Apartment Choice

Rutenberg NYC agent Tatiana Calvo has just closed on a Windsor Terrace apartment at $100,000 over the asking price. The two bedroom unit #2R at 543 16th St. a block from Prospect Park has an open chef’s kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances , two full en- suite bathrooms and a balcony. TATIANA CALVO Calvo listed the apartment (pictured top) and $1.099 million and said her first two open houses were “jam packed.ˮ The offers came flooding in and, Calvo said, everyone left the table happy. “I received $100,000 over asking because I priced apartment 2R fairly ,ˮ said the agent. “The seller was making what he wanted, and the buyer wanted to secure the apartment. The building is solid, and the apartments themselves are timeless.ˮ Alex Lavrenov of Compass brought in the buyer and the sale closed at $1.2 million after 39 days on the market. B RONX Spuyten Duyvil 2575 Palisades Ave. #5H $195,000 Sponsor studio and one bedroom with windowed custom kitchen with quartz...

I’m the resident sci-fi/fantasy nerd here in the Food + Home department. I grew up binging on shows like “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Firefly,” “Battlestar Galactica” and more recently, “Black Mirror” and “Westworld.” If I’m not scouring cookbooks, odds are you’ll find my nose buried in a book by Kim Stanley Robinson , Connie Willis or Octavia Butler. So when the discussion about Future of Food came up, I decided to channel a bit of the “What if?” spirit, imagining three future scenarios of a typical Sunday in a San Francisco home kitchen . How will technological advances impact how we think about and interact with food? Future #1: Science dominates Picture, if you will, a “Jetsons”-like, super-shiny, gadget and convenience-heavy world where 3-D food printers, drone food delivery , laser dishwashers and other interactive, Web- connected smart appliances reign supreme . 7 a.m. The scent of freshly brewed coffee wakes you. In the kitchen, the Coffee Maestro, a home kitchen-frien...

LOWER EAST SIDE , NY — A fancy new pad on the Lower East Side offers stunning views of the downtown Manhattan and comes with a hefty price tag . The artfully designed apartment is asking for $6.25 million. For more photos and information, view the complete realtor.com listing here. Address: 242 Broome St # C, New York, New York Price: $6,250,000 Square Feet: 2181 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 4 Baths Features: 242 Broome represents a rare opportunity for anyone seeking a modern home in the Lower East Side , one of New York's most storied neighborhoods. Designed by next- generation firm SHoP Architects , the building's champagne- colored faade softly reflects the surrounding buildings, while capturing an ever-changing dance between past and future. Utilizing a sophisticated mix of materials, slab marble, blackened steel, and warm woods, the artistic, custom-designed interiors by DXA Studio exude calm and comfort. This curated one-of-a-kind 2,181 SF, three-bedroom, three-and-a-half...

When the Japanese client of Adrian Wu and Stephanie Wong , partners at SW Design, purchased his 1, 305 sq ft apartment , it was the last one available in the Mid-Levels complex. Situated on one of the tower’s highest floors, the three-bedroom, two- bathroom home offered exceptional views of Victoria Harbour and the cityscape beyond, as well as ticking other boxes such as location and space. However, it was also the deve­loper’s show flat, so he had to buy the prop­erty along with all of its contents. He could simply have moved in with his belongings, but he felt the interior was too decorative for his tastes. So he enlisted the help of the husband-and-wife architec­tural team, who had worked on a project for a friend of his. “Our brief was straightforward: our client wanted to make strategic changes so the apartment would fit his sense of aesthetics and functional needs,” says Wu. “He likes a very clean, minimal look without clutter, so most of the show-flat shelving, fabric panelling...

CHELSEA, NY — The highly anticipated new building from the late architect Zaha Hadid has begun listing apartments , and the building's massive penthouse is asking for $50 million. The futuristic building, which can be viewed from the High Line, took years to build. The crowning jewel of the condo building, the penthouse, comes with five rooms and massive amounts of space. For more photos and information, view the complete realtor.com listing here. Address: 520 W 28th St Ph 37, New York City, New York Price: $50,000,000 Square Feet: 6853 Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 6 Baths Features: PENTHOUSE 37 is a truly rare five bedroom home of 6,853 square feet with a 2, 218 square foot terrace and two private balconies. The lower living level features an oversized, corner master suite complete with two large, windowed dressing rooms and two master baths. The lower level also features three additional bedroom suites , a utility room and a wet bar. The entertaining level of this grand home off...

Located in Almondbury, Yorkshire, this luxurious contemporary cottage is the perfect spot for large groups. The cottage sleeps up to 10 people and has 5 bedrooms. Wonderfully equipped with a kitchen and an adjacent terrace for eating meals, the home also boasts French doors that open out on to the garden. The area is perfect for relaxing summer evenings or for BBQ’s with friends and family. The cottage also has a swimming pool if the weather perks up, along with a gym. Fresh towels and linens are also included with the price. Local highlights include cycling along the numerous cycling routes , scenic walks to Yorkshire Dales and the Peak District National Parks and exploring the numerous shops or pubs within a short walking distance from the cottage. Clouds Hill Price : from 258 USD Number of Guests : 10 Check Price See our full list of recommended hotels in Huddersfield and also compare the prices with vacation rentals in Huddersfield Located in the tiny town of Golcar, West ...

Name: Melissa and James Lawrence Location: Vredehoek, Cape Town, South Africa Size: 1184 square feet Years lived in: 2 years, renting Cape Town- based interior designer Melissa and her husband James didn 't want to invest a ton of money in this home since they are renting it. But because Melissa is in the interior design field , they knew exactly what could to be done to enhance the space and in a cost effective way. They've been able to cleverly add their own touches to their rental apartment , creating a space that feels like home. The first task was to tackle the flooring, which was originally dark brown and in a poor condition. The light whitewashed floors that you see now required a lot of work, but the result is a brighter, more contemporary look they both love. Melissa and James love entertaining so updating the kitchen was a must — and the space needed a major overhaul and some serious TLC. The cupboards were originally a mix of dark wood and grubby white, an...

When visitors approach one of the two new affinity houses opening on the Bucknell University campus this semester, they'll cross an irregularly shaped section of pavement. Instead of proceeding straight from the front door to the road, the pathway forks at a 60-degree angle and meets the sidewalk to inscribe an equilateral triangle — or the Greek letter delta — in the concrete. It's a small detail that didn't cost extra to install, but will go a long way to making the building feel like home to its eventual occupants. The house at 125 Strohecker Farm Lane is planned to host the Delta Upsilon fraternity , which is recolonizing, and contains other architectural nods to the chapter's former house next to Bertrand Library. The two-story portico above the entryway replicates that found on the former DU house, as does the cherry wood trim on the building's first floor. Now known as Hildreth-Mirza Hall, the former DU house was acquired by the University in 2005 and ...

The unassuming apartment buildings that proliferated in the Greek capital after the Second World War represented a new idea of modern life and Greek identity 20th century city , Athens, 1957." />Man contemplating the expansion of the 20th century city , Athens, 1957. Credit: Benaki Museum, Costas Megalokonomou Archives Builders, Housewives and the Construction of Modern Athens is a book for those of us who, blinded by the classical wonders of the Acropolis, have never given much thought to the nondescript cityscape below. This is not about architect- led building design but an effort to understand the positives of Athens’ 20th century urbanism, warts and all. The heroes of the book are the polykatoikia – the prolific post- war apartment buildings that were built at impressive pace using reinforced concrete frames with masonry infill. While their white facades, flat roofs and horizontal lines bore some similarities to the forms of modern architecture, these were, as autho...