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MODERN MIAMI: A CONTEMPORARY CAPITAL ON THE MOVE
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LUXURY DEVELOPMENT’S BOOM
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The most influential brokers in residential
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THE NEW NEW YORK: UPWARDLY MOBILE
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The world as seen through our columnist’s eyes.
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MIAMI BEACH
The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach: a masterpiece by architect Perio Lissoni.
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Oak Spring Farm, the home of Bunny Mellon, is on the market for $70 million.
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“NUNCA ES TARDE CUANDO la dicha es buena” is a Spanish saying that means (not the literal translation for you pedants, but the spirit of it) “When good fortune finally strikes, one doesn’t mind having waited.” Miami, with its new influx of interest, must be feeling that right about now. There are many impressive and interesting ventures springing up all around town in this once-again-cool city. So when it came to covering hot real estate markets in this issue, we naturally thought, “¿Por qué no en Miami?” Andrea Speedy gives us the lowdown on all of the city’s best new projects: from The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach, to the LeFrak-developed 1 Hotel & Homes, Miami is seeing its future head up to the penthouse apartment of luxury buildings. Of course, as New Yorkers, we do feel the need to offer the counterpoint that our own local projects are nothing short of impressive as well. Sara Hart holds on tight to give a report from the top of the best towers currently underway, and how every developer is searching for the highest honors. Vertigo will eventually need to be bred out of our genes, apparently. To get the inside scoop on any real estate market, you need people you can trust. After much research—some of which involved eight-story walkups and staring at sweeping views 22 QUEST
of parking lots—we’ve found the realtors to rely on from New York to Florida. Moving might be one of life’s big traumas, but if you start off with the right people, you end up happier in your new kingdom than you ever thought possible. Though probably also with one mystery box in a back closet that will sit there, unpacked, until the next time you pull up stakes. u
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ON THE COVER: The signature skyline at night of Biscayne Bay in Miami, as seen from the swimming pool of the Mandarin Oriental Miami’s M Bar. Andrea Speedy takes a look at the city’s changing landscape in our cover story, “Modern Miami: A Contemporary Capital on The Move.”
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NEW YORK SO CIAL DIARY A VERY PLEASANT summer and also a very pleasant autumn in New York, as of this writing at the end of October. The weather is still fair and mild and the social calendar is still wall-to-wall with activity. We are at the height of the Fall 2014 social season. Many major annual charity galas
and luncheons were held this past month, along with a merry parade of other fundraising activities, including ballet and opera openings, symphonies at Lincoln Center and at Carnegie Hall, and the extraordinary Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker
(with conductor Sir Simon Rattle) and chorus at the Park Avenue Armory. Then, there are the institutional charity events such at the Breast Cancer Research Foundation luncheon that was started two decades ago by the late Evelyn Lauder. It remains a champion of fundraising and
brings out about a thousand people to dine in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf=Astoria. At this year’s luncheon, they announced research grants of more than $47 million for 2014-2015! The Breast Cancer Research Foundation event was only one of many luncheons and
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dinners that have brought out thousands of New Yorkers in the past month, on an almost nightly basis. Many nights had two or three major fundraising galas going on in different hotels around town. In one week alone, mid month, there were gala evenings for the American Ballet Theatre, the World Monuments Fund, Casita Maria, the Alzheimer’s Association (the Rita Hayworth Gala), the American Folk Art Museum, the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund (“Answer the Call”), the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, the Studio School, NewYork-Presby26 QUEST
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terian/Weill Cornell Medical College (“Cabaret”), and the Versailles Foundation (a lunch at La Grenouille). And that’s just off the top of my head, but hardly the total—and not including the kick-off cocktail receptions and art gallery openings plus the activities during the International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show at the Park Avenue Armory (which included the Preview Party, a major fundraiser for the Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center). On one of those multievent nights, at the New York Hilton, the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
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Medical College held the annual “Cabaret” benefit gala. The hotel’s big ballroom was stupendously decorated by Bronson van Wyck. This is a standard massive hotel ballroom built for convention center activities—a raw utilitarian space, often ignored by the benefit gala crowd who prefer a little gilt and boiserie to add some zip to the surroundings. But van Wyck and his artists were able to transform the ballroom to amaze (and flatter) the guests at this black-tie affair. The more than 700 attending included many MDs and members of the medical field plus the bevy of heavy-duty
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supporters, like Sanford and Joan Weill. Just a single example of a couple who, like many others, have contributed and directed hundreds of millions over the years to building this great hospital. The two honorees were Barbara Friedman and Peter Kalikow. You may never have heard of either of them, although they are both prominent in their community and both excellent examples of how New York is a small (though large-ish) community like any other. Friedman has been a dedicated supporter of the Hospital for decades, as has Kalikow. Both are non-medical
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otherwise—of her husband Steve Friedman. Kalikow spoke of his awe with those members of the medical field in the hospital and medical college and how, while he did not have their expertise, he was grateful that he possessed what it took to build great buildings for those men and women and their work. Guests were shown two videos about the work of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College. I’m not a watcher of medical T.V. shows and I don’t share the same focused interest of my friend (Charlotte Ford) about medical science. But these videos were infor-
mative and helpful in understanding the work of the medical community and how much success it has had. It lead me to believe that the human consciousness is capable of so much and has the potential to make it so that we can live together in a healthy society as well as in healthy bodies. After the speeches and acceptances, we got to the “Cabaret” part of the evening with Kristen Chenowith and her orchestra. Chenowith serenaded us with her extraordinary, glittering soprano. It was a great evening for all, despite the not-to-be-ignored matter of guests getting up from tables to say their goodnights by 9:50 p.m. They raised $3.6
million for the work. Winners, all around. This is the nature of social life in New York in the second decade of the 21st century. And it is a very important aspect of the kaleidoscopic social world that is now. The practice serves not only the individuals who seek it for their own ends and pleasures, but it rallies and inspires those financial forces that can be progressively helpful in the community. Compared to a century ago, social life in New York is much broader, wider, and more worldly not to mention enthusiastic—at times to the point of aggressive. That, too, is the Big Apple. “Philanthropy” is the catch-
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word with a lot of the participants. It’s an ancient word, though a new one for many, because it governs the body politic of the social world. The center of the big-dollar social life in New York is now based on “philanthropy.” It was not always this way. A century ago, at the start of World War I, social life was based on amusing oneself and one’s friends. And one’s friends stemmed from a circle of one’s family. Members of the Social Register, for example, imply roots, substance, a certain kind of nobility derived from the family treasury and its financial ancestry. There were, however, many 30 QUEST
exceptions to that rule, and Edith Wharton chronicled them with a sharp eye. But when the exceptions were integrated, they conducted themselves in the same fashion seamlessly. Or as close to it that as they could get. (Otherwise, they would be basically ignored.) Philanthropy then was the acknowledged fiefdom of the very rich. John D. Rockefeller started tithing when he was seven years old and already working to help at home. By his 60s, he was the richest man in the world and had already given away the equivalent of hundreds of millions. In the 75 years since
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his death, his family has given away tens of billions. Rockefeller did not do this to be accepted by “society,” which had opened its doors to him. He did this, firstly, out of a religious ideal and, secondly, to show the world that he wasn’t the Robber Baron that everyone thought he was. He led the way in marketing his name with the well-compensated assistance of public relations man by the name of Ivy Lee. That said, giving was a natural inclination to him from childhood, and he influenced his succeeding generations to follow his example. Eileen Rockefeller wrote about it in
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her memoir Being a Rockefeller, Becoming Myself: “save one third, spend one third, and give away one third.” The same was generally true of Andrew Carnegie, a contemporary of Rockfeller who became almost as rich. He pledged to give away almost all of his money before he died. He is remembered for the establishment of libraries throughout America. But philanthropy in this country has grown commensurately. It is not new, but what is new is how the term is used. There are not a few these days that buy tickets to events, spend a small fortune on costume, and then describe
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themselves as philanthropists. The word’s mystique has gone mass market. Philanthropy is a very desirable pursuit for many a tycoon today. In the days of Rockefeller and Carnegie, the tax situation wasn’t an issue. Today, philanthropy offers many opportunities to spend one’s money elsewhere rather than giving it to the government to spend wherever. Also, the association with philanthropy seems to cleanse harsher reputations and is therefore attractive to those who can buy anything they want. A lot of the big giving comes with “your name in stone.” This goes with the ter32 QUEST
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ritory. Ultimately, it is a quest for recognition in the community and thereafter. However, egos aside, the results of financial contributions are not only notable but often make the difference—and will continue to long after “Mr. Big Deal” has gone on to meet his maker. (Though, sometimes the name is removed to make way for larger endowments with new names.) So, ennoblement is not such a bad idea as it can be for the benefit of all of us. Fundraising for these charities is an enormous business, generating hundreds of millions for various pursuits and programs annually. Nine-figure grosses generate a great
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also create a path for individuals to put themselves out there and meet people. New York is the center of the world when it comes to social accessibility and philanthropy paves the road for many. Meanwhile, back to business: On a Monday, I started the day at the annual autumn luncheon of the Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy at the Mandarin Oriental. This is a very successful lunch. The committee always draws a good crowd of mainly women, and there is always an interesting speaker or subject of interview. This year, it was John McEnroe, who was interviewed by Lynn
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well-defined character. He’s all gray now, but with a full head of closely cropped hair. He’s no kid, but still looks like the guy on the tennis court. Despite the ornery nature, there’s often a ready smile in his eyes when he has something to say. So, at the appointed hour (which was after we’d had our main course), he took his seat on the platform with Sherr and they started the conversation. He has a big personality. It practically jumps out at you. You also get the impression that he’s got so much intellectual energy that he might actually jump out of the chair. He’s also a riot. Funny. He
had the whole room going with his remarks. He grew up in Queens. He seems like the kind of guy who might have been a neighbor of someone like Archie Bunker from All in the Family—maybe even the liberal, college-educated, sensible-thinking nephew that you could see Archie complaining about. He had us all riveted. It’s that Irish charm: partly bombastic, partly coy, partly cool, and steeped in tradition—the tradition of respect. He talked about his life, his kids (four daughters and two sons), living in New York, and his walks around Central Park (which he has a view of from his apartment on Central Park
West). He expressed emphatically the importance of rules being set down for bicycles in Central Park these days, referencing “lunatic cyclists.” He talked about his profession, about his peers. He talked about playing guitar and how he once suggested touring with his wife, Patty Smyth, and her band. (Smyth was less impressed with the idea, likening it to her playing tennis with him at Wimbledon.) He talked about life after tennis (which is more tennis), New York, his hometown, his family, his mother (who was in the audience and whom he referred to with a wry smile)—you got the feeling his mother must have
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to be around. The good side of a wise guy, too. Four hundred attended and they raised more than $186,000. Among those attending were Karen May, president of the Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy as well as co-chairs Nyssa Kourkaos, Kamie Lightburn, Neda Navab, and Valerie Ohrstrom. Additional attendees included Adelina Wong Ettelson, Adrienne Vittadini, Carol Mack, Emilia Saint-Amand, Liz Peek, Caryn Zucker, Yesim Phillip, Deborah Roberts, Hilary Geary Ross, Karen LeFrak, Gillian Miniter, Eleanora Kennedy, Lise Evans, Fe Fendi, Jamee Gregory, Mai Hallingby Harrison, Mary Pat Christie, Judy Hart Angelo, and Paige Hardy. The event was generously supported by Van Cleef and Arpels for the fourth consecutive year.
Another special dinner during that event-crowded week was the Frick Collection Autumn Dinner in the galleries. This dinner is, like everything else at the Frick, a cut above in terms of atmosphere, presentation, and the pleasure of dining amidst the Turners, El Grecos, Vermeers, Goyas, and Manets. It is the only sitdown dinner held in the museum’s monumental picture galleries with their masterpieces dating from the Renaissance through the 19th century. But really, where else in the United States of America can you do this? In a place that used to be a man’s home, and still protects some of that feel? The Frick Collection always deserves a special word. It is a haven, a solace, and a refuge from the city’s horns and bells and honks and cellphone carriers. We know a lot about Henry Clay Frick and
his dealers and his daughter. It’s a story to tell with many sides and shades. But the main event was this house, this collection. Whatever the karma that went into its inception, its construction, its expansion, and its reputation, the Fricks have created a little bit of heavenliness on this mad planet of ours. This year’s black-tie dinner honored Barbara Fleischman. Fleischman is an extraordinary philanthropist and collector. She is also a longtime supporter of the Frick Collection. Fleischman is also among the foremost supporters of museums in this country. Her generosity has touched many cultural institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Public Library, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Archives of American Art (where she established the Lawrence A.
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Hoerle, Thomas L. Kempner, Jr. and Katheryn C. Patterson, Lillian E. Kraemer and Maurice G. Eldridge, Margo M. Langenberg, Terry and Bob Lindsay, Nancy Abeles Marks, Joyce F. Menschel, Arnold and Hilda Neis, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Phipps, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. James S. Reibel, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Robinson, Rouse Properties, Inc., Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Royce, Mrs. Julio Santo Domingo, Roberta Schneiderman, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, Phyllis and Nathan Shmalo, Judith and Randy Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. A. Alfred Taubman. Speaking of parties, cutaboves, and society, my friend Charlie Scheips has just published a special biography of
Elsie de Wolfe, a.k.a. Lady Mendl, called Elsie De Wolfe’s Paris: Frivolity Before the Storm. (The storm, of course, being World War II and the Nazi invasion of France.) The lady was born before the Civil War and died after World War II. A New York girl, daughter of a doctor, Elsie started out professional life as an “actress” to earn a living and help her widowed mother. In her early 20s, she began a 40-year domestic relationship with Elizabeth Marbury, or Bessy, a literary agent and stage producer of her day with clients such as Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw. In the last quarter of the 19th century, the two women presided over a salon-type atmosphere at their house on Irving Place. Their wit and charm, and their
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do the interiors for the Colony Club, which was building its clubhouse. That simple assignment marked the auspicious beginning of women in interior design. In the early 20th century, de Wolfe and Marbury also acquired a 17th- or 18th-century villa in Versailles called the Villa Trianon. (It is still standing, although derelict.) They restored the home, with some participation from John Pierpont Morgan’s daughter Anne Morgan, and it became where they spent a good part of each year. They continued to entertain at lunches, at dinners, and with houseguests. It was to be Elsie’s home away from home in Paris until 1939, when Adolf Hitler be-
gan to terrorize Europe. Elsie was famous for her parties. Part of her attraction is she knew everybody, and knew how to amuse everybody. This was the age of etiquette and appropriate costume. The center of Scheips’ book is about the Circus Ball at Villa Trianon in 1939. This party is a prime example of the difference between society today and how it existed before World War II. The whole idea was to have a good time. The “storm” in this amazing social history changed everything, including how men lived their lives. What is most fascinating about this beautifully published coffee-table book (which was published by Abrams) is that Scheips
had the great good luck of meeting the son of Roger Schall, the man Elsie hired to document her grand party with his camera. The book is a veritable photographic catalogue, intriguingly designed, of the Circus Ball from its inception. It documents its design, its set up, its cocktail hour, its dinner, and the circus entertainment that followed. The attire was evening gowns and white-tie. Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli, the two great women designers, were among the guests. Scheips takes you through the entire episode of this woman’s life—an addendum to her biography—just before the world and the society de
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driven from the beginning. But he seemed to have worn it the way he wore those gray suits—smartly and elegantly. In his work, there were always the bright-colored, Latin froufrou to his classic designs that gave them class and wit. He altered with the times but the personal sensibility was always his signature. He was honored a couple of years ago when he had turned 80 but was still youthful in his comportment and appearance before his public. He told us
in his acceptance speech how much he loved his work, how much he had always loved his work. He talked about how he loved going to his studio everyday and creating. I don’t know if he used those words but what he was telling us was that he was blessed with the love of work and creativity. It was a lesson for all of us. There have been a lot of tributes written about him. Although I never knew him, he and I shared a number of friends and acquaintances
over the years, and so I often heard about him in one way or another. In my head, it’s a story of a New York life. It’s also an old-fashioned American story. A boy from the Dominican Republic comes to America via Madrid and Paris to make his way in what was, at the time, known as the garment industry. He got his first job working for Florence Graham, a.k.a. Elizabeth Arden. It was a start that touched him with some professional prominence at the outset.
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Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia and Helena Martinez
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ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY of his reign as King, Juan Carlos I of Spain and his wife, Queen Sophia (who before was Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark), agreed to a Life magazine photo essay. The royal couple were host-
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ing a magnificent state dinner the evening I photographed them in 1985 at the Palacio de Oriente in Madrid. A magnificent affair; the room was an impressive sight with a seemingly endless table glistening with gold-trimmed
goblets and exquisite candelabra with masses of chandeliers overhead, not to mention the countless number of elegant guests seated at the table. During the week I was in Spain, the entire royal family gathered to cele-
brate the 50th wedding anniversary of Juan Carlos I’s father and mother: Don Juan de Borbon and Dona Maria de las Mercedes, the Count and Countess of Barcelona. It was a festive family affair with children and grandchildren running afoot. The king came over to me several times that evening to fill my glass of sherry as he was a most gracious host. Knowing Spain is enamored with football (which Americans call soccer), I asked His Majesty what team he supported. Diplomatically, he told me he supported all the Spanish teams. Next I asked His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias—17 at the time and now Felipe VI—what his favorite team was. Without hesitation he replied, “Real Madrid, just like my old man.” A candid answer which pleased me and made all of us smile. u King Juan Carlos I of Spain with his wife, Queen Sophia, in Madrid, 1985.
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CHANGING SEASONS
This page: Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks, portraying New Yorkers in a downtown diner late at night, the author’s preferred image of New York City.
AUTUMN IN NEW YORK, they even wrote a song about it that was a great hit 60 years ago. Last weekend, the sky was awash in blue, Manhattan at its best, with Central Park gleaming in green and only the crowds marring the views. New York has changed dramatically these last 50 years, but what city has not? The place has gotten richer, but not better as far as the quality of life is concerned. That ghastly midget mayor sold the place to the highest bidders, so developers are singing his praises, not unlike bootleggers paying homage to Al Capone. Manhattan was always chic in the Upper East and Upper 76 QUEST
West sides, but bohemian and gritty and artistic downtown. No longer. The place has been airbrushed for good, a playground for Indian and Chinese billionaires, Russian molls, Arab crooks, as well as American and European money managers, corporate lawyers, and international jet-setters. In other words, the place reeks of new and unacceptable money and manners. Developers are king; long live funny money. The luxurious downtown loft spaces that used to be cheap artist studios in the Fifties and Sixties, were once failed factories and warehouses during the For-
ties. Economic and cultural evolution is a constant in many cities, but more so in the city that never sleeps. (In fact, it is impossible to sleep when drilling begins at 7.a.m. and one is a night owl.) Cranes are everywhere, new high-rise condos sprout like weeds, a horror to end all horrors stands over Madison Avenue in midtown, like an undulating middle finger to good taste built by a man that I had the bad luck of going to prep school with. Empty apartments sit by the thousands, owned by zillionaires hedging their bets in case the regimes that enabled them to make their money get their comeuppance. This
TA K I is no longer the city that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s exuberant prose romanticized, or Gershwin’s syncopations made us jostle and throb. No siree! Still, memories of a beautiful woman die hard, and that also goes for cities or towns. Take for example Edward Hopper’s ghostly diner that became an emblem of the city, Nighthawks. The painting alludes to the city’s alienation and loneliness, Hopper’s most recognizable work. The location of the diner has never been established, although folklore has it that it was on Greenwich Avenue and 11th Street. Records, however, show that only a gas station was there from the 1930s through the 1970s. So where was
loom in the background all disappearing, all tumbling down to make room for glass office towers and ritzy condos. Thank God the great Hopper is not here to see the destruction. They say that the longer one has lived in Manhattan, the more one loves the vanished city, and no one loved the city more than Hopper or yours truly. And, of course, the great E.B. White, who wrote about the gift New York bestows, “that of loneliness.” Luncheonettes, newsstand advertisements for 5-cent cigars, automats, bakeries aside, what I miss more than all of them put together was the places I used to escape to when school and a foreign language called English got to be too
that lined the avenues with their wroughtiron fire escapes standing guard? So called sophisticates called the fire escapes architectural eyesores, but when was the last time any so called sophisticate got it right? Those criminals who ruined London in the Sixties and New York in the 2000s, with their glass boxes and inhuman sizes? Fire escapes were beautiful to look at when I was a child, and I still identify them exclusively with the city’s streetscape. Carnegie Hall has them stretched around the back and someone once called fire escapes “the urban equivalent of the American front porch.” Hear, hear! Norman Rockwell didn’t do too many of them. He was small town rural. But Hopper did
This page: Autumn in Central Park (left); Richard Beymer and Natalie Wood as Tony and Maria in the 1961 film version of West Side Story (right).
the most famous diner in the world situated? The mystery was solved some years ago by one Jeremiah Moss, a Manhattan enthusiast, who envisioned the island as a Hopper painting filled with golden, melancholy light. (A bit like the poor little Greek boy.) He discovered an interview in which Hopper himself admitted that there was no such diner, just an all-night coffee shop on Greenwich Avenue that he enlarged and simplified and thus painted the loneliness of a large city. Great stuff. Well, all that loneliness has gone the way of high-button shoes, with bakeries and curved windows and dark bricks that
much: the movie palaces that resembled oceanliners from the outside, with immense pillars triumphantly reaching skywards, and smooth curves like a giant woman’s hips. They have all been torn down and replaced by shopping blocks and superstores selling those apps people look at 24-7. Today’s dreary multiplexes have replaced these wonderful over the top palaces, as today’s ghastly films have replaced those celluloid dreams one got excited about as the spectacular interiors went dark. Oh yes, I almost forgot. What about those dark red brick four-story houses
and that’s good enough for me. Lenny Bernstein had Maria singing on a fire escape in West Side Story, and Grace Kelly climbed up one to spy on Raymond Burr in Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Poor people slept on them during the hot nights of August, and Holly Golighty sang “Moon River” on one. What wouldn’t I give for the glass boxes to disappear and for more fire-escaped four-story houses to come back? Anything and everything, I’d even forsake a threesome with Ava Gardner and Betty Grable. u For more Taki, visit takimag.com. NOVEMBER 2014 77
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THIS ISSUE OF QUEST takes a focused look
at Miami architecture and culture, so we decided to do some shopping along the shores of the fabled Florida city, finding everything from fashions in the Design District to upscale offerings further north, in Bal Harbour. Of course, New York is New York, and we couldn’t resist picking up some of the latest offerings back at home.
Resort, is now opening his kitchen to guests and the public alike, teaching them how to create awardworthy confections. Call 305.993.3300 for more information.
Get a head start on Italian powerhouse Marni’s resort fashions by stopping in at the Marni Miami flagship, in the Design District: 3930 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 100, 305.764.3357.
From luxury timepieces to unique treasures, like this Femininity bracelet with brilliant cut diamonds, pink sapphires, and emeralds, Wempe has you covered. $36,150. Wempe: 700 Fifth Avenue.
