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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Mary Kate Olsen

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Formerly a child actress in “Full House” and “New York Minute,” Mary Kate Olsen has certainly grown and adopted a different lifestyle over the years. Now, she and her twin sister Ashley Olsen are primarily known for their luxury fashion label, The Row. In 2015, Mary Kate married Olivier Sarkozy, a French banker and half brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Earlier this year, the duo officially split and finalized their divorce after five years of marriage.

In the process, Olsen lost their shared NYC townhouse to Sarkozy who has legal ownership of the property. In 2014, Sarkozy purchased the Midtown East home from artist David Deutsch for $13.5 million through a limited liability company. Now, after the former couple’s divorce, their once humble abode is being listed on the market at $11.5 million, $2 million less than its purchasing price. Initially, when Olsen and Sarkozy purchased the property, they planned to execute renovations with Montalba Architects. Unfortunately, those plans never came into fruition with Olsen and Sarkozy never actually moving into the home.

Designed in 1921, this historic residence once served as part of an enclave of artists. One hundred years ago, architects Edward Dean and William Bottomley designed the home while it was reportedly commissioned by a banking and railroad heiress. Notable former residents of the century old home include actress Katherine Hepburn, composer Stephen Sondheim, journalist Dorothy Thompson, and book editor Maxwell Perkins, who worked with F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.

While the five story Manhattan mansion is currently unfinished, it boasts some impressive architectural elements. Stepping into the 8,700-square-foot Regency style house, the expansive space presents 22-foot coffered ceilings for an airy atmosphere. To complement the open space, the home offers numerous arches windows and doorways for plentiful natural lighting. The residence emulates a modern aesthetic with its undone white rooms, but the intricate library serves as a stark contrast with sharp dark wood paneling. Stepping outside, the exterior features a sizable shared garden, a rare amenity in New York, and the lush space has been endearingly deemed a “fairy tale” garden.

Michael Bolla of Sotheby’s International Realty, East Side Manhattan Brokerage, holds the listing for this property.

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Exquisite custom waterfront Georgian Colonial home, situated on a private elevated acre on Rye's premier peninsula is designed with traditional elegance and features panoramic views of Long Island Sound, high ceilings, custom molding, doors and marble throughout, along with dramatic sunrise vistas from its' stunning waterfront kitchen. This custom-built home encompasses top quality craftsmanship and modern features throughout and is set well back from the public thoroughfare ensuring undisturbed privacy along with its remarkable vistas. 6-car heated garage underneath the house. Located only 35 minutes from NYC this home features top Rye City public schools and direct private water access.

Address: 945 Forest Avenue, Rye, NY 10580

Price: $9,980,000

For more information, please contact Sula Pearlman at 914-393-4104 or sula.pearlman@cbmoves.com

Sula Pearlman is the exclusive agent representing the Westchester, New York real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of her listings here. 

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Ultra-luxurious and larger than many 2-bedroom apartments, this 1-bedroom home at the stunning Stella Tower offers luxurious living in an environment of splendid interiors and fantastic finishes. Triple exposures through dramatic windows, extra-high ceilings, city views that would wow even a seasoned New Yorker, and chic decor are just the beginning. With 1,416 square feet, this 1-bedroom home has a thoughtfully designed layout, perfect for elegant living and entertaining at home. A grand entry welcomes you and sets the stage. There is an open, loft-like kitchen, a spacious master suite with a large marble master bathroom, another full bath for guests and plenty of space for a home office. The kitchen includes custom, handcrafted Smallbone of Devizes oak cabinetry, a large island and Miele appliances. Additional features include Bosch W/D, a zoned HVAC system regulated by Nest Learning Thermostat, hand-laid oak flooring, Nanz hardware, and Waterworks R.W. Atlas fixtures throughout. Stella Tower's solid pre-war construction, intricately handcrafted brick masonry, dramatic setbacks, and quintessential Art Deco ornamentation set it apart from the rest. Amenities include a 24-hr. attended lobby, fitness center, residents' lounge, outdoor garden, bicycle storage, and temperature-controlled grocery storage.

Address: 425 West 50th Street, Unit 14D, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, NY 10019

Price: $2,395,000

For more information, please contact Vickey Barron at 646-960-6183 or vbarron@compass.com

Vickey Barron is the exclusive agent representing the Chelsea/Tribeca, NY real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of her listings here.

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Enjoy sweeping skyline and river views as well as world-renown service 76th floors up at the Four Seasons Private Residences. This expansive never before lived in half-floor penthouse has 3 masterfully designed bedrooms, 4.5 well-appointed bathrooms, 2 breathtaking loggias and soaring 16' ceilings. At 3,173 square feet, penthouse 76B welcomes guests in its spacious reception hall which leads to a sun-drenched 30' south and west-facing living room. Complete with French-limestone gas burning fireplace and solid herringbone wood floors, the living room leads to a separate 18' corner dining room with south and east exposures. The eat-in kitchen with Bilotta rift-cut oak kitchen cabinetry, wet-bar, and Gaggenau appliances opens to the family room and eastern loggia. The master bedroom suite features two luxurious marble ensuite baths (one features a deep soaking tub and separate stall shower) and ample closet space including two walk-in closets. The two additional bedrooms feature full ensuite baths and access to the western loggia. State of the art systems include a ceiling hung, four-pipe fan coil HVAC with dedicated zones as well as custom motorized shades in every room. Penthouse 76B comes with a large private storage unit located within the building and a separate service entrance.

Developed by visionary Silverstein Properties, Inc. Masterfully designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Services by legendary Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts provide a new caliber of living to New York City residents.

Address: 30 Park Place, Unit PH76B, Tribeca, Manhattan, NY 10007

Price: $15,250,000

For more information, please contact Vickey Barron at 646-960-6183 or vbarron@compass.com

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In the world of quick flips and maximizing purchase and construction dollars, renovating and restoring a brownstone for profit is the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest for some exercise. Stripping and sanding and staining intricate wainscoting and moldings is a painstaking and costly affair that doesn’t result in a bump in resale value. Rather than restore the houses are denuded of their original charm, replaced by paint, expensive stone, light wood floors, sputnik lighting and gleaming commercial grade appliances. A scan of the NY Times real estate section shows a number of these type of townhouses asking top dollar.

59 Lincoln Place (photo courtesy of the New York Times)

Park Slope’s 59 Lincoln Place ($4,490,00), 151 President St in Carroll Gardens ($3,500,000) and 453 DeGraw Street in Gowanus ($4,200,000) are visually stunning and have a classic brownstone facade but inside are hardly recognizable from the conventional detail dripping Victorian houses we expect

292 16th St, Park Slope Brooklyn (photo courtesy of Zillow)

“There’s a difference between a restoration and renovation,” says Abdel Tarchid, a designer with Scavolini Kitchens in Brooklyn, who has been involved in many such renovations including  292 16th St in Park Slope. “Developers are not in the business of restoring. Certainly many of our clients, come to us for something very modern but tasteful, with clean lines where the electric and plumbing along with heating and cooling systems can be installed in an efficient manner. It would be painstaking to do if you had to navigate around old pipes and woodwork,” he says.

Doug Bowen a broker with Douglas Elliman has sold around 100 Brooklyn townhouses. He sees the kitchen as a driver for large-scale renovations in historic townhouses.

“The most successful townhouse renovations manage to craft open-plan kitchens seamlessly into these antique properties,” he told the Appliances Connection blog. “Townhouse configurations in the prime parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan trend to either a single family or a two family. Most commonly an upper triplex with a garden rental. Both are most successful with kitchens at the rear that bring the outdoors inside and visa versa.”

For those attached to these historic townhomes, who believe stripping them of their Victorian majesty is almost sacrilegious, a replacing battered vintage molding with newly made ones is often a faster, if still expensive, undertaking, resulting in something truly spectacular.

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In 2017, 1 Verona Place shattered the sales record for a townhouse in Bed-Stuy when it sold for $3.3 million. The entire interior was gut renovated and with all new moldings custom built apart from part of the staircase and painted in black lacquer as was fashionable a century ago. The developers were Christiaan Bunce, a principal at the design firm KGBL, and Adam Dahill, a mortgage broker. 

