Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner

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At the young age of 24, pop culture icon and makeup mogul Kylie Jenner has already acquired an impressive real estate portfolio. The media personality owns various properties across Los Angeles and Hidden Hills, including a five-acre lot purchased in April of 2020 for $15 million and a $36.5 million palatial showplace in Holmby Hills. Meanwhile, her partner, Travis Scott is primarily based in Brentwood where he spent $29.3 million on two properties this past year. Additionally, the couple owns a $13.5 million home in the mountains above Beverly Hills.

In terms of New York residences, Jenner and Scott reportedly rent a townhome in Greenwich Village. Built in 1839, the building has served as home to plenty of occupants over the past nearly two hundred years including "The March King" John Phillips Sousa. For the past ten years, the property has been listed on and off the market with several brokers at a plethora of differing prices as high as $31.95 million. Now, the six-story building is once again available for purchase through “Million Dollar Listing” star Ryan Serhant at a price of $26.5 million.

The historic Greenwich townhome previously home to Jenner and Scott spans 8,700 square feet with six bedrooms and eight baths. The 22-foot-wide building has been completely redone by developer and owner William Rainero while Clodagh Design worked on the interiors and the outdoor kitchen was designed by Silvano Marchetto. Stepping inside, the space opens to soaring 18-foot ceilings, exposed original stone, and warm brick walls. The living area highlights a modern fireplace that leads into the 700 square foot garden. The interior layout also presents a mezzanine lounge, a secondary kitchen, and a media room which can be accessed by the glass staircase or glass elevator. The entire fourth floor boasts the primary bedroom suite with a fireplace, expansive dressing room, and terrace. Stepping outside on the terrace, the space offers a hot tub and wellness area with glass-walled sauna. The exterior space also includes a roof deck with picturesque views of Washington Square Park and the Freedom Tower.

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Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift is not only an 11-time Grammy winning singer-songwriter and iconic popstar but also a surprising real estate investor. The acclaimed American artist has spent $50 million on a single cobblestoned street in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York. Beside her $18 million townhome at 153 Franklin St., she also owns three units at 155 Franklin St. totaling near $30 million. In 2014, Swift purchased an $19.95 million penthouse duplex at 155 Franklin St. from “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson. Later on, she purchased another $9.75 million unit in the same building.

Other notable residents of the charming brick building include Orlando Bloom, comedian Aziz Ansari, former New York Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh, and Steven Soderbergh. Now another unit, on the fourth floor of 155 Franklin, has sold for $9.99 million. While the space was intended to serve as a rental, the buyer reportedly fell in love with the unit and purchased it on the spot crowning them the title of Taylor’s swift’s new neighbor.

The classic 19th-century building formerly served as the Sugarloaf Warehouse before its conversion into a 6.5 story residential space. Spanning 3,532 square feet, the newly purchased Tribeca unit features four bedrooms and three baths. The marvelous great room highlights corner exposure, a woodburning fireplace, and oversized windows for plentiful natural lighting. The open chef’s kitchen is equipped with a quaint breakfast bar. The luxurious primary bathroom encapsulates a spa like atmosphere and offers a dressing room and private seating area. Decorative elements of the home consists of classic loft features such as cast-iron columns, exposed brick, and wood-beamed ceilings.

Kirsten Jordan of Douglas Elliman, a star of “Million Dollar Listing New York,” as well as Karishma Sani of Douglas Elliman held the listing for this property.

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Ariana Grande

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In 2018, popstar Ariana Grande and comedian Pete Davidson were involved in a whirlwind romance when they began dating in May, got engaged in the weeks following, and moved into a luxurious apartment complex in West Chelsea. The chic space seemed fitting for the public duo as the building was deemed one of the most luxurious in New York City. The property had reportedly been on and off the market since 2015 with an unwavering asking price of $16 million. Since the celebrity couple split in October of 2018, Grande has said “thank u, next” to her former relationship and residence. She has now amassed an impressive real estate portfolio with contemporary mansion in the Hollywood Hills, a $9 million Bird Streets home, and a $6.7 million Montecito estate purchased from Ellen DeGeneres. Recently, the two-time Grammy winning vocalist tied the knot with real estate agent Dalton Gomez in an intimate ceremony at her Montecito home.

