MIPIM Awards 2019: Resi finalists in pictures
New residential developments in London, Hamburg, Amsterdam and Copenhagen have been shortlisted by the MIPIM Awards judging jury.
Iconic Monaco mansion asks €125m
The Villa l’Echauguettence was formerly owned by casino tycoon and “magician of Monte Carlo”, Francois Blanc
NYC’s iconic Halston House sells for $18m
Deal agreed on Bauhaus-inspired former residence of the legendary fashion designer Halston
Griffin shatters US price records after splashing out in London
Billionaire hedge fund tycoon pays $238m for a penthouse at Manhattan’s 220 Central Park South, just days after confirming the acquisition of one of the finest houses in London
LA’s glitziest giga-mansion – now $100m off
‘At $150 million, it gets opened up to a much wider audience’, says ‘Spec King’ Bruce Markowsky of his 38,000 square foot project in Bel Air…
18 ‘super-tall’ skyscrapers completed in 2018; more than in any previous year
Residential towers accounted for nearly a third of the world’s newly-completed skyscrapers in 2018
Hong Kong mansion fetches nearly £73m
Another mega-deal confirmed at Wheelock’s ultra-exclusive Mount Nicholson scheme, as an 8,000 square foot house achieves well over £9,000 psf
‘One of the most secure homes in the world’ goes up for sale at €12.5m
“One-of-a-kind” Mougins mansion has underground tunnels, reinforced steel doors, a panic room and bullet-resistant windows.
Hong Kong trumps New York & London for ultra-prime property sales
Hong Kong has seen more ultra-prime £20m+ residential property sales in the last year than any other city. London has fallen to third place, behind New York
In Pictures: Toronto’s new ‘pixellated’ biophilic urban neighbourhood
Canada’s remarkable Toronto KING scheme connects green walls, public realm landscaping and 370 private terraces to create a “living skin” for the whole development – and it has its own programmable weather system
Pair of high-spec Faivre-designed Paris apartments head to auction
As prime Paris dusts itself down after the weekend’s “yellow jacket” riots, a pair of luxury apartments just a stone’s throw from the Champs Élysées are being marketed to “international clients wishing to have as few concerns as possible”
The City of Lights Vs The Big Smoke: Comparing prime property markets in Paris & London
Paris and London are very different cities – but they also have a lot in common, and both hold strong appeal for HNW property buyers. Coutts Bank, LonRes and Savills have all been looking into how residential property scenes stack up in the capitals on either side of the Channel…