What their renovation budget was, they didn’t disclose. The lofty sale though, succeeded in raising the comps for the neighborhood of other houses without their meticulous renovation.

“Old houses have layers of visual interest created by the elaborate details, but you don’t have to keep them all,” said Kimberly Neuhaus, founder of the full-service architecture firm Neuhaus Design who recently renovated 167 6th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. 

“When you renovate an old home many of the materials are pre-existing. Your new interventions should be constructed of materials that you love.”

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Eco friendly residential buildings have been around for a while. Natural light, non-toxic paints, soundproofing, plants and gyms are all standard in mid- to high-end condos and newer homes these days.

According to researchers at the Miami, Florida-based Global Wellness Institute, as discussed in Mansion Global,  the international wellness real estate market is now a $134 billion industry. And if new developments are anything to go by, it’s about to get bigger. Leading the world is the US with a $52.5 billion market share. Some higher end condos now offer water filtration and air purification systems, in house restaurants serving gourmet, healthy food and add on services in gyms and meditation rooms to cater to weight-loss wellness needs.

The 120-acre Canyon Ranch resort in Lenox, Massachusetts, which consists of 19 new condos, has a phalanx of wellness services (on-site physicians, nutritionists, exercise physiologists, behavioral counselors and spiritual wellness experts) to help residents. A membership factoring in all this starts at $9,000 per year per person or $12,000 for a couple. Located in the mountainous Berkshire region of Massachusetts, one- and two-bedroom units are priced between $1.35 and $3.5 million and just over half of the 19 have been sold. With kayaking, hiking and outdoor yoga available, the retreat is a perfect summer get away for those who can afford it. Some are also making it their full time residence. The same company, has a larger development in Tuscon, Arizona, where the weather favors year-round occupancy.

Last year Deepak Chopra, endocrinologist-turned-entrepreneur entered into a collaboration with the wellness design firm Delos and real-estate firm Property Markets Group (PMG) to build a 68-unit luxury tower in Sunny Isles Beach, next to North Miami Beach. Two penthouses there cost $18.5 and $19.5 million. Though the trend in Miami has been for real estate developers to partner with lifestyle brands such as car or fashion companies, utilizing Chopra’s credibility to sell real estate is a first. According to the press release for the project these new “exclusive wellness residences…will focus on three core wellness principles: air, water, light and sleep.” In the Delos building at 66. E 11th St. in Manhattan where Chopra lives there is “vitamin C-infused showers for hair and skin health; circadian lighting, posture-supportive flooring system” and a surface coating, “which destroys bacteria.”

Also in Miami at Singer Island, is Amrit Ocean Resort & Residence, a 351 condo & hotel room development where offerings start at $700,000. Upon its 2019 projected completion, features will include pressure point-targeting flooring for posture support, built-in aromatherapy diffusers for mood enhancement along with the now obligatory vitamin C showers and circadian lighting. There will also be on-staff nutritionists and round-the-clock mobile access to a “wellness assistant,” to keep homeowners and guests on top of customized diet or meditation plans.

The wellness residence trend is permeating across all luxury condos. In Zaha Hadid-designed 520 W. 28th St., (a five-bedroom penthouse was listed for $50 million), buyers can dip into a saline pool without the irritation to skin or eyes that chlorine causes. They can also breathe cleaner air, thanks to high-grade filters in heating and cooling units that remove outdoor pollutants and odors. 

But can simple upgrades to a home provide many of the same benefits without the exorbitant price tag? A vitamin C-infused shower kit is available on Amazon for $35. Air purifiers are nothing new and are available for under $500. Similarly plug in aromatherapy diffusers, whole house water filters and LED lights are all easily available and relatively cheap.

“People want privacy, they want security, they want to feel like they’re in a sanctuary and they want like-minded people,” Terra President David Martin — a developer of Eighty Seven Park told the NY Post.  It’s Soul Center Spa, debuting in 2019, will have a full-time nutritionist, health coaching and a “brain fitness” program, offering classes on memory improvement and relaxation. “More and more people want to live healthier and they want their families to be around that, too.” But how much they are willing to pay for it is another question.

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