, and now operates 41 such schemes across 19 countries around the world – including the recently-launched Twenty Grosvenor Square in London’s Mayfair; PrimeResi spoke with the man now in charge of the global residential rollout about choosing the right development partners, setting new benchmarks, and the shift in expectations at the top of the market…
Hong Kong’s prime Kai Tak development plot goes for HK$15.95bn
A consortium of property developers has acquired the most valuable slice of residential development land on Hong Kong’s former airport, for significantly less than the adjacent plot
WSJ: Inside a Chinese Developer’s Nearly $3 Billion Bet on the Storied Waldorf Astoria
375 private apartments in Manhattan’s famous Waldorf Astoria are due to come to market next year… Wall Street Journal journalist Katherine Clarke explores how the building’s new owners are reinventing a New York landmark…
WSJ: Pitching a New York landmark’s puzzling penthouse
Buyers can’t seem to work what to do with the ‘oddly shaped’ five-storey space atop Manhattan’s Woolworth Building, reports the Wall Street Journal...
Unfinished Bel Air mansion faces demolition over safety concerns
City officials are calling for a vast luxury new-build project in Los Angeles to be torn down to the foundations