Built in the winter of 2017, the New York City apartment complex formerly home to Grande and Davidson was designed by the late renowned architect Dame Zaha Hadid. The lavish custom decor consists of 10-foot-wide motorized windows, 10-foot-high ceilings, distinctive curved glass, and lacquered wall paneling. With 4,023 square feet of living space, Grande’s former unit includes five bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms. The interior layout presents an ultramodern kitchen equipped with double dishwashers, double refrigerators, a wine refrigerator, a steam oven, and a sculptural island with beveled marble. Leading from the contemporary kitchen, the home offers a spacious family room and entertainment area with a bright and airy atmosphere. Stepping outside, the unit also features a 1,361 square foot terrace with picturesque views of the Empire State Building and bustling cityscape below.

The extravagant apartment complex with 39 units presents a lifestyle of privacy and luxury. Additional amenities consist of a skylit swimming pool, fitness center, spa, and the city’s first private IMAX theater. The price of this property also includes two parking spaces worth $700,000 each. Located directly over the High Line in West Chelsea, this lavish residence is mere moments from Hudson River Park as well as a multitude of shopping and dining options in the city’s most coveted neighborhood.

This property was listed with Million Dollar Listing: New York star Steve Gold. The buyer was represented by Phillip Salem of Compass.

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Bella Hadid

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In November 2019, Bella and her sister, Gigi Hadid, had both purchased real estate properties in Manhattan. Bella purchased a renovated SoHo penthouse for $6.1 million. The six-story building dating back to 1877 was previously a silk showroom and was later converted into a residential co-op in 2016.

Many of the original industrial elements of the building remain such as the brick barrel-vaulted ceilings, dark metal columns, and exposed ductwork.

Hadid’s duplex spans 2,180 square feet with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The private rooftop deck offers an extra 779 square feet of space. Other features include imported Italian built-in closets, a glass-walled and temperature controlled 100-bottle wine room, custom lighting, and motorized blackout shades in the bedrooms.

The central room combines the kitchen, home office, and living and dining rooms. Hardwood flooring, modern light fixtures and built-in shelving are throughout the central room as well.

Ryan Serhant from Million Dollar Listing New York holds this listing.

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The catch: only five residences are available. In this prestigious and popular area desperate for living space, that should translate to a feeding frenzy as sales officially opened via a launch party on March 18th. The current list prices are roughly 5.7% less than previously announced last fall.

A glimpse of the penthouse living area at The Justin

The Justin penthouse offers expansive views of Manhattan.

Five fortunate (and affluent) residents will call the one-of-a-kind development at 225 East 81st Street home—and they will live better for it. Situated on a tree-lined street, the renovated building (designed by Vail Associates) features a gorgeous limestone, marble and translucent glass façade with modern finishing that updates the typical Upper East Side 20th century pre-war style. The condominium adds new architectural life to the community, Detractors claim it disrupts the neighborhood’s Brownstone continuity but that’s likely old Yorkville money speaking. Such is the cost of modernizing. Combine that with proximity to Central Park, access to gourmet cuisine and the future Second Avenue subway line, the condominium is indeed a rare Manhattan find.

“[The Upper East Side] is on fire,” said Ryan Serhant of Nest Seekers International, which has the listing. “But finding a three or four bedroom full-service condo in this neighborhood it’s nearly impossible. It’s incredibly residential with great restaurants and it's continuously changing for the better. They’re calling it the new Williamsburg. And because of the Second Avenue subway, people are investing because they foresee the value appreciation.”

Residence Two at The Justin is a three-bedroom full-floor condo for roughly $3.3 million.

Residence Two features a spacious living and dining area that's 25-feet wide.

The chef’s kitchen features a breakfast bar, Caesarstone countertops, and Subzero refrigerator.

View of custom tile backsplash, and Wolf range and hood

Housed over six floors, The Justin offers five luxuriously modern homes, priced from $3.3 million to roughly $6 million or more: a triplex maisonette with private garden; three full-floor three-bedroom units; and a majestic penthouse with a 1,700-square-foot roof deck.

Each residence of The Justin boasts private outdoor terraces or balconies, key-lock entry, coffered ceilings, full height tilt-and-turn Kolby windows, masonry fireplaces, central air, in-unit washer/dryer, private storage, ample closet space, and Smart Home-wired for audiovisual systems and Wi-Fi with built-in speakers. Some have Jacuzzis and lofts. The pet-friendly building also offers part-time doorman service and a fitness center.

The Residence Two master suite with oversized windows

Bathrooms at The Justin boast radiant heat flooring and Bianco Carrara marble.

An open house for the Residence One Triplex maisonette and Residence Two is scheduled at The Justin for Sunday, March 22 from noon to 4 pm. The penthouse unit details are scant (official price, dimensions or potential buyer), but images are available.

The triplex maisonette is a four bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom home, spanning nearly 3,900 square feet. A Juliet balcony overlooks the backyard garden which covers 750 square feet of tranquil space. The open living and dining room are an ideal entertaining space, spanning nearly 25 feet across wide-planked radiant heat flooring. The state-of-the-art chef’s kitchen features a breakfast bar, Caesarstone countertops, custom tile backsplash, a Wolf range/hood and Subzero refrigerator. The first floor bedroom can be utilized as a guest room or converted to a proper dining room or home office.

Internal stairs beneath a 20-foot ceiling negotiate to the second floor where three more bedrooms reside—two of which are master suites. The main suite is also 25-feet wide with Juliet balcony access, fireplace, walk-through closets and a large master bath. Each of the three-and-a-half spa bathrooms is outfitted with high-end fixtures, radiant heat flooring, and Bianco Carrara Marble.

The Justin is the latest condominium to hit the market in the affluent neighborhood of Yorkville on the Upper East Side.

Newly released images of Residence Two highlight a three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom home spanning nearly 1,800-square feet. It, too, showcases an open, 25-foot-wide living and dining area. The Residence Two master suite includes a Jacuzzi tub and steam shower while each of the two-and-a-half spa bathrooms also has radiant heat flooring and Bianco Carrara marble.

The Justin condominium was developed by Michael Paul Enterprises in the heart of the Upper East Side. Contrary to popular belief, the building is named for a real life person—owner Michael Paul D’Alessio’s son Justin, according to Serhant, who says another property will follow named for D’Alessio’s daughter.

Ryan Serhant, Nest Seekers International exec and co-star of Bravo's Million Dollar Listing New York, is one of the city's top real estate brokers.

Based on intense interest and open house demand for The Justin (he expects over 350 people), Serhant anticipates contracts in hand shortly after the open house. Naysayers aside, why should we doubt him? Serhant, an experienced actor and co-star of Bravo’s reality series Million Dollar Listing New York who recently posed in the buff for Flaunt magazine, knows how to close a deal. As one of New York’s top real estate brokers (in 2012 he ranked 15th), surely he can sell a pricey condo—and his own personal brand. And that's the naked truth.

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In an interview with Katie Bourke of the San Antonio Business Journal, Luis remarked the following:

Is San Antonio a main area to attract out-of-state investors, and will those investments be concentrated in the luxury market?

Yes. In places like this, the luxury market always does well because of the perception that everyone loves to invest. Emotionally, the word luxury property always has value.

[Read the rest of his interview over at the Alamo City Beat]

Though his analysis is more from-the-hip than any normal investor would like, San Antonio does seem to have a few things going for it at the very least:

Do you think San Antonio will become a major luxury market? Chime in below!

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