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ROBERTA.McCAFFREYREALTY ROBERTA.McCAFFREYREALTY Garrison • Cold Spring, NY • 60 Mins NYC Westchester,Putnam,DutchessMLS Garrison • Cold Spring, NY • 60 Mins NYC Westchester,Putnam,DutchessMLS
GARRISON, NY - Enjoy the ultimate in condo living in THE CASTLE, a well-known landmark high above the Hudson River. This luxurious 2 floor, 2 bedroom unit offers breathGARRISON, NY - Enjoy the ultimate in condo living in THE CASTLE, a well-known taking views from Bear Mountain Bridge to Newburgh Bay. It has huge open rooms, 12 to 15 landmark high above the Hudson River. This luxurious 2 floor, 2 bedroom unit offers breathfoot ceilings, 4 fireplaces, gourmet kitchen, and sumptuous baths. It also offers outdoor spaces, taking views from Bear Mountain Bridge to Newburgh Bay. It has huge open rooms, 12 to 15 central air conditioning, and garaging for 2 cars. Offered at $2,999,999 foot ceilings, 4 fireplaces, gourmet kitchen, and sumptuous baths. It also offers outdoor spaces, central air conditioning, and garaging for 2 cars. Offered at $2,999,999
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EAST FISHKILL, Dutchess County, NY - Wiccopee House. Circa 1894, this beautiful estate on 17.6 acres, includes the 7000 square foot Georgian style main house featuring EAST FISHKILL, Dutchess County, NY - Wiccopee House. Circa 1894, this beau6 bedrooms, gleaming wood floors, multiple fireplaces, period details and a gourmet tiful estate on 17.6 acres, includes the 7000 square foot Georgian style main house featuring kitchen. Additional features include a 100’ x 30’ barn with a 2 bedroom apartment, pad6 bedrooms, gleaming wood floors, multiple fireplaces, period details and a gourmet dock, pool, and tennis court. Offered at $2,495,000 kitchen. Additional features include a 100’ x 30’ barn with a 2 bedroom apartment, paddock, pool, and tennis court. Offered at $2,495,000
GARRISON, NY - Spacious and open country home with fabulous HUDSON RIVER COLD SPRING, NY - Masterfully designed contemporary offers massive two story VIEWS to the west and north to Storm King Mt and Newburgh Bay. The living room features entry, living room and dining room sharing a grand floor to ceiling stone fireplace, large GARRISON, NY - Spacious and open country home with fabulous HUDSON RIVER COLD SPRING, NY - Masterfully designed contemporary offers massive two story cathedral ceiling and stone fireplace, and all living areas enjoy the views and access to stone terchef’s kitchen and 4 bedrooms. Walls of French doors lead to deck cantilevered over rushVIEWS to the west and north to Storm King Mt and Newburgh Bay. The living room features entry, living room and dining room sharing a grand floor to ceiling stone fireplace, large races. 4 bedrooms and 2 ½ baths, includes huge master suite privately located on its own level. ing mountain stream. Delightful details and high quality materials are evident throughout cathedral ceiling and stone fireplace, and all living areas enjoy the views and access to stone terchef’s kitchen 4 bedrooms. Walls of French doors lead to deck cantilevered over rushNYand The in-ground pool and cabana further enhance the 5.6 acre property. Offered at $1,995,000 GARRISON, the home which is sited on almost 5 acres. Offered at $1,875,000 races. 4 bedrooms and 2 ½ baths, includes huge master suite privately located on its own level. ing mountain stream. Delightful details and high quality materials are evident throughout see the true beauty and tranquility of $1,875,000 this spacious and sophisThe in-ground pool and cabana further enhance the 5.6 acre property. Offered at $1,995,000 Come the home which is sited on almost 5 acres. Offered at
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GARRISON, NY - Courtside. This rustic stone barn, whose distinctive architecture sets it apart from the ordinary, has been converted into 10,000 square feet of luxurious GARRISON, NY - Courtside. This rustic stone barn, whose distinctive architecture living space. The home features large public rooms, country kitchen, 7-8 bedrooms and sets it apart from the ordinary, has been converted into 10,000 square feet of luxurious a separate 2 bedroom apartment. The beautifully landscaped 4 acre property also offers living space. The home features large public rooms, country kitchen, 7-8 bedrooms and a tennis court and gunite pool. Offered at $1,650,000 a separate 2 bedroom apartment. The beautifully landscaped 4 acre property also offers a tennis court and gunite pool. Offered at $1,650,000
Putnam Valley, NY - Lovely country retreat on almost 5 acres. This C. 1935 home offers 4356 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 4 ½ baths, 2 working fireplaces, hardwood floors, and numerous Putnam Valley, NY - Lovely country retreat on almost 5 acres. This C. 1935 home offers window seats, nooks and crannies for added character. The glorious backyard features an in4356 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 4 ½ baths, 2 working fireplaces, hardwood floors, and numerous ground pool with spa and sizeable barbeque and patio area. The property also includes a forwindow seats, nooks and crannies for added character. The glorious backyard features an inmer dairy barn and pond. Offered at $1,300,000 ground pool with spa and sizeable barbeque and patio area. The property also includes a former dairy barn and pond. Offered at $1,300,000
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NOT TOO CRABBY BY ALEX R. TRAVERS MY FILET, cooked a perfect medium-rare, was served with a heaping side of lobster creamed corn. My date’s colossal pile of stone crabs came with a rich, world-famous mustard sauce. Our baked potato was as large as a football, decorated with sour cream, bacon, cheese, and scallions. She looked at the presentation, then at me. “What a decadent meal.” Decadence is exactly what Joe’s Stone Crab, a 450-seat restaurant located on the southern tip of South Beach, brings to mind. Even Ian Fleming’s James Bond, who was treated to a feast at Joe’s (dubbed “Bill’s on the Beach”) in the 1959 novel Goldfinger, called it the best meal he’d eaten in his life. Fiction and fantasy aside, the restaurant has many primitive pleasures, satisfying both tourists and locals who itch for a one-of-a-kind experience and fresh seafood. The famed Miami restaurant has been in business since 1913, first located in front of a bungalow on Biscayne Street, where it was referred to as the “original Joe’s restaurant,” and now on Washington Avenue, where it can serve up to 2,000 86 QUEST
pounds of shellfish on a busy night. It has always been thought of as the signature restaurant of Miami Beach. As one friend and Florida native said of the place, “You can’t go to Miami without going to Joe’s.” When you walk into the restaurant, you’ll be greeted by a maître d’ who wears a crab pin on his jacket lapel. He will inform you how long you’ll have to wait (Joe’s has never taken reservations). Once you hear your name called over the loudspeaker, you’ll be led through the main dining room and seated a roomy table. For such a massive space, the noise level is actually quite bearable—my only complaint being that you can clearly hear when you’re being rushed out. As we all know, stone crabs are the raison d’être, and they come in four order sizes: jumbo (usually 2 or 3 claws), large (5 claws), select (6 claws), and medium (7 claws), all accompanied with mustard sauce and drawn butter. The select and jumbo are the best choices since the larger claws can often be a bit tough, a drawback to their photogenic allure. With the
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select order, the meat is plump, a bit firm, and wonderfully succulent. The flavors, briny and slightly sweet. One additional appeal is that the crabs can only be eaten seasonally, a six-month stretch which lasts from mid-October through Mother’s Day. The fact that they are caught a few miles away heightens the action, too. If it’s another style of crab you crave, try the jumbo lump crab cakes, although these can sometimes taste more like bread than crab meat. For sides, fried oysters—better than the raw ones here—arrive hot. The grilled tomatoes, served with spinach stuffing and melted cheese, are tasty, the hash browns as good as any as you’ll find. Allow me to also suggest trying “Joe’s Famous Half-Fried Chicken,” crispy on the outside and preternaturally juicy under the skin. Still, the seafood preparations are more successful than those with meat—more logical, as well. Yet to me, after about a dozen visits, cracked stone crabs and key lime pie do not define the place. The experience does. Service is pleasant and plentiful, especially if you decide to eat after 10 p.m. The waiters, who seem all-knowing, are helpful, informed, and quick. Many have been working there for over a decade, a select few for their entire careers. Even with waits that can last up to a grueling two and a half hours, Joe’s takes good care of you. And it will continue doing so for the next 100 years. u
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THE RITZ-CARLTON RESIDENCES, Miami Beach has partnered with Italian modernist architect Piero Lissoni to introduce a sleek, seven-acre development on Surprise Lake that is brimming with amenities and services. “We have a prime location and we have an exceptional architect, and then we brought in The Ritz-Carlton,” says developer Ophir Sternberg. “It’s really extraordinary to be a condominium and to have the luxury and services of a five-star hotel.” Located at 4701 North Meridian Avenue, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach include 126 properties: 111 residences and 15 stand-alone villas, which range in size from 1,700 to 10,000 square feet. Throughout the interior, there are details 88 QUEST
by architect Piero Lissoni, and the bathrooms and kitchens are decked with features by designers Boffi and Gaggenau. But it’s the location that makes The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach so extraordinary. Resting on the waterfront at Surprise Lake, the property offers 36 private boat dockages as well as a 40-foot day yacht with a captain for residents to escape at a moment’s notice to the beach club. “This is extremely rare,” says Sternberg. “We are the only five-star property that has its own private boat dockages exclusively for residents—and we have found that our buyers are very much drawn to that as there is a shortage in Miami Beach. Either they already have a boat or they’re planning to purchase a boat when they move in.” The property has 360-degree views of the surroundings— from the bay to downtown, residents are guaranteed to see every sunrise and every sunset. And because the area is protected by zoning restrictions, there is no need to worry about views being obscured. “That’s one of the remarkable aspects of the project that can’t be replicated,” says Sternberg. “We tower over the neighborhood because everything else is either water or single-family homes.” u For more information, contact The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach at 305.953.9500 or theresidencesmiamibeach.com.
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This page, clockwise from above: The Piero Lissoni窶電esigned lobby of The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach; one of the many infinity pools on the property; a waterfront villa; a living-room interior; a 40-foot day yacht with a captain is housed on the property. Opposite page: The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach is offering residences that are priced from $2 million to $40 million; a view of Miami Beach from the property (inset).
THERE COULDN’T BE more buzz around Oak Spring Farm—it is the property to know. The home, which is located on 2,043 acres in the town of Upperville, Virginia, was owned by one of the 20th century’s most prominent couples, Paul and Bunny Mellon. In addition to the main Brick House— which was designed by Delano and Aldrich—the property features a host of residences, including the house at Spring Hill East (six bedrooms and six bathrooms); the house on Rokeby Farm (five bedrooms and five bathrooms); Hunter
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Barn (three bedrooms and two bathrooms); and the house at Spring Hill West (three bedrooms and three bathrooms) as well as a number of cottages—including a cabin created for Jackie Kennedy. The grounds speak to the interests of Paul and Bunny Mellon, who were known for their art collecting, gardening, and horse breeding. (The stables have housed as many as 150 horses.) The verdant setting is reminiscent of the Cotswolds in England, surrounded by the Blue Ride Mountains, the Bull Run Mountains, and the Cobbler Mountains.
“The perfect buyer is one who understands that real quality of life is not defined by what you own but who you are—which is something that was embodied by the Mellons,” says Thomas B. Anderson, president of Washington Fine Properties. “Owning this property would confirm and represent this understanding.” u For more information, contact Thomas B. Anderson of Washington Fine Properties at 202.243.1657 or thomas.anderson@wfp.com.
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This page, clockwise from top left: Oak Spring Farm features a mile-long strip for flying; the property includes a variety of stables, having served as home to as many as 150 horses, including Sea Hero (winner of the Kentucky Derby in 1993); the cabin that was restored for Jackie Kennedy, a close friend of owner Bunny Mellon; the greenery is reminiscent of the Cotswolds in England. Opposite page, clockwise from above: A bird’s-eye view of Oak Spring Farm, which is being offered at $70 million; the greenhouses speak to the Mellons and their interest in gardening; a statue of Sea Hero, the only horse owned by an individual to have won the Kentucky Derby.
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57TH STREET, WEST 57TH STREET, heading away from Fifth Avenue with its anchors of Tiffany & Co., Bergdorf’s, Harry Winston, and Louis Vuitton, has had its strengths and challenges over the years. Retail shops have risen and fallen (does anyone remember Sam’s Umbrella Shop?) and art galleries have come and gone. Rizzolli has flourished for decades but has now been closed because the building’s owner, the LeFraks, are seizing the moment to cash in on the colossal real estate boom that has swept the next block over, between 6th and 7th avenues. That block has long been dominated by the venerable Carnegie Hall, saved from the wrecking ball by Isaac Stern a generation ago and thriving now. The Russian Tea Room, long presided over by Faith Stewart-Gordon and now expensively refurbished, has survived. The block also houses Steinway Hall, a magnificent space to view and play every kind of piano, which is now being redeveloped into a skyscraper, although the façade will be preserved. My friend Miles Chapin’s parents were married there in the first big society wedding after World War II (Miles’ mother, Betty, was a Steinway, and the best man was Francis Biddle, U.S. Attorney General under Franklin Delano Roosevelt), and Miles and Jenny were married there as well in the early ’90s. Miles’ uncle Henry Steinway, a notable figure in the music world who died in 2008, was the mayor of the block, and the coffee house he frequented for lunch every day on 56th Street is still a place where Miles is recognized. 92 QUEST
Just down from Steinway Hall, at number 165, is a Tuscan palazzo that was the home for almost 50 years of CAMI (Columbia Artists Management Inc.), where Miles’ dad, Schuyler Chapin, worked for many years representing artists such as Jascha Heifetz and Vladimir Horowitz, before becoming general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, dean of the school of the arts at Columbia, and, later, New York City’s commissioner of Cultural Affairs. Miles remembers visiting his father there in 1962, when he was six, and met Noël Coward! That building, originally built as a dance academy in 1914, was foreclosed upon in 1934 (not a good year for dance academies or anything else). CAMI took it over, and its two-story ballroom earned extra revenue as a venue for weddings and bar and bat mitzvahs. In 2008, the building was bought by IESE, the highly regarded, Barcelona-based global business school that decided the time had come to expand its American presence. (It now runs executive education programs from its U.S. base there.) The block and its environs, once characterized by staid old-fashioned apartment buildings like The Osborn and the wonderfully atmospheric Art Students’ League, has been transformed in recent years by the construction of One57, the 90-story high behemoth that rises at 157 West 57th Street. The top two-story duplex is under contract for $90 million and the lower floors offer values that are none too shabby, either. The success of One57 has led to a gold rush, and at least three other projects in the surrounding
blocks are now under way as well. The two-block enclave has recently been given the title “Billionaires’ Row.” I spoke to Miles, who put aside an acting career a decade ago and has become a top broker with Warburg Realty. His perspective on the present and future of the neighborhood was illuminating: “Anyone who doesn’t want change should maybe think about living somewhere else,” he says. “As a real estate professional I’m a progress guy, but as a tenth-generation New Yorker, and a fifth-generation Steinway, I love the history of our city, too. The Steinways were the first piano company to move their showroom all the way uptown to 57th Street in 1925. Although I’m not sure my ancestors foresaw this level of interest in the corridor as a prime real estate area, and some of them are probably spinning in their graves right now at the opportunities they missed, I’m just glad that Warburg can be part of this latest boom.” Indeed, Miles has recently negotiated an eight-figure deal in a nearby building with Gary Barnett, whose company, Extell, is the developer of One57. “The pendulum is definitely swinging back,” Miles says, “and many of my clients are rediscovering New York as a vibrant, diverse, and incredibly stimulating environment in which to live and raise a family. I’m so proud my two children live in a city where their roots go deep, although they would probably tell you I’m a bit of a bore about all that. So be it, and let’s see what they think 50 years from now!” u
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Clockwise, from top left: Theodore Steinway Chapin, editor Dorothy Kalins and filmmaker Roger Sherman, Miles Chapin, Henry Burden Chapin, and Jennifer Iselin, wearing white at her wedding in 1993; guests Michael and Rachel Litt; the Brooks Kerr Trio under a portrait of Sergei Rachmaninoff; the reverent Francis Geer, performing the ceremony at Steinway Hall. NOVEMBER 2014 93
E D U C AT I O N This spread: Léman Manhattan students having fun in the classroom. The school is committed to educating, empowering, and inspiring students to be confident, independent, critical thinkers. Opposite page, from top: a Léman classroom; Léman’s lower school at 41 Broad Street; students signing each other’s yearbooks.
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IF YOU OR YOUR children were to be granted acceptance to every elite preparatory school in New York, with cost being no object, which offer would you accept? Where would you even begin? New York City is, after all, known for having some of the best schools in the world, which may make the choice even more difficult. Back in May, I took a tour of Léman Manhattan’s campus and I was pleasantly surprised by the enthusiasm of the students, awed by the amenities and the exquisite views from the classrooms. I spoke with Head of School Drew Alexander whose time as an educator has taken him from Alaska to Singapore. With world-class teachers and a focus on molding students into global citizens, it’s clear Alexander is steering Léman in the right direction. One interesting fact about Léman is that it’s the only boarding school in New York City. It’s co-educational, too. And while it may be a new school, its curriculum is rooted in tradition. As part of the Meritas Family of Schools, founded by Mac Gamse, Léman boasts 50 years of international learning through its schools in the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia, connecting students to international opportunities at sister campuses in Switzerland and China. There seemed no end to the programs and facilities students are offered, including the option to participate in the Meritas Academic Olympiad, an academic competition that brings together outstanding students from Meritas schools around the globe. Those who admire tradition, and I’m one of them, may be interested in Trinity School, an institution “called to challenge the minds, fire the imaginations, and train the bodies of the young people who have been entrusted to us,” according to Head of School John Allman. Trinity, co-educational like Léman, was founded in 1709. The first classes met in Trinity Church at the head of Wall Street. During its first 200 years, Trinity moved many times as the population of both Manhattan and the school grew. Throughout the 20th century, it expanded its offerings in academics, the arts, and athletics, and its facilities for learning and for play saw many improvements. Even older than Trinity is the Collegiate School, an allboys prep school founded in 1628. Its mission: “Collegiate School strives to educate each boy to reach his highest level of intellectual, ethical, artistic, and physical development.” The institution, known for its academic rigor, plans on moving to New York’s Riverside South neighborhood in 2016. Two schools founded in the early 20th century are the Chapin School and the Dalton School, and they are both highly regarded. Chapin, an all-girls school on the Upper East Side, is famous for its energetic academic program. Dalton, co-educational, is committed to founder Helen Parkhurst’s original goals to create not only academically strong graduates but also ones who will become informed, intuitive, and responsible citizens. I know, choices like this aren’t easy. But it’s never too early (or late) to start thinking about school for you or your children. u
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Opposite page, from top: The Chapin School’s façade at 100 East End Avenue; a Trinity School student practices the violin; an entrance to the Dalton School (left); the October 1998 cover of Quest, which featured a story on New York’s “Seven Sisters”; a hallway inside the Collegiate School. This page: Students converse at Léman Manhattan’s high school cafeteria; known for its bright arts program, a group of students rehearse for a play. Léman’s prime location allows the school to teach beyond the classroom (inset).
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A COMMANDING COASTAL ESTATE IT ALL STARTS WITH the views. “They’re simply unparalleled,” says Christy Murphy, agent at Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty. She and Ellen Stern are marketing this spectacular trophy home in Rye, New York. The direct open vistas of Long Island Sound, serene islands, and the nearby harbor are a rare find in Westchester County. Murphy continues, “Here, you can take in the beauty of nature and the lights of Manursing Island, along with the boats in the basin and even the Fourth of July fireworks from Rye’s historic Playland amusement park.” And best of all, the views can be enjoyed throughout the entire property— from nearly every room to the outdoor deck with its year-round hot tub, golf tee, and underfoot skylights that look through to the indoor pool below. The list of amenities is almost endless, encompassing both indoor and outdoor pools, a fully equipped pool house, tennis court, a private peninsula that once served as the landing for the ferry from Oyster Bay, a restored 19th-century stone bath house, and two-sided dock with ample room for sizable boats. Inside, a mahogany, 4,000-bottle wine room features the most state-of-the-art mechanicals. The walkout lower-level serves as its own recreational oasis with a game room, eight-person sauna, and gym.
The exquisite design by master Shope Reno Wharton Architects is apparent in every detail, from the shingle-style exterior’s rustic stonework and imposing columns to the custom finishes, including the coffered and domed ceilings and the cherry and mahogany millwork. Unique touches include the arched mahogany beams over the pool and the six-car garage’s carriage house doors. With its ultra-private setting atop a high, protected elevation, the property is situated in one of the most sought-after communities in the New York area. Manhattan is only 35 minutes away and fine dining and shopping is accessible in both Rye and Greenwich. “Rye is perfect for the buyer seeking a year-round waterfront lifestyle, but closer to the city than the Hamptons or Greenwich,” says Stern. “Its location offers exceptionally convenient proximity, its public and private schools are highly ranked and easily accessible, and its charming small-town community feel lends itself to a very desirable ease of living.” This commanding coastal estate takes that Rye lifestyle to another level—now available for $22 million. u For more information, contact Ellen Stern at 914.584.9854 or Christy Murphy at 914.262.7123.
This spread, clockwise from above: The estate in Rye, New York, is listed by Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty at $22 million; the hot tub and pool boast views of the Long Island Sound; the interior features details by Shope Reno Wharton Architects; the 4,000-bottle wine room; the deck is spectacular.
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This page: The entrance to 50 United Nations Plaza features a motor court. Opposite page: The building is a collaboration between Zeckendorf Development
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ZECKENDORF DEVELOPMENT and Global Holdings have developed 50 United Nations Plaza—the first residential tower in the United States designed by Foster + Partners. Occupying a prestigious location across from the headquarters of the United Nations, the new condominiums will set an exceptional standard in luxury living as well as establish a milestone for architectural excellence in residential development. The sales office, located at 866 United Nations Plaza, was designed by the renowned firm of Gabellini Sheppard. Featuring 88 magnificent residences with expansive interior layouts, 50 United Nations Plaza will have spectacular views of the United Nations Secretariat Building, the East River, the Chrysler Building, and the New York skyline. “50 United Nations Plaza is destined to become an international landmark, defined by its modern architecture and renowned location,” stated William L. Zeckendorf, co-chairman of Zeckendorf Development. “This neighborhood is of great personal significance to my brother Arthur and me, as
our maternal grandfather, Trygve Lie, was the first secretary general of the United Nations, and our paternal grandfather assembled the land upon which the United Nations Secretariat Building now stands.” Located adjacent to Dag Hammarskjold Plaza at First Avenue and 46th Street, 50 United Nations Plaza is scheduled to be completed this year. Residences range in size to include one-bedrooms at 1,147 square feet; two-bedrooms at 1,624 square feet to 1,636 square feet; and three-bedrooms at 2,609 square feet to 3,004 square feet. And at 5,893 square feet, the full-floor penthouses include five bedrooms and two rooms for staff. The spectacular triplex penthouse encompasses 15,597 square feet and features an infinity-edge pool that gives one the feeling of being suspended high up in the sky surrounded by New York’s most iconic skyscrapers. Weighing more than 10,000 pounds, a stainless-steel staircase floats within a glass enclosed double-height space to link the upper and lower floors of the penthouse. NOVEMBER 2014 101
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This page, from above: The variety of views from 50 United Nations Plaza include the East River and a panorama of New York City; a 75-foot pool is housed in the building for residents, along with a spa featuring a gym; the penthouses are spectacular—one of them encompasses three floors and 15,597 square feet.
High ceilings are evident in all condominiums throughout the building. Every residence at 50 United Nations Plaza has magnificent views, with some enjoying floor-to-ceiling bay windows. Interiors are luxurious and classically laid out, with generous space for entertaining. This full-service building will be staffed with 24-hour doormen, a concierge, a live-in manager, and a staff of building porters. A private motor court and garden leads to a discreet lobby and a residents-only garage with 88 parking spaces. (There’s one for each residence and they can be purchased for $150,000 per space.) Residents also have the option to purchase private wine cellars and additional storage space. “We are thrilled to again partner with Zeckendorf Development on creating another premier New York City residential condominium,” stated Eyal Ofer, chairman of Global Holdings. “With a location facing one of the most famous and important buildings in the world, 50 United Nations Plaza will attract considerable interest from buyers who recognize there is no other opportunity in New York City to own a home created by one of today’s great architects.” “The collaboration between Foster + Partners, Zeckendorf Development, and Global Holdings will set new standards for
This page, from above: An infinity-edge pool atop 50 United Nations Plaza overlooks the New York City skyline, which includes views of the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building; the lobby features materials such as claret marble and granite with walnut-wood accents
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luxury living and create one of the most memorable residential buildings in the world, which will fit securely and independently among New York’s iconic towers,” stated Arthur Zeckendorf, co-chairman of Zeckendorf Development. The exterior of 50 United Nations Plaza is characterized by deep bay windows, which accentuate the magnificent views and broaden the elegant living spaces within. The windows are unified by a delicate horizontal grid of stainless-steel tubes that wrap around the building. The tower’s jewel-like quality is further enhanced by highly reflective panels running vertically between each of the faceted bays. A bracelet of lush planting encircles the tower, set within the wider context of the United Nations Sculpture Garden and surrounding parks. Inside, the warm color palette of the grand lobby is complemented by granite, claret marble flooring, and walls accentuated by walnut rods. A stainless-steel edge on each rod receives and reflects light from the flames of the open fireplace, which is located to the rear of the lobby, with a full-height waterfall that divides the space. A luxury spa within the building incorporates a large 75-foot exercise pool for residents. u For more information on 50 United Nations Plaza, call Jill Mangone at 212.906.0550 or visit 50unp.com.
PALM BEACH, VIA PARK AVENUE A BRIDE WHO wakes up to rain on her wedding day is told it’s good luck. But what if a large-scale organization in Wellington, Florida, is hosting a tented gala and the rain is more like an approaching tempest, threatening to cancel the event? Enter event planner Reed McIlvaine, who has been in this situation. He was able to reassure his client that they could turn it into a positive occasion, by telling guests they would have frontrow seats behind a glass tent to a dramatic and beautiful storm. McIlvaine and his team promptly fixed any damage the wind and rain had caused, lit a thousand candles, and created a warm and inviting oasis. The energy was electric from the moment the first guest arrived, a signa-
ture cocktail was born (“The Tempest”), and the rest is event-design history. Though McIlvaine might not have grown up accustomed to the whims of Florida weather, the Greenwich native is adept at adjusting to it. In fact, readjusting is something he’s quite good at. The Bedford resident and owner of the iconic Manhattan flower and design shop Renny & Reed—responsible for, among other things, the daily displays at New York’s St. Regis, Peninsula, Sofitel, and Park Hyatt hotels—has gradually been broadening his firm’s reach to the Palm Beach area. Seven years ago, he set up shop in the exclusive Jupiter Island Club, collaborating with the club on weddings and other private events, all the while
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S E RV I C E S attracting a steady Florida clientele who recruited his firm for events of their own, or to festoon their homes with flowers. “I’m always thinking of how to keep us current, updated, and modern—how to extend the brand and grow it in new locations.” As far as locations go, it didn’t hurt that he and his family found a rewarding side benefit of spending more time in the south. “We love Florida, we love sunshine, we love the outdoors,” McIlvaine explains. “We’re embracing the Palm Beach attitude of design,” he goes on, “but delivering it in a way our clients are used to.” Once he left Jupiter Island, McIlvaine tapped Robin Bergland, who happened to have worked with his uncle Renny (the firm’s other, now retired namesake) back in the day, to head the Florida-based shop. “Robin has an amazing aesthetic, not only for events and design, but for merchandise,” says McIlvaine. Which is why, in this new location, you’ll be greeted not only by the beautiful flowers you’ve come to expect, but also by a selection of
home décor merchandise. It’s yet another evolution for the brand—from everyday flower-shop appeal to large-scale event planning, and now home décor. “We found that people loved what we were using to decorate galas, weddings, and events, so we decided to offer a bit of it for sale in the store.” He also plans to use the shop to host industry events with hoteliers, vendors, caterers, and the like; offer lunches and social gatherings; sponsor a lecture series on event design; and even instruct floral design classes. So, Palm Beachers with a passion for flowers and home design—as well as brides and charity committee hosts alike—take note: Renny & Reed is here to stay. u Renny & Reed ~ Flowers & Events: 11585 U.S. Highway 1, North Palm Beach, Fla. 33408; 561.776.1122 or www.rennyandreed.com. Open Monday–Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please contact robin@rennyandreed.com.
This page: Design by Renny & Reed for a wedding on Jupiter Island (above); Renny & Reed finds a permanent home in Palm Beach (below). Opposite: Now, in addition to flowers and plants, Renny & Reed offers home décor merchandise (above); Reed McIlvaine (below).
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A RICH PIECE OF PALM BEACH HISTORY The “Winter White House”—a Mediterranean-style estate in Palm Beach—was once owned by the Kennedy Family. To live (and entertain) in this elegant home is to experience a piece of Camelot... TUCKED AWAY BEHIND a large hedged wall and the famous “Black Door” is the private oceanfront estate of merchant banker John Castle. Prior to his family’s acquisition 20 years ago, this 1923 Mediterranean mansion served as a vacation destination for three generations of the Joseph P. Kennedy family. During the John F. Kennedy presidency, the compound became known as the “Winter White House.” The 15,000-square foot-home features 11 bedrooms (plus staff accommodations), 12 bathrooms, several powder rooms, a large swimming pool, a tennis court, a four-car garage, and sweeping ocean views. Kennedy formed his cabinet after his 1960 election in the library and often met with world leaders in the early 106 QUEST
’60s at this famous seaside retreat. This tropical setting also served as the inspirational backdrop for the president’s book Profiles in Courage. Today, this national treasure is being offered for sale by high-stakes dealmaker Lawrence Moens. Moens’ firm is known for the marketing and sales of many luxurious waterfront estates in Palm Beach. “This is a rare and unusual chance to own a piece of history, a blue chip asset,” mentioned Moens in a brief telephone interview. “A wonderful family compound for the next generation buyer.” u For more information, contact Lawrence A. Moens of Lawrence A. Moens Associates at 561.655.5510 or moens@earthlink.net.
This page, clockwise from top left: The pool overlooks the Atlantic Ocean; the living room is the epitome of elegance; the façade of the “Winter White House”; a dining room for entertaining; a terrace for breakfast to the west of the house; the master bedroom is en suite; a “pub” room. Opposite page: The entrance to the Mediterraneanstyle estate that was once owned by the Kennedy Family.
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On December 4, leading international galleries will show works from masters of Modern and contemporary art as well as pieces by newly emerging stars at Art Basel Miami Beach, which will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center through December 7. For more information, call 305.673.7311.
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The Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts will open its 60th season with a concert by 10-time-Grammy-winner Bobby McFerrin at 8 p.m. For more information, call 718.951.4500.
The New York Landmarks Conservancy will host its 21st Landmarks celebration at the Plaza at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the evening will help preserve and revitalize New York’s architecturally significant buildings. For more information, call 212.921.9070.
The Tilles Center for the Performing Arts will host its 2014 gala and reception at 720 Northern Boulevard in Brookville, New York, at 6 p.m., where comedian Jay Leno will honor Michael T. Keenan. For more information, call 516.299.2600.
The French Heritage Society will host its fall gala and dinner dance at the Pierre. For more information, call 212.759.6846.
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The Carter Burden Center for the Aging will host its gala at the Mandarin Oriental at 7 p.m. The agency is dedicated to supporting the efforts of older people in order to help them live safely. For more information, call 212.921.9070.
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The Central Park Conservancy will celebrate its Autumn in Central Park event at Naumburg Bandshell at 7 p.m. For more information, call 212.446.2242.
The National Urban League will host its Equal Opportunity dinner at the New York Marriott Marquis. For more information, call 212.254.6677.
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The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund will hold its Legends gala at the Pierre at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 212.254.6677.
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The K.I.D.S./Fashion Delivers fundraising gala will take place at the American Museum of Natural History at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 212.218.4080.
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On November 17, the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children will hold its gala and wine dinner at the Metropolitan Club at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 212.920.7341.
NYU Langone will hold its annual Musculoskeletal Ball at the American Museum of Natural History at 6:15 p.m. The event will help raise funds to benefit the Hospital of Joint Diseases and the Center for Musculoskeletal Care. For more information, call 212.263.7300.
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Christie’s will hold its Welcome Aboard! A Journey with Sailors for the Sea event—a special evening dedicated to our oceans—at 20 Rockefeller Plaza at 6:30 p.m. The night will also include a conversation about sailing. For more information, call 212.921.9070.
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Art Basel Miami Beach, one of the world’s leading international art fairs, will take place at the Miami Beach Convention Center from December 4–6. For more information, call 305.674.1292.
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On November 19, Silver Hill Hospital will hold its fall gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, featuring dinner, dancing to the Elements, and a live auction. The event will honor John Silverman and Deann E. Murphy, both longtime supporters of Silver Hill. For more information, call 203.801.2398.
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The Norton Museum of Art will hold its Young Friends reception at the museum at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 561.832.5196.
The Humane Society of New York will celebrate its To the Rescue! benefit and gala as well as its 60th anniversary at Cipriani 42nd Street at 6 p.m. For more information, call 202.452.1100.
Quest columnist Hilary Geary Ross and photographer Harry Benson will hold a book signing for Palm Beach People at 311 Peruvian Avenue from 6–8 p.m. For more information, call 561.832.0731.
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The 70th annual Park Avenue tree lighting will take place outside Brick Church (91st Street and Park Avenue) at 6:30 p.m. The ceremony is a kick-off to the holiday season. For more information, call 212.280.3380.
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The Palm Beach Junior Assembly/ Junior League of the Palm Beaches will celebrate its annual Snowflake Ball at the Mar-a-Lago Club. For more information, call 917.913.6125.
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The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children will host its fall benefit at the Metropolitan Club at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 212.920.7341.
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Silver Hill Hospital will hold its fifth fall gala at Cipriani 42nd Street. This year’s event will honor longtime supporter John Silverman and Deann E. Murphy. For more information, call 203.801.2398. NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
The Apollo Circle Ball will take place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art at 9 p.m. The black-tie event will include dancing, cocktails, and specially prepared treats. Funds raised will support the Met’s art conservation departments. For more information, call 212.535.7710.
On November 20, Zac Posen and John Varvatos will host Fashion For Action, the highly anticipated event and exclusive designer discount sale, which will feature a curated collection of sought-after luxury brands. Proceeds will support Housing Works’ youth outreach program. For more information, call 212.966.0466. NOVEMBER 2014 109
MODERN MIAMI A CONTEMPORARY CAPITAL ON THE MOVE BY ANDREA SPEEDY
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ONCE KNOWN AS THE ultimate city of excess, Miami is quickly rising to claim a spot among the world’s most cosmopolitan destinations with the march of its new real estate towers. It’s been nearly 30 years since the downtown high-rise landscape has seen such an intensive development cycle as is currently taking place. It was in the late 1970s and early to mid’80s when South Brickell Avenue welcomed roughly 14 different condominium towers and townhouse properties on the shores of Biscayne Bay. A glance at the skyline today yields a count of a few dozen busy cranes. With a handful of mega-developments slated to commence construction within the next 18 to 24 months, the NOVEMBER 2014 111
days of urban sprawl in South Florida seem to finally be coming to an end. Spurred on by saturation in suburban markets, increased concerns regarding traffic, and some significant improvements in Miami’s culture, the downtown area is now also the epicenter of the Miami lifestyle. Domestic buyers are seeking out properties that offer a full Miami experience that is missing in the suburbs. Likewise, international buyers that are used to more centralized living and entertainment are looking for convenience, value, and connection, which the areas of downtown, Brickell, and the Beaches are now offering. Many of these have never been available before. Leading this change are a number of visionary developments that are redefining urban Miami and what it means to live or own real estate in downtown neighborhoods. On the northeast edge of the city, a 52-story tower known as Biscayne Beach stands as the first true waterfront property to come to the urban area in decades. With 13,000 square feet of Biscayne Bay frontage, swimming piers, a 335-foot-long seawall, and interiors by celebrity designer Thom Filicia, the project is already regarded as the landmark structure in the emerging area. Anchored by a private beach club (the first on the city shores, and the first-ever Tutto Il Giorno restaurant location outside New England), Biscayne Beach and its in-construction neighbors are offering trendy boutiques and bistros on
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This page: The cabana room of the LeFrak-developed 1 Hotels & Homes gives new meaning to sumptuous living in Miami. Opposite page: The Setai Hotel Residences Tower (left), the evolving skyline of Biscayne Bay shows how the rising construction has changed the landscape into a vertical paradise (right).
the ground floors and elite hotel-caliber amenities, spa services, and spectacular views from upper levels. Together, they underscore the many ways in which this new crop of properties are changing the entire South Florida real estate game in ways their predecessors didn’t even attempt. What used to be all about location has become, more than ever, about experience. It’s a line in the sand that has already been drawn by the Setai Hotel Residences and the new Richard LeFrak-developed 1 Hotel & Homes on South Beach. Almost in defiance of the idea that everything in SoBe must be Art Deco and neon, these two towers epitomize modern elegance, just moments away from the intersection of Lincoln Road and Collins Avenue. Though located just behind the historic 1938 façade of what was once the Dempsey Vanderbilt Hotel, the Setai South Beach exudes the brand’s trademark East-meets-West styling with sleek minimalist architecture, and a Zen-like atmosphere from the moment the lobby doors are opened. This extends, of course, to its 40-story glass and dark steel tower of condo/ hotel residences that stand in stark contrast to the adjacent white sands of the Atlantic and the pastels of surrounding Deco-era hotels and apartments. Just a few blocks north, Richard LeFrak is proving that lighting does, indeed, strike twice with a new vision for another classic Miami Beach property from the 1940s and ’50s. Currently in the midst of a massive
renovation and full remodel, the property which encompasses both the former Roney Plaza Hotel and the Gansevoort Hotel Miami stands as one of the very last destinations of its kind, in terms of size and scope, in the heart of South Beach. When complete, 1 Hotel & Homes is expected to rival the Fountainbleau and nearby Eden Roc—but with a fresh, eco-friendly perspective that lends new dimension to the “Deco luxe” design that was in danger of becoming cookie-cutter on Miami Beach. Even The Ritz-Carlton brand is taking forward-thinking steps with its Miami Beach residential partnership. The limited-edition collection of just over 111 condominium units and 15 single-family villas is configured in a striking modern, glass mid-rise nestled among single-family homes and estates on a hidden-away waterway in the center of the island. The Piero-Lissoni-designed property has traded direct beach frontage (residents will have privileges at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach beach club) for highly sought-after marina slips in a protected Miami Beach lake-like harbor, pulling new interest to South Beach from would-be buyers and investors who previously believed Fort Lauderdale and Key Biscayne to be the premiere South Florida destination for yachting-set luxury and world-renowned Ritz-Carlton service. Though leading-edge and avant-garde now, these properties are only the first wave of what’s to come for Miami. When the massive Miami World Center complex comes online around NOVEMBER 2014 113
These properties are only the first wave of what’s to come for Miami. If recent trends continue, it’s only a few years until Miami is not just on par with the world’s leading cities—but leading them.
2018, a giant elevated beach club following in the footsteps of Biscayne Beach is among planned features. Similarly, when the highly anticipated Brickell CityCentre by Swire Properties opens in 2017, downtown and city residents will have their own answer to Lincoln Road with what will be the city’s only downtown cinema-bistro and world-class shopping venue, just steps from the restaurants and nightlife of Mary Brickell Village. With the influx of interest and traffic to downtown, development in South Beach shows no signs of slowing either—demanding that Miami Beach hotels and residences, and the entire city itself raise the bar to stay competitive within its own dynamic. If recent trends continue, it’s only a few years until Miami’s not just on par with the world’s great cities—but leading them. u This spread: Miami has always been known for its nightlife, but now has the luxury real estate to bolster its reputation. Here, a rendering of Brickell Flatiron, a new condominium development. 114 QUEST
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This spread: The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach features 111 residences and 15 villas—as designed by architect Piero Lissoni.
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THE SPECTACLE OF THE SURF CLUB THE SURF CLUB is “a building in the Mediterranean Revival style that has the hush of money and the cool serenity of a European cathedral, leavened with a dose of all-American decorative pizzazz,” reads The Surf Club by Tom Austin, with a foreword by Pamela Fiori (Assouline). It served as a sentinel of society, boasting the airs of Palm Beach and the sparkle of Miami. Conceived in the 1920s on the yacht of Harvey Firestone, the Surf Club was established as an alternative to the Bath Club—which was considered to be too buttoned-up, too reserved. It was constructed by architect Russell Pancoast, drawing inspiration from the works of architect Addison Mizner as well as Vizcaya (the estate of James Deering). During the era, the city of Miami was aswirl with the affluence and energy of the elite: the Astors, the Armours, the Goulds, the Rockefellers, and the Vanderbilts. Together, they had developed the area with their villas and their interests, which ranged from gambling to jai alai to polo. And Prohibition, you ask? What was Prohibition to these revelers... In the 1940s, the Surf Club was assumed by the military during World War II, and the stage in the ballroom was used to entertain the officers while a tower was used by the Red This spread: Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin playing tennis, 1949; The Surf Club by Tom Austin, with a foreword by Pamela Fiori (Assouline) (inset). 120 QUEST
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“Galas—the club’s fantastic and fabulous parties—are famous the world over. In what other private club could you find a full-blown circus complete with elephants?” —The Miami Herald, 1959
Beach, 1936; a view from the cabanas, 1940; fashion in Miami, 1948. Opposite page, clockwise from top left: The glamorous scene in Miami Beach, as depicted in a 1929 brochure; a swimmer on the surf, 1949; Elizabeth Taylor dives in with her fiancĂŠe, William D. Pawley, Jr., in 1949.
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Cross. By the 1950s and 1960s, the crowd from Detroit had arrived on the scene, offering their splashiness—a poem of the era featured the words: “We have Four Dodges, Two Fords, and Pierce of Cadillac.” But the glitz and glamour of the Surf Club can be credited to the legends who entertained (and were entertained) in its halls: Gary Cooper, Elizabeth Taylor, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. (The Duchess of Windsor is, of course, known for saying, “You can never been too rich or too thin.”) Winston Churchill would visit the Surf Club in 1946, keeping a cabana for napping and a cabana for painting. Later, stars such as Alfred Hitchcock, Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin would join the mixing and mingling along with Tony Bennett, Bob Hope, and Liberace. There were debutante balls and there were dinner parties— the merriment was vast, summed up as a series of “lavish galas, parties galore, and gay celebrations.” As the author says, “The archive is not simply the story of the Surf Club; it’s a tale of America itself, a gorgeous parade of lost evenings that makes you ache with longing for a time when people dressed for dinner, smoked and drank heedlessly, and never, ever broke their aesthetic stride in their pursuit of a good time. Like a simple black cocktail dress, the Surf Club has always evidenced a knock for wearing well at every occasion.” So, the Surf Club is not to be missed but, rather, recalled in an era where frivolity with friends may not be as splendid as it was in mid-20th-century Miami. u This spread: The English playwright Noël Coward (second from left) enjoying the company of his friends by the surf, 1953. 124 QUEST
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EAST OF MIAMI PROPER, on the last stretch of the Julia Tuttle Causeway, you will find an iconic landmark: a colorful sign that reads, “Welcome To Miami Beach.” Much like the city itself, the sign is currently being refurbished, “touched up,” according to a representative at City Hall. The timing of the project couldn’t be more appropriate. Today, rather than simply welcoming visitors to its white-sand beaches, famous hotels, and favorable weather, Miami is offering access to world-class museums, high-end shops, and a selection of luxury residences that is attracting the attention of both domestic buyers and foreign investors. Many are finding great financial opportunities. In fact, few can resist Miami’s allure. “Architects from around the world,” says ONE Sotheby’s International Realty C.E.O. Mayi de la Vega, “are interested in Miami for the internationally and culturally relevant center that it has become.” Jay Phillip Parker, Douglas Elliman’s Florida Brokerage C.E.O., concurs and adds that Miami real estate “is still selling at a discount to London and New York City.” Seventy miles north, in Palm Beach, opportunities like this are harder to come by. Low inventories and geographic constraints are keeping prices competitive. “Demand has completely outstripped supply,” notes John Pickett III, the president of Barrett Wells Group who acts as an advisor to companies on distressed real estate. “Bargains on the island pretty much disappeared after 2012. We are, in fact, close to the all-time-high market prices set around 2006, and that is across the entire price spectrum.” Perhaps that’s because
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Palm Beach provides its homeowners with a certain exclusivity found in few other places around the world. Here in New York, the skyline is changing. New brushed-glass towers are poking through the clouds, their shapes plucked from the minds of architecture’s elite. You can only imagine how this excites investors looking to park their money in alternative assets. “We have become their piggy bank,” says Kirk Henckels, vice chairman of Stribling & Associates and the founding director of Stribling Private Brokerage. “We’re a safe haven for their money that also happens to be more fun than a Swiss bank.” Henckels also knows what these types of buyers crave most—newness. The latest additions to the Big Apple: One57 (at 157 W 57th Street), 432 Park Avenue, and 50 United Nations Plaza. In Brooklyn, demand for homes is very high as well. “Brooklyn has a wonderful sense of community and has the diversity and range to appeal to numerous buyers,” points out Elizabeth Ann Stribling-Kivlan, president of Stribling & Associates. “It has continued to grow and grow, and the desire to live there is off the charts.” But to get a better idea of what is affecting the supply and demand in each individual city, we talked to a select group of brokers in Miami, Palm Beach, New York, Cold Spring, and the Hamptons—each a genuine influencer in his or her respective residential property market. Stay tuned. Even with the benefits of today’s market transparency, some of their insights may surprise you.
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President and C.E.O., Douglas Elliman / 212.891.7695 / elliman.com
DOTTIE HERMAN, president and C.E.O. of Douglas Elliman, has a word she likes to use to describe New York City real estate. Before she talks about the most current developments and the pulse of the market, she wants to discuss the city’s resilience. “Not only has New York bounced back from its recessionary lows in record time,” she says, “but it’s actually starting to grow past those highs. It’s said that in the next 10 years, you’re going to see a lot of new high buildings, which will change the landscape of the New York skyline,” a clear sign of resilience and momentum. “The city is growing,” she explains. “The market is growing, but it’s a healthy growth and people love real estate.” Her bullish call, backed up by years of experience, is based on a simple yet keen observation. “Prices are going up and will continue to go up, but at a sustainable pace, which is what you ideally want,” she says, a viewpoint that should make investors and homebuyers less wary about timing their purchases. “This is unlike the market pre-recession, when it was going up double digits every year, which is not sustainable.” She also confirms that demand for homes is strong right now and doesn’t see that changing in the near future. Since New York is an international capital, offering endless amenities and an unparalleled lifestyle, it makes sense
145 Hudson Street, Penthouse, TriBeCa. Listing price: $48 million.
that demand is increasing, especially for international buyers. “It was strong [before the recession] and it’s even stronger now, but healthy strong,” she assures. “Rates are so low, too, positioning real estate for even more positive growth.” There is, however, one issue. “Credit is tight,” she explains. “In the next few years rates might go up a bit, but credit makers should loosen up, which will allow for even more building and buying.” Herman has another observation. “Although what makes the headlines is foreign buyers buying all these high-end properties in New York, New Yorkers are buying them also, because they believe in New York and its resilience. People love new”—she pauses—“If you build it, they will come,” a confirmation that New York is, in fact, the city of dreams.
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VICE CHAIRMAN of Stribling become a piggy bank for foreign investors, “a safe haven & Associates Kirk Henckels for their money that also happens to be more fun than a sees a trend among the most Swiss bank.” Of course, currency fluctuations can obviexclusive cooperatives: They ously affect the degree of their enthusiasm. But, for local want to make themselves more buyers, each area of New York City has its own appeal. appealing and less intimidating “The Upper East and Upper West sides offer schools, a to purchasers, he says, add- dominance of stable and elegant pre-War cooperatives, ing that “they are streamlin- and townhouses. Downtown offers a younger and more ing their application process, modern aesthetic, while Brooklyn is the latest trend and repealing their summer work offers lower prices—at least for now.” The most cherished quality of New York real estate? rules for construction, and per“Obviously, location, views, and amenities are very immitting buyers to purchase in the name of a trust.” This, portant. But for new development, [it’s] newness. Buyers Henckels tells, “not only assists in estate planning but reflock to the latest project like bees to honey.” stores the privacy and anonymity of the purchaser.” In a city where there is clearly high demand, there is also no doubt that developers are providing the current luxury product that many foreign and local buyers desire. “Witness the record-breaking contracts over $90 million,” Henckels pronounces. “Now the question is, how much of such inventory can the market absorb? As a result, we have already experienced all the price increases that we can expect and are looking at a pretty level market going forward.” He’s also aware that New York has 151 East 78th Street. Listing price: $25.5 million. Listing agents: Cathy Taub and Alexa Lambert.
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President, Stribling & Associates / 212.585.4542 / stribling.com
“NEW YORK is and always will be a global destination, and the allure of owning a piece of our vibrant city remains highly sought after,” says Stribling & Associates president Elizabeth Ann Stribling-Kivlan, a fifth-generation New Yorker. “This year has seen an extraordinary frenzy in the real estate market in numerous segments; 2014 has seen the release of numerous luxury developments, including many exceptional glass towers, such as 252 East 57th Street or Chelsea’s Seymour at 261 West 25th Street. Well-priced and apportioned apartments are being snapped up throughout the city,” leading us to believe that demand is strong— flourishing, even. “[It] is very high!” she says, informing that Brooklyn especially continues to grow and grow. “The desire to live there is off the charts. Brooklyn was historically a local market, and now national and [international] buyers are choosing the borough. Prices have exceeded pre-crash numbers and unbelievable luxury development has entered the market place. Brooklyn, all around, has a fantastic cache.” But what makes buyers treasure the area? “Neighborhood!” she exclaims. “Brooklyn is home to a range of neighborhoods and exudes charm. For those who want a more industrial loft home, options include Williamsburg, Greenpoint, or Gowanus. Areas like Park Slope and
Prospect Heights offer brownstones which feature exceptional period details and local stores and restaurants which offer world-class meals.” There’s also a wonderful sense of community. Diversity, too: “Whether one is looking to by their first co-op near Prospect Park or expand to a large condominium with modern fixtures and river and city views, Brooklyn has the answer.” Some areas are offering value. “The neighborhoods of Kensington, Ditmas Park, and Sunset Park all have tremendous growth potential,” she says. “The concept of ‘prime Brooklyn’ is expanding both in the residential and commercial arena with many start-ups now calling the borough home.”
345 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, New York. Listing price: $2,950,000.
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ROGER ERICKSON, global real estate advisor of Sotheby’s International Realty, assures that there are many buyers in New York who are eager to find something. “Inventories in the Manhattan resale market are very low, which is keeping prices strong,” he says. But in the new development arena, “there are a lots of high-end apartments available,” leading him to believe that we may see a trend toward smaller apartments in the 2,000–2,500 square-foot range. “Demand is very strong. The bigger problem has been a very tight market with little inventory.” Erickson knows that each New York City neighborhood has a flavor of its own. He also understands the appeal of moving to a new area. “Frequently, someone who has lived many years on the Upper East Side decides it’s time to discover living downtown and starts looking for a new home in SoHo or NoLIta or the West Village. We have so many options in terms of size, location, amenities, and services.” But for overseas buyers, what makes New York stand out? “[They] tend to want a great view,” he says, pointing out a special affection for Central Park, one of the city’s most charming landscapes, especially when beheld from great heights. “Those with large size requirements
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frequently gravitate to townhouses. The convenience of certain neighborhoods in terms of restaurants, shops, and services is a big draw to some buyers. Those that have children in schools frequently want to find a home close to the school the kids are attending.” “New York continues to be one of the greatest cities in the world,” he continues, “one in which many foreigners have decided to buy a home. Our market has been in a strong uptrend for many years now, and indications are that it will continue in that direction more and more. New York is a remarkably vibrant city with something for everyone.”
A 12-room pre-War apartment on Park Avenue and 65th Street. $17,800,000. For more information, call 212.606.7612.
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C.E.O. and President, Town & Country Real Estate / 631.324.8080 / 1TownandCountry.com
FOR THE LAST three decades, Judi A. Desiderio, C.E.O. and president of Town & Country, has been immersed in the real estate business on the eastern end of Long Island. “There is a huge uptick in construction throughout the East End,” says Desiderio, explaining that the elite market has experienced its best year since 2007. The new inventories, she says, are in “direct response to the increased demand.” In fact, according to her expertise, “all of the Hampton markets are at the high-end, with an average sale price of approximately $1 million.” But the market of $5–$10 million homes and above is doing even better, she says, from both a combination of 2013’s bullish stock market run and lots of international attention. Investors are finding the area quite attractive. In terms of the recent past, “2014 blows 2011 away,” she exclaims. “Our clientele [has come] roaring back since mid-2013.” And for good reasons. The Hamptons are stunning, especially their intimate hamlets, many of which are charming towns surrounded by three sides by water. “No matter where I go on the globe, I come home to the Hamptons and pinch myself at the natural beauty.” Then there are the area’s historical and cultural allures: “Combine that with the developed summer colonies of wealthy Americans of
An Amagansett oceanfront designed by Larry Randolph: $11 million.
hundreds of years ago and the cultural offerings—the Parrish Art Museum, Guild Hall, the Bay Street Theater, the WHB Performing Arts Center—and sprinkle that with a fabulous farm-to-table movement originating on our North Fork… Our universe is so unique.” Convenience is key, too. With Manhattan only 100 miles west, Desiderio calls the area “a winning combination of nature and commerce.” She also says that the real estate in the area has a high appreciation rate that builds wealth. And if you’re looking for some undervalued areas out east, she says to take a closer look at the North Fork. “It’s our sleeping giant!”
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BOB MCCAFFREY, owner of that children walk to the great local schools while many of Robert A. McCaffrey Real- their parents easily commute to their jobs in New York City. ty, Inc., is well aware of Cold “The real estate picture in the town of Philipstown, Spring’s desirable small-town comprised of Garrison and Cold Spring, features a wide atmosphere. Located in Philip- range of properties from $200,000 condos, to $300,000 stown in Putnam County, New single-family homes, to $9-million estates,” says McCaffrey. York, “[Cold Spring] offers He’s also sure that demand has been steadily rising since wonderful restaurants, antique 2012, “particularly with homes under $1 million.” Accordstores, and small boutique ing to McCaffrey, most buyers don’t flip houses; they want shops, as well as opportunities a home. “They come, they buy, they stay,” he says. One visit for hiking the Hudson High- to Cold Spring and it’s easy to see why. “Recently, there has lands and kayaking on the Hudson River,” McCaffrey says. been a noticeable influx of families leaving the city to enjoy “Our clients love our dirt roads and the fact that it is dark what Cold Spring has to offer.” enough to see the stars at night. In fact, dirt roads are one of our big assets. They are well-kept [and] are safe for walking and biking.” Then there are the many festivals and cultural attractions: “The Dalai Lama visits, our Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival is famous—nationally— there is the Historical Society, the Garrison Art Center, the Russel Wright Design Center at Manitoga, Storm King, Dia Art Foundation [in Beacon], and an outdoor summer film series.” Cold Spring’s Main Street slopes down to the east bank of the Hudson, offering breathtaking views. The village’s historic district includes much of the central area of the Hudson River village of the same name in Putnam County, New York, as well. McCaffrey also mentions 54 Half Moon Ridge, Cold Spring, New York. Listing price: $5.4 million.
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Regional Manager, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty / 631.335.9003 / danielgale.com
“LUXURY REAL estate in the Hamptons is booming,” says Carol Tintle, regional manager with Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty. “Buyers are choosing new construction over location, and there has been a 25-percent increase in sales volume in the $5–$10 million category this year. The builders [can’t] keep up with demand.” A new kind of concept has emerged, too: the idea of a penthouse in the Hamptons. And while options may be limited, it’s still an appeal to buyers. “The Watch Case Factory project in Sag Harbor may be the only new luxury condominium of its kind in the Hamptons,” she says. “Luxury,” she insists, has increased, and “lifestyle has become the buzz word out here. Homebuyers are demanding clean, open spaces and a quieter brand of luxury. Less opulence, more sleek design.” But what else makes the North Fork stand out to homebuyers? “Peace, quiet, [and an] abundance of locally grown produce and flowers,” she says, then continues, “the local wines, harvest time, fresh local seafood…” And the activities? “There are sailing clubs, with sailing lessons for children, golf clubs, lobster decks right on the water”—she balances scales—“we’ve got a fantastic selection of recreational activities for all age groups, and the
area just feels like being in a place from a different time, a quieter time. That’s pretty special.” What’s also special is the growing admiration for the North Fork. “Let’s face it,” she says, “the buzz is always about the Hamptons—high-end shopping, celebrity sightings… It’s Manhattan on the ocean. But there’s a growing appreciation for the ‘fork less traveled.’ In many respects, it’s what the Hamptons was several decades ago, and it’s got a whole lot going for it in so many nice ways. At Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, we’re excited about the opportunity we have to make real estate consumers fully familiar with everything it has to offer—many of which no longer exist in the Hamptons.”
5250 Vanston Road, Cutchogue, New York. List price: $14.6 million.
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THE TOWN OF Palm Beach restaurants, and sports, all in a quiet community setting will always be attractive to that people find almost intoxicating.” homebuyers. According to Often, cities and towns have areas that are undervalued, president and managing bro- good places for new investors and homebuyers to start ker John Pickett III of Barrett looking. Palm Beach, however, may be an exception. PickWells Property Group, the ett, who’s well versed in the market and often acts as an adsunny island’s home prices are visor to companies on distressed real estate and assets, bevery strong right now—at their lieves that bargains on the island pretty much disappeared highs, in fact. One large reason around 2012. “We are, in fact, close to the all-time market for this has to do with a short prices set around 2006—and that is across the entire price supply of homes on the island, spectrum. The real estate recovery has pretty much been coupled with a growing, steadfast demand. “Inventory has across the board on the island.” actually become a problem in Palm Beach, as it has in other high-end luxury communities,” he explains. “Which is why you are seeing developers jump back into the market with both feet. Demand, at this point, has completely outstripped supply and I don’t see that going away in the short term. That, of course, is keeping prices competitive.” Pickett also believes that we have energetically emerged from the real estate malaise that hung over the market place from 2008–2011. “Demand today has created a market similar to—but far healthier than— the marketplace we saw from 2004–2006. Palm Beach real estate, aside from being aesthetically beautiful, provides homeowners with security, exclusivity, and comfort found in few other places. It is a vibrant and diverse community with an abundance of shopping, 201 Banyan Road in Palm Beach, Florida. List price: $9,449,000.
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HERE’S A FACT: inventories in Palm Beach, Florida, are very low. According to Cristina Condon, an agent for Sotheby’s International Realty, “[this has] translated into considerably higher prices per square foot for any new listings that come on the market.” And this is a market she knows very well. In the past five years, she has participated in over a half billion dollars in Palm Beach real estate transactions, working with clients of varying personalities, from the experienced, most discriminating investor to the novice first-time buyer. As a former resident of Cuba, Chicago, and New York, Condon has a clientele that comes from a vast array of domestic and international locations. Her unparalleled knowledge of Palm Beach properties and high-end rentals gives her an edge as well. She loves the area: “Palm Beach is a very quiet and sophisticated town on the ocean with beautiful architecture and lush landscaping,” she says, a few of the many reasons why homebuyers and investors are attracted to the island. “The town provides outstanding public services, such as fire and police protection. A major airport and performing arts center are conveniently located nearby as well. Property taxes may be high, but Floridians benefit from having no income
tax and having very low estate taxes.” Right now, buyers’ interests are piqued, positively shifting the demand curve to the right, a harbinger of rising prices. Availability of residential property in Palm Beach has greatly diminished, too, admits Condon, further causing prices to go up. But, she notes, “There have been 108 sales on Palm Beach Island so far this year at an average price of approximately $6.9 million versus 94 sales at an average price of $5.3 million for the same period in 2011.” Sales are actually increasing. Looks like Palm Beach, with its warm climate and cultural offerings, is the place to be.
Banyan Road Lakefront, Palm Beach, Florida. Listing price: $21.5 million.
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Shore Club—not only are we still a discount to London, New York, etc., but we are also enjoying a lower cost of living, which all sophisticated buyers are aware of and incorporate into their decision making process. Furthermore, while Elliman tends to focus on the sexy, ultra-high-networth purchases with rising price per foot, there remains tremendous value in the $500–$700 per-square-foot buildings located in Midtown, Edgewater, the Design District, and Brickell. As this new wave of development is finalized and absorbed, I expect traffic to play a part in decision making and some of the more urban lifestyle buildings and neighborhoods will present great options, which will, in my opinion, drive those prices much higher.”
100 South Pointe Drive, #2904, Miami Beach, Florida: $9,995,000.
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MAYI DE LA VEGA, founder and C.E.O. of ONE Sotheby’s International Realty, believes that Miami has seen an increase in development, “due mainly in part,” she says, “to the city’s establishment as a major metropolis in recent years.” She notes that architects from around the world are now interested in the city, pointing out how culturally relevant South Florida has become. “At the moment, we are exclusively representing the sales for One Thousand Museum in downtown Miami, designed by the world-renowned Zaha Hadid. We feel incredibly privileged to be involved in such an iconic project. In response to an increased demand inspired by such products, the market has experienced a steady rise in price.” According to de la Vega, we are seeing record-breaking prices at the moment. “As a matter of fact,” she states, “we just listed a spectacular, one-of-a-kind residence for $60 million in the most exclusive area in Key Biscayne. There is an upswing for trophy homes in general, with more and more coming onto the market in both Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.” But the most cherished quality in south Florida? “Though Miami has always been known for its impressive beaches and unbeatable weather, more and more homebuyers are
looking to be located near the new cultural centers.” Places like the Pérez Art Museum, a contemporary art museum located within the new 30-acre Museum Park. Or the $1.05 billion mixed-use development project in Brickell City Center. “It is now a possibility to be within walking distance of the city’s main attractions, much like New York City or European capitals.” And with its thriving culture, Miami seems to be drawing in both local and international buyers. “As such, [many] residents now consider downsizing and moving into a condo closer to the city’s center. It’s also catching the attention of investors and second-home buyers from around the world.” De la Vega’s advice? “Now is the time to buy in Miami.” u
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Q: Why a career in realty? And why in New York? A: Growing up in New York City, I always have been fascinated with the real estate and architecture of the city. I have lived all over the world— from Denver to India—and yet I always find myself awed by the uniqueness of New York. I love working with people and relished the idea of sharing this joy for the city. Q: What have you learned at Stribling & Associates? A: Accessibility and accountability are paramount when it comes to one's clients. The most successful agents in
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the office still treat every deal with the same amount of attention and care that they did with their first. There is no such thing as a “small deal.” Q: What skills and talents are integral to your success? A: There are a lot of very talented and successful real estate agents in New York City and, ostensibly, we all provide the same service. What distinguishes me is that I am always honest and fair with my clients. I will never upsell someone or pressure them during the process. Additionally, as a native New Yorker, I have an unmatched enthusiasm for sharing this unbelievable city—be it restaurant recommendations or imbuing my love of the New York Rangers. u
Midtown Between 40th and 59th streets and the East River and Hudson River, the neighborhood is more for businesses than residents.
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Q: Why a career in realty? And why in New York? A: I grew up with house-flipping, real-estate loving parents, so I was used to moving all the time—everywhere from Sydney to Los Angeles. As a child, I had decided that, when I grew up, my dream was to become an interior designer because there was nothing I loved more than a beautiful house. But I ended up going into public relations in Paris, which is where I honed my skills in writing, art direction, media relations, and marketing. I moved to New York on a whim almost 15 years ago and the first person I met was the real estate agent helping me to secure my first apartment. I had my "light bulb" moment and I may have asked her more questions about her career than about apartments. Soon, I secured my real estate license. It was a job that I had basically been training for, unknowingly, for years. It is truly ended up being the perfect fit for me in terms of the most amazing job in the most wonderful town.
Q: What are the "hot" neighborhoods? A: At the moment, it would be a tie between the West Chelsea and High Line area (which is booming with new condominiums) and the NoMad and Madison Square Park area (which is also seeing lots of new condominium development projects, along with several new hotels and restaurants). In five years, it will most certainly be Hudson Yards, in the far West 30s and 40s. Since the area was re-zoned, there are more than 30 projects in the works along with an extension of the 7 train, hotels, and public spaces— even a Neiman Marcus. It will be a new city within the city. Q: What do you consider to be your greatest success? A: I'm really lucky to have had so many successes in my career, breaking several of the records in real estate— including selling the most expensive residential property in the history of downtown, helping to make me the highest grossing individual broker at Douglas Elliman. u
Upper East Side Between 59th and 96th streets and the East River and Fifth Avenue, the neighborhood is known for being residential.
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Q: Why a career in realty? And why in New York? A: I was an intense tennis player as a child, so I learned early on that I am very competitive. New York is not a great town for tennis, but it's definitely a city that matches my need for high-stakes, competitive play. Growing up with a realtor for a mother, I witnessed firsthand all of the opportunities in brokering. It requires drive and hard-nosed negotiating skills yet, at the same time, endless patience and an understanding for your clients. And there is no better feeling than the closing of a deal well-executed. A happy client is such a wonderful output of hard work, and I find it endlessly fascinating and rewarding. I love New York City and I love real estate and can't imagine anywhere else that would come close to providing this much energy or market dynamism. Q: What neighborhoods do you work in? A: The areas of greatest concentration for me are the
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East Village Between Houston and 14th streets and the East River and Fourth Avenue, the neighborhood is popular for students.
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Q: Why a career in realty? And why in New York? A: I grew up in New York and my family has been involved in real estate for many generations, owning a lot of property in Manhattan. I always wanted to become a broker in New York because I had seen the business firsthand from my mother, who helped start the Sotheby’s International Realty office in 1977. I was fortunate enough to join the Rande Coleman/Nicole Orphanos team, which is consistently ranked in the top one percent at Douglas Elliman. Ultimately, I like meeting and working with many different types of people, in all fields of business. I also like the idea of helping people make one of the largest and most important investments in their life, being their home. Q: What are the "hot" neighborhoods? A: I work in all neighborhoods of Manhattan, from Wall Street to Harlem—wherever my customers want to live. And every neighborhood is hot today. In my experience,
many young adults dream about living somewhere in the Meatpacking District or the Village, but it all depends on what you can afford. In five years, the completion of the Second Avenue subway will transform neighborhoods like Yorkville and the Upper East Side. Q: What are the "hot" properties? A: There are many exciting new condominium developments that our company is handling in Flatiron and the downtown neighborhoods. These developments sell quickly and are desirable places to live because they tend to be status symbols and prove to be great investments. Two of the most publicized new condos are 432 Park Avenue and 35XV (35 West 15th Street). Q: What are your thoughts on the market? A: The market is very strong for both domestic and international buyers. We are seeing record prices for many sales in our office and I think the market will continue to flourish and move in this direction. u
West Village Between Houston and 14th streets and Sixth Avenue and the Hudson River, the neighborhood is desirable for everyone.
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Still, it tops out at 1,004 feet, giving it fleeting bragging rights as New York’s tallest residential building. The flagship five-star Park Hyatt Hotel occupies the bottom 30 floors and offers its lavish services and amenities to the condo-dwellers above. De Portzamparc wrapped One57 in translucent blue and silver glass panels, which curl into undulating ribbons that spill down the street façade and outward over the sidewalk to form the condo and hotel canopies. Its vertical patchwork of panels disguises the floor levels, giving it a monolithic presence on the street, which marks a departure from the architect’s characteristically luminous works. De Portzamparc has been on 57th Street before. He designed the critically acclaimed LVMH tower at 21 East 57th Street, which opened in 1999. This 25-story chamfered structure is a case study in innovative elegance. While this attribute appears to have rubbed off on his 400 Park Avenue South, an 81-unit condo building half the height of One57, it’s proven somewhat harder to replicate in a building reaching an altitude of 1,004 feet. In an era in which verticality trumps all other qualifiers, it’s impossible for any one tower to claim high-reigning supremacy for very long. The tower with a more slender figure and even greater height has topped out around the corner on Park Avenue, snatching “tallest” bragging rights from One57 in a day. Developed by Macklowe Properties and CIM Group and
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“SIXTY- AND 70-STORY TOWERS are now sprouting like weeds in the neighborhood of Carnegie Hall… Not only are there too many towers, blocking out sun and casting much of the area to the north and east in shadow, but the new skyscrapers come together in a disjointed fashion… By the proper standards of city planning, the situation on West 57th Street is an occasion for distress.” This lament sounds like a refrain rattling some residents of Midtown and the Upper East Side, but it’s actually a case of déjà vu. These are the words of architecture critic Paul Goldberger in a 1986 New York Times review of Carnegie Hall Tower. While he praised Cesar Pelli’s contextual design for the 59-story tower next to the concert hall, he blasted the nearby black-glazed, 68-story Metropolitan Tower with its triangular profile for being “aggressive and crude.” The 60-plus-story buildings that Goldberger railed against seem quaint by comparison to the super-tall, pencil-thin beanstalks sprouting from the bedrock along 57th Street and beyond. The current vertical surge doesn’t include corporate skyscrapers, but opulent condominiums with record-breaking price tags and breathtaking views. The first one to be occupied is One57, a hotel/condo combo from Extell Development at 157 West 57th Street, designed by Pritzker laureate Christian de Portzamparc. One57 is being marketed as a 90-story tower, but the developer opted for higher ceilings, so in reality there are only 75 floors.
Even though One57 measures in at 1,004 feet, or 90 stories, the developer opted for high ceilings, making the hotel/condo combo effectively 75 floors. The amplified space is evident in views of (clockwise from top left) a grand salon; a model master bedroom suite; and the property’s pool.
Developed by Macklowe Properties and CIM Group and designed by Rafael Viñoly, 432 Park reigns high at nearly 1,400 feet. Here, clockwise from top left, are a view of the soaring residential tower looking to the northwest and over Central Park; a dining room in the property; sweeping views from a master bathroom;
designed by Rafael Viñoly, 432 Park is nearly 1,400 feet tall. Viñoly’s façade appears never-ending, and for those on the inside, the views through 10-foot square windows will be breathtaking, confirming the owner’s master-of-the-universe status. Which brings us to the interiors. They are, truth be told, hard to tell apart: they all offer Top-of-the-Rock views with bonus comforts of nouveau living, such as floor-to-ceiling windows, open floor plans, high-end appliances and fixtures, and marble tubs. Amenities are de rigueur: resident lounges and dining rooms with catering kitchens, swimming pools, gyms and yoga studios, wine cellars, screening rooms. Still, not every new building under construction in Manhattan is about altitude. Fifteen Central Park West, developed by Arthur and William Lie Zeckendorf (the team of brothers behind the 43-story eastside tower 50 United Nations Plaza), is considered the precedent for a wave of new developments that recall the prestigious edifices designed by Rosario Candela and Emery Roth. An impressive example is 135 East 79th Street, a 30-unit condominium, including six duplex penthouses, developed by 146 QUEST
the prolific Brodsky Organization. Brodsky gave carte blanche to the building’s designer, William Sofield, and Sofield did not disappoint. He has amassed a notable portfolio of boutiques for fashion industry titans, including Tom Ford, Yves Saint Laurent, and Gucci, and he designed the interiors of the SoHo Grand Hotel. Although 135 East 79th Street represents a departure from his modernist aesthetic, his obsession with fine materials, meticulous detailing, and craftsmanship transcend stylistic preferences. Cloaked in Indiana limestone and pigmented brick, the façade has a subtle modulation with generously scaled windows and narrow setbacks delineating the duplexes. Sofield designed the fanciful 22-foot-tall espaliered pear tree sculptures that flank the arched entrance. The vaulted lobby has the intimacy of a townhouse entrance hall with travertine floors, gilded chandeliers, and 18th-century antiques. The interiors harken back to the days of yore when proportion, scale, and craftsmanship were guiding principles of domestic architecture. The success of 135 East 79th Street lies in the fact that its old-world elegance is not sentimental historicism. The building feels both original and modern,
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William Sofield, the designer of its building at 135 East 79th Street, which is cloaked in Indiana limestone and pigmented brick (below); a garden at 135 East 79th Street (above). Opposite page: The vaulted lobby has the intimacy of a townhouse (above); elegant proportions define a stair hall (below). 148 QUEST
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suggesting that luxury resides in the details, not in far-as-the-eyecan-see views. Brisk sales indicate that there is still a market for quiet opulence. Goldberger’s gripe with the Midtown skyline in 1986 has resurfaced today, but a recent article of his for Vanity Fair suggests he’s in search of a silver lining. “If there is any saving grace to this tsunami of towers, it is in their very slenderness. From a distance they read as needles more than as boxes; what they take away from the street they give back to a skyline that has been robbed of much of its classic romantic form by the bulky, flat-topped office towers that have filled so much of Midtown and Lower Manhattan.” His point is well taken, but it’s worth noting that, historically, New York skyscrapers have been symbols of finance, industry, and innovation. They buzz with enterprising people keeping the wheels of commerce turning. They exude the energy that makes New York the city that never sleeps. The emerging skinny needles with their daring aspect ratios are, on the other hand, the resting ground for those fortunate enough to afford them. They don’t necessarily create energy in and of themselves; what they do, on the other hand, is offer refuge—and astounding views—from it. u
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This page: A view of the Tuscan countryside and the available Castelfalfi properties. Opposite page, clockwise from top: Aerial view of the village and castle; trail riding on the estate; a village street; a medieval festival at Castelfalfi; one of the renovated farmhouses.
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landscape. Resident agronomist Marco Soldani offers special educational tours of the 30 acres of vineyards, which produce the Castelfalfi wine, and 10,000 olive trees, which produce the Tenuta di Castelfalfi extra virgin olive oil. Thanks to the Frantoio, Moraiolo, Leccino, and Pendolino trees, which give the olives a strong aroma and intense color, the oil is not only produced on the premises, but, luckily, sold there as well. And if anyone is missing the vino they enjoyed at Il Rosmarino, the estate’s wine can be found at select shops in the local borgo and online. Castelfalfi also offers the opportunity to explore Italian culture, such as jaunts into Florence, Pisa, or Sienna, a cooking school class, or to study art or Italian in the borgo. Enjoy challenging rounds of golf on either the 18-hole Mountain Course (recently NOVEMBER 2014 153
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remodeled by the award-winning architects Moroder and Preißmann) or the nine-hole Lake Course, along with any of the other numerous outdoor activities: mountain biking, swimming, horseback riding, and hunting. Tradition is key to the work of some 200 Italian craftspeople charged with restoring the residences. They use painstaking techniques such as sabbiatura (sandblasting) on the façade. Meanwhile the interior design details reflect an updated farmhouse aesthetic with natural stone, terra-cotta, or light-oak flooring; exposed stone walls; wood-beamed or groin-vaulted brick ceilings; radiant heating and cooling; Miele appliances in the kitchen; and travertine marble, glass, and rain shower fixtures in the bathrooms. If a residence is purchased during the initial construction stages, these amenities and finishes are customizable and buyers can even bring in their own designers. Italy’s Tuscan countryside elegance can make you feel like you’ve been transported back in time, and travel destination developer and operator, TUI AG, has captured the magic formula with Castelfalfi by combining the old with the best contemporary creature comforts. Be sure to visitare. u For more information about Toscana Resort Castelfalfi, please contact Jacquelyn Cuccaro at 917.981.1454 or jcuccaro@kwnyc.com, and Richard Tayar at 646.737.9657 or rtayar@kwnyc.com. 154 QUEST
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Zac Sebastian and Sophie Auster joined the Luxury Collection at Haven’s Kitchen
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Sara Ayres attended the “Fall Dance” in the Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Johan Lindeberg and Yigal Azrouël caught up over a couple of glasses of Ruinart at Haven’s Kitchen on October 22.
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WHAT A BLUR of a month of October... On September 23, Jack Carlson—author of Rowing Blazers, which features photography by F.E. Castleberry—hosted an evening of Pimm's and private shopping with Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss. The invitation encouraged blazers and so the scene at Polo Ralph Lauren was a parade of colors with attire that rainbowed from badged and piped to striped and trimmed. A portion of sales benefited Row New York, an organization that serves communities by helping
their children to explore the sport of rowing. On October 1, the Boys’ Club of New York threw the Fall Dance at the Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The event—which was chaired by Eleanor Dejoux, Amy Griffin, Dara O’Hara, Marina Purcell, and Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer—succeeded to raise $1 million for the Boys’ Club of New York, which has endeavored to empower boys and young men by providing effective programs and a supportive community since 1876. The scene was a-sparkle, with NOVEMBER 2014 157
music by Hannah Bronfman and tables featuring patterned cloths by Oscar de la Renta. On the 3rd, it was JFK to FCO to attend a wedding in Umbria, with a stop at The St. Regis. From de–jet lagging to drinks at Le Grand Bar, a visit to the hotel is the thing to do in Rome. Constructed in 1890 as Le Grand Hotel, The St. Regis epitomizes the magnificence of the Old World—plus a Bottega Veneta–themed suite. Instructions: ooh and ahh, and sip limoncello... On the 18th, 35,000 gathered for the Far Hills Race Meeting, a tradition for 94 years. There, at Moorland Farm, 75 thoroughbreds competed in seven races, with purses ranging from
$25,000 to $250,000. As ever, the event was see-and-be-seen with revelry by the keg-load. Spotted: Martin Ambrose, Oliver Ames, Catherine Diao, Dave Kassling, Marcus Lindholm, Amy Pompea, Henry Porter, Wells Ross, Michael Saclarides, and Doug Shriver (among others—hundreds of others). On the 22nd, the Luxury Collection hosted “An Epicurean Journey Around The World” at Haven’s Kitchen with chef Daniele Turco of the Gritti Palace in Venice, Italy; chef Matt Christianson of the Nines in Portland, Oregon; and Lior Lev Sercarz of La Boîte. Relishing in champagnes by Ruinart and white-truffle risotto, we wondered if heaven was a member of the Luxury Collection? u
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JoJo Cohen and Martin Ambrose partied by the action at Moorland Farm in New Jersey on October 18.
A crew of guests in “regatta attire” at Polo Ralph Lauren at 711 Fifth Avenue. Marcus Lindholm, Taylor Roach, and Dave Kassling at the Far Hills Race Meeting.
Friends at the Far Hills Race Meeting, including Katie Parker-Magyar, Anna Bloy, Alex Haack, and Drew Verardo.
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JACQUELINE KENNEDY was not inclined to public speaking, which is well known—nor was she, in spite of the countless images of her in the color, very fond of wearing pink (she thought light blues, bright greens, blacks, and beiges suited her best). She was resolute, however, about being of use to her husband, and if President Kennedy asked her to give a speech (usually in a foreign language, which she was so adept at) or to wear pink (he thought it made her stand out in a crowd and on magazine covers), she complied. Jackie measured up on both of these counts in the scene pictured here, taken on December 29, 1962, at the Orange Bowl in Miami. The president and first lady arrived for a rally to welcome home members of Brigade 2506, the group of nearly 1,400 Cuban exiles who in April 1961 had launched the doomed invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. The surviving brigade prisoners remained in captivity for 20 months, and were eventually released in exchange for $53 million in food and medicine. In Miami, the president 160 QUEST
needed to reconcile with the Cuban exile community, and so he relied on his wife, who spoke beautiful Spanish, to say a few words to woo the crowd. Dressed in a pink sleeveless dress with an updo to keep her cool in the Miami heat, Jackie watched as the brigade’s flag was handed over to her husband, who saluted the men for the “profound impression” their brave service, even in prison, made on the people of this hemisphere. “I can assure you,” the president promised, in his heavy Boston accent, “that this flag will be returned to this brigade in a free Havana.” Mrs. Kennedy made no such promises, but in a slowly articulated Spanish took to the microphone and spoke of the honor it was to be in their presence. “I am proud that my son has met the officers,” she continued. “He is too young to realize what has happened here, but I will be sure to tell him the story of your valor as he grows older. It is my wish and my hope that one day he may become a man at least half as brave as the members of Brigade 2506 have been.” —Daniel Cappello
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