Real Estate

A recently closed UK academy is looking for applicants seeking not an education, but an enormous new property.  Following the fresh closure of Abberley Hall School, its grounds and buildings are now available for purchase, the price available upon application, Mansion Global first reported. Located in Worcester, the approximately 93-acre estate includes an array of

A Harlem townhouse with a “Scandinavian farmhouse” vibe has been price-slashed by $1 million. The three-story home, known as Harlem House, is owned by ’90s Swedish indie pop star Nina Persson, lead singer/lyricist of the Cardigans, and her husband, Nathan Larson, an American songwriter of alternative rock band Shudder to Think. The Cardigans’ superhit “Lovefool”

No timber-clad tower has ever reached so high. Down Under, a cloud-scraping pillar of a building has received the go-ahead from local authorities in Western Australia.  If completed, the structure on South Perth’s Charles Street will be the tallest wooden building in the world.  On Thursday, Perth’s Metro Inner-South Joint Development Assessment Panel gave Grange

Barbara Walters admirers will soon have a chance to own a piece of the late broadcast journalist’s legacy. Later this month and into early November, more than 300 items from the television icon’s Upper East Side apartment will be up for auction.  Later this month and into early November, more than 300 items from Barbara

An Australian estate that the “Wolverine” star Hugh Jackman and his now-former wife once rented will soon be for sale for a cool $40 million.  A palatial property in Woollahra, a suburb of Sydney, is set to hit the market in the near future, according to the Wentworth Courier. Among its past residents are Hugh

When Brittny Drye, the founder of the LGBTQ+ wedding magazine Love Inc., was in search of a locale last year to celebrate her publication’s print debut, she knew she needed a space that would resonate with her guests. “We’re a non-traditional wedding magazine and wanted a location that matched our distinctive style,” she said. Her

It’s not work from home, it’s work from weird. Construction has just been completed on a $250 million project that transforms the167-year-old Domino Sugar Refinery on the Williamsburg waterfront into what has to be the city’s — if not the world’s — most unlikely, strangely enchanting venue from to which to earn a living or

The retail leasing scene not including restaurants is such a mixed picture that it’s hard to make easy generalizations. To brokers’ and analysts’ frequent annoyance, this column is skeptical of retail data from brokerages and the Real Estate Board of New York. We don’t doubt the diligence that goes into their research. The problem is

She’s a “California Gurl,” but her “Teenage Dream” of landing this Montecito mansion is turning into a nightmare. Katy Perry, 38, and her fiancé Orlando Bloom, 46, have been entangled in a lawsuit for the past three years, with 83-year-old dying war veteran Carl Westcott, over a spacious mansion in Montecito, California they purchased for

Dianne Feinstein was one of the Senate’s richest members throughout her trailblazing career — thanks to her billionaire husband. While others in Congress struggled to make ends meet, sleeping in their offices to save on rent, Feinstein commuted from San Francisco aboard a Gulfstream G650 jet (pre-owned, the aircraft averages $61,815,000), sported expensive jewelry and flitted

A midcentury-modern home designed by the late architect John Black Lee is on the market for $2.6 million. Lee is often dubbed “the sixth of the Harvard Five,” a group of respected architects including Philip Johnson and Marcel Breuer. The four-bedroom, 4½-bath home at 296 Frogtown Road is in New Canaan, Conn., where Lee was

Don’t be afraid to take whisks. Jess and Connor, a crafty couple from England, needed a new kitchen — but couldn’t stomach the sky-high quotes of more than $18,000 to renovate. So they did it themselves, saving thousands in the process. “I had always said that the kitchen would be the first ‘big job’ we

While it’s not confirmed this historic abode includes undead residents, the likelihood is high.  In Millbury, Massachusetts, this funeral parlor is up for sale and being advertised with refreshing realness.  “Probably Haunted” reads the dryly honest lawn sign at 56 Main St. above the more typical “For Sale” and brokerage info markers.  Media Realty agent

There are lots more employees in Big Apple offices than the most often-cited “barometer” of attendance would have you believe. The Partnership for New York City released a survey on Monday claiming that 58% of Manhattan office workers are at their desks on an average weekday. That’s up from 52% in late January 2023 and 49%

George Clooney’s stunning Lake Como villa in northern Italy may have netted a buyer. “An agency in Milan is following the sale, I can’t reveal which one. Since we have a certain type of clientele, someone has already called us,” real estate agent Yasemin Baysal, owner of Engel & Volkers Lago di Como, told the Italian publication Oggi last

From actual royalty to Hollywood royalty. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took center stage at the star-studded One805 Live! charity event in Santa Barbara on Friday. The couple — who have just returned from the Invictus Games in Germany — appeared in their element as they hobnobbed with fellow guests Oprah Winfrey and Ellen Degeneres

These locals have had it with leaf-peeping pests.  Residents of Pomfret, Vermont’s Cloudland Road have taken a stand against the annual fever pitch of fall foliage tourists by temporarily closing the most impacted road during the season’s peak.  In recent years, the tiny town’s stunning autumnal display has become a social media sensation, and as

Legendary rocker Steve Miller toured an extravagant Gilded Age mansion on the Upper West Side, decorated with gargoyles and cherubs on its landmarked facade, sources tell Gimme Shelter exclusively. The 37½-foot-wide mansion at 3 Riverside Drive is currently on the market for $12.99 million — an extreme slash from its original $40 million ask in

New York City is about to dazzle even brighter with the arrival of internationally acclaimed artist Bruce Munro and his spectacular public art installation, “Field of Light at Freedom Plaza.” Munro, renowned for his mesmerizing light-based artworks, is set to transform Manhattan’s East Side into a luminous wonderland, courtesy of the Soloviev Foundation. Get excited,

To access this influencer-friendly rooftop eatery, foodies must brave a Brooklyn parking ramp and service lift.  The pop-up Levantine restaurant Habibi has become a social media sensation for pairing an industrial-chic entry experience with fine dining. The reservation-only venue is located atop 154 Scott Ave., at Bushwick’s bleeding edge, where wholesale food packaging businesses still

This influencer-worthy Santa Monica abode is seeking a new owner.  Swimwear company CