Dubai penthouse goes for £15.4m
A triplex penthouse in Omniyat’s One Palm has become Dubai’s second-most expensive apartment; the most expensive sold in the same building in 2017
Trump Tower is now ‘one of NYC’s least-desirable luxury buildings’
What has happened to the New York landmark that once attracted superstars including Michael Jackson and Steven Spielberg?
Slew of super-prime deals at Sydney’s One Barangaroo
Four buyers splash over £20m apiece at luxury scheme overlooking Sydney Harbour
Brand & Deliver: On the evolution of luxury branded residences
The global branded residential property sector is changing, reports Knight Frank, as more hotel and lifestyle brands bring new visions and more diverse ambitions. ‘One could argue that the impact of the branded concept is diluted the more it moves away from the original hotel-driven traditional model,’ says the firm
Top Dubai developer installs a new Head of Sales on Park Lane
Nikhil Brij Kapur has joined Sobha Realty’s new London operation to run sales for the firm’s flagship Sobha Hartland project in Dubai
French government opens up historic property sales data
Researching the market on the other side of the Channel just got a whole lot easier
Tycoon splashes £140m on luxury Hong Kong property
Nine-unit complex in Repulse Bay went for nearly £6,500 psf
The houses that architects build for themselves
The FT’s architecture critic Edwin Heathcote takes a look at some of the remarkable buildings designed by the world’s top architects as their own ‘calling card homes’
How Luxury Developers Use a Loophole to Build Soaring Towers for the Ultrarich in NY
Matthew Haag reveals how high-rise property developers are exploiting a ‘planning loophole’ to add extra storeys to tall towers, for the New York Times
US luxury developer tempts buyers with ‘insane’ incentive
Extell ups the ante by reportedly offering to waive service charges for up to a decade at Lower West Side scheme
In Pictures: BIG reveals hurricane-proof floating city concept for the UN
The United Nations has drawn up plans for a sustainable ‘modular maritime metropolis’, which could be home to over 10,000 people while withstanding rising sea levels and climate catastrophes