Baccarat Hotel and Residence

 

New York City is poised to gain another piece of pricey property located in one of the most prestigious areas of Manhattan. The Baccarat Hotel and Residence includes a 114-room Baccarat Hotel and 61 apartments which present expensive amenities and service. Its elegant design and perfection in style fit perfectly to its location: 5th Avenue and 53rd Street across from Museum of Modern Art. The 50 story glass tower's private residences designed by Tony Ingrao are officially starting to be sold for a price that ranges from $3,5 to $60 million for a unit. Buyer's will have the opportunity to combine these units which are between 1,000-7,400 square feet.

 

A One-of-a-kind Residence

Interesting homes and interiors are often created by the past lives of the buildings. This gorgeous loft in NYC provides a good example. Regarding its past life, the loft has served a lot of different functions. It started out as a place to host dances, conventions and social events. After a huge renovation at the end of the 20th Century, the loft provided space for galleries, restaurants and bars, a lecture hall and a library. Artists also used it as a living and studio space. With its porthole windows, barrel arched ceilings and old wood floors the loft was a perfect choice for all of its former functions. All these elements of industrial design combined with its history make it easy to describe the loft as a one-of-a-kind residence. Right now it's available for sale with a $24 million price tag.

 

Manhattan Neighborhood Acronyms

Neighborhoods don't stay unnamed for a long time in New York City. It's astounding that such a small landmass keeps reinventing itself - new neighborhood acronyms pop up every year. Some of these acronyms are rather boring, like Midtown, which is obviously in the middle of the town. In that case it's easy to guess where the certain neighborhood is located, but what about SoHo, for instance. It's hard to tell where this neighborhood is located if you are not familiar with the area at all - it's short for "South of Houston". Same with TriBeCa, short for "Triangle Below Canal Street", or Nolita for "North of Little Italy". Brooklyn's DUMBO is really hard to guess as it's for "Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass". More recently, the acronym NoMad popped up, created by a real estate developer who tried to attract condo buyers and new businesses. NoMad stands for "North of Madison Square Park" and is a good example that his plan seems to work out well, as NoMad is becoming quickly one of the hottest neighborhoods of Manhattan.

New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion

The New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion is a gift from the Netherlands to New York, to honor 40 years of friendship. The Pavilion designed by Ben van Berkel is located in Peter Minuit Plaza, just outside Battery Park in Manhattan. The Pavilion is equipped with different displays and functions that are supposed to encourage visitors to interact with them. There is a display that provides information about the surrounding neighborhoods, another one serves as a information desk and another one gives information about events in the Netherlands. There's even one facade that will present a food and beverage outlet; seats and tables can be found outside. The Pavilion's wings represent a well thought out design as they point towards historical places. One wing, for instance, points toward Hudson and another one points toward the future skyline. Furthermore the pavilion is equipped with an electronic facade LED system that creates a changing light show at night.

New York Penthouse turns into a Child's Paradise

Manhattan's skyline is well-known for its extremely luxurious residences - one more expensive than the other. Money is no object, what usually counts is: who has the biggest room, the highest ceiling, the best whirlpool. The penthouse we're talking about today is different though. It's not about creating a ultra luxury residence, it's about a child's dream coming true. The owners of the home intended to create something completely new, something exciting and advanced. The New York Architect David Hotson made their dream come true. He created a penthouse that seems to be a three-dimensional puzzle. Being inside the apartment can be very confusing as Dave Dotson combined childlike playfulness with mathematical complexity. Walking around you can sometimes look through to other levels, but you don't understand why and how it's possible. The highlight of the child's paradise penthouse provides the 80-foot slide that wends its way through the 4-story residence.
 
To get a better impression of how it looks like, watch the video below: