Japan’s Creative, Ephemeral Homes
Buyers value new, highly personalized houses—forget resales. This model has one happy side-effect: a flourishing of some of the world’s most wonderfully bizarre architecture.
An Apple Manager’s Headquarters for High Jinks
A creative director crafts a San Francisco home dedicated to daring, whimsy and fun.
Shopping Mall Developer Taubman Dies
A. Alfred Taubman, the self-made billionaire who cemented the enclosed shopping mall into American culture has died. He was 91.
A Resnick Scion Strikes Out on His Own
With a new Chelsea condominium that’s 80% sold, Scott Resnick shows he’s up to the challenge of developing residential projects on his own.
What’s the Deal: News Digest
A round-up of commercial real-estate news in the Greater New York region.
A House Made for a Sailor
The Kroeses are selling their waterside home in Westbrook, Conn., designed to complement lives spent largely on sailboats. The nautically themed home is on the market for $1.975 million.
Group Wants Parking Lots Converted to Elderly Housing
A study by the advocacy group LiveOn NY has identified 39 parking lots in the five boroughs that it says are underused and would be better used as housing for seniors.
Five Fresh Spring Vases
Choose the perfect vase to display those long-awaited spring flowers at their best.
Gardens and Mountains in Australia
This luxury period-style home on more than 50,000 square feet of land has a national park out the back door and is just a 90-minute drive from Sydney.
In Franklin Lakes, People Tend to Stay Awhile
The affluent New Jersey community, population 10,600, is about 25 miles from Manhattan. Residents are drawn by its well-regarded public schools, relatively low property taxes and bucolic atmosphere.
