Partners at 30 Warren: Brandon Watson, Colleen Saidman Yee, Rodney Yee

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Cape Advisors, the New York City-based developer of boutique luxury condominium 30 Warren Tribeca, announced the expansion of Tribeca Select, a program that provides 30 Warren residents with exclusive,  in-home services and special offerings as well as priority status at a collection of the neighborhood’s most renowned retailers, restaurants and institutions. Reflecting the neighborhood, the program now features a celebrity floral designer and an artisanal Hudson Valley millwork company, in addition to an acclaimed sommelier, Paul Grieco. “Capturing the spirit of Tribeca and providing residents with unique access to people, places, and services is what Tribeca Select is all about,” said Craig Wood, CEO of Cape Advisors. “It’s a tool kit of sorts. The program has been very well received and we are happy to add new partners.”

Grieco's famous wine bar, Terroir, is located in the heart of Tribeca, steps from 30 Warren. It was important to Cape Advisors to embrace the neighborhood and provide residents with a simple way to discover the area. Grieco is a personality, and it’s very attractive to future residents that such a prominent member of the community will know them by name. Haute Residence caught up with David Kronman of Cape Advisors to discuss how they came up with the idea of having a resident sommelier and why an offering like this is needed with luxury buyers.

How did you all come up with the idea of having a resident sommelier? 

Everything at 30 Warren -- from its ultra-high performance hand-cast concrete facade to its Hudson Valley millwork -- is reflective of Tribeca’s essence. We felt it was important to extend this sense of place by creating Tribeca Select, a program offering unique access to a hand-picked collection of the best establishments in the neighborhood. Central to our vision for Tribeca Select was Paul Grieco, the renowned sommelier and founder of the wine bar, Terroir Tribeca. Paul was eager to bring his enthusiasm for wine directly to the living rooms of our residents and curated a unique menu of wine services-- like his consultancy for wine collecting, food pairings, auction participation, private wine tastings and more—exclusively for 30 Warren. In addition to having Paul as a resident sommelier, we partnered with Chamber Street Wines so that residents can easily acquire naturally made and rare wines and also take advantage of their temperature-controlled storage service in addition to the wine storage we’re providing in each apartment. We are thrilled to offer our buyers a wine program that is unparalleled in today’s luxury market. 

Chambers Street Winery

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Was this something you found luxury buyers wanting? 

There are two luxuries that I can confidently say our buyers universally appreciate: high-design real estate and wine. 

How did you all decide on the resident sommelier? Was there a process to find a well-rounded one?

Paul is a renowned sommelier with an international following, his wine bar, Terroir, is an anchor in the neighborhood, and he’s a huge fan of 30 Warren, so we felt he was the perfect fit. 

Do you think an offering like this will be something more luxury buildings will start to offer?

Partnering with local businesses to create exclusive, in-residence experiences for buyers has the legs to become a new trend, definitely. Cape Advisors was the first to tap a sommelier of Paul Grieco’s caliber for such a unique offering, and we’re already thinking about our next partnerships - both at 30 Warren and other buildings in our portfolio.

Interiors of Terroir

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Do you know if your building is the first of it’s kind with this type of offering?

As far as we know, yes. We’re excited to introduce our residents to Paul Grieco and our complete wine-centric lifestyle program.

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The billionaire chose to purchase a home in Fisher Island after visiting last year and being attracted to Fisher Island’s exclusive private club community that has 18 tennis courts, seven restaurants and a nine-hole golf course. Hassenfeld and his wife chose to make Palazzo Del Sol their residence by purchasing a three-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom home for $8.2 million.

Palazzo Del Sol is the latest property in the community and is the first to offer rooftop spaces, negative-edge pools and six-star services and amenities. Residents have access to a private movie theater, hair and makeup salon, a state-of-the-art fitness center by The Wright Fit, a children’s playroom designed by Kidville and a butler-staffed aperitivo bar. Residents of the property also receive a custom-designed Garia golf car upon closing.

Palazzo Del Sol was designed by Miami-based firm, Antrobus + Ramirez, who envisioned the property’s common spaces and amenity levels. The home contains high-end elements including book-matched marble, specialty wallpaper and teak cladding and semi-precious materials like vanilla onyx, framing the kitchen and a bookcase in the living room.

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Now, there is a place made with kids in mind. If you have a family or looking to start one in the future, The Ritz-Carlton Residences has the answer to that. In 2019, their new development will be coming to Sunny Isles Beach, FL that is sure to be family-friendly.

The Kids Club will be tailored with children in mind and will have indoor and outdoor play facilities, a game room along with arts and crafts classes. There will also be physical activities, beach and pool care and meal plans. The program will ensure that children have many daily activities, especially ones that let them experience everything Sunny Isles Beach has to offer.

Fortune International Group and Château Group, who are joint developers of the 52-story development, have revealed new renderings of the Kids Club, which will be exclusive to residents. “Appreciating the needs of today’s luxury buyer, and understanding that parents want their children to feel as though they are an integral part of a community, we want to ensure that the day-to-day living experiences of our young families are maximized,” said Manuel Grosskopf, CEO of Château Group. “This project will be one of the few of its kind in South Florida that puts such an added emphasis on catering to those essentials.”.

The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Sunny Isles Beach features designs by Arquitectonica with interiors by Florentine architect Michele Bönan. Constructed with families in mind, spacious floor plans in the 212-unit building will have Atlantic Ocean, city and intracoastal waterway views.  Ceiling heights will be 10 feet in the homes and 13 feet in the penthouses, while oversized terraces with private pools will be offered in select residences. Italian-design kitchens will be filled with Caesarstone quartz countertops and Gaggenau appliances. Some features of each residence are walk-in closets, laundry rooms with full-size washers and dryers, smart home technology and pre-wiring for high-speed internet access and Wi-Fi. The Penthouses include garden terraces spanning 2,000 sq. ft. – 4,000 sq. ft., private pools, outdoor kitchens, custom-designed Italian cabinetry and master suites with separate service quarters.

"It’s a rarity for a high-end condominium tower to offer such in-depth, multi-layered programming specifically geared toward children, and we are thrilled to be bringing this type of luxury service to our buyers through the construction of this project,” said Edgardo Defortuna, CEO of Fortune International Group.  “It’s indicative of the kind world-class service we have planned for this luxury residential project.”

In addition to the Kids Club, the building will include a private club level on the 33rd floor, beachside restaurant, pool deck, spa, fitness center and wellness center, along with more luxurious amenities. Residences range from $2.5 million to $5.2 million, with penthouses starting at $25 million.

So families, if you want to be in the Miami area, but not directly in the city, this may be the place for you.

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When designing a house, you want it to be one-of-a-kind—one that will make the neighbors all envious. Turning a house into a home is not always easy. From picking the furniture to the soaps in the guest bathroom, each detail is important.

Details like doors and windows tend to be viewed as not as crucial, but if you live in places where there are priceless views, hurricanes, or snow storms, those aspects become very important. If you are truly making a property an investment, you want to utilize the best materials—materials that not only look good, but ones that you know are built to last.

When it comes to doors and windows, there's one company that is sure to provide high quality and taste for any luxurious home and property: Fleetwood Windows & Doors. Its latest door, the Series 4070-T, provides the perfect addition to any home.

For 56 years, Fleetwood has been manufacturing modern-style windows and doors for luxury homes. Thorough dedication to architectural integrity and meticulous refinement of "the little things" has distinctively positioned Fleetwood Windows & Doors as one of the top companies in the business. Not only has Fleetwood been doing this since 1961, it is also eco-friendly.

Knowing your home is providing a good impact on the environment is very rewarding. Fleetwood Windows & Doors is continuously making efforts to be "green friendly" and currently leads the fenestration market with the greenest multi-slide and sliding pocket doors in the United States. Its aluminum products are manufactured using recycled aluminum and glass, and are offered in inert coatings and finishes. To further promote global sensitivity, 100 percent of its aluminum scrap is recycled.

With true craftsmanship like theirs, it makes sense that the Series 4070-T is so remarkable. The Series 4070-T is the door every luxury-home needs if great views exist and indoor/outdoor living is desired. With the new A4 roller, manufactured with authentic precision in Switzerland, it operates amazingly. The door has been made with a flush track system where flooring can reach not only the edge of the tracks, but in between the tracks, too.

If you are worried about water or other weather damage, the 4070-T has you covered. A patent pending sub floor drain system is used to drain water from the flush floor tracks, which helps the door function even in wet conditions. The door comes in pocketing, multi-slide and corner arrangements.

No one likes investing tons of money into something that is going to cause a headache down the road because they took the cheap and easy route. When focusing on the little things, like windows, you want everything to look not only look luxurious, but be durable, as well. That is where Fleetwood Windows & Doors has you covered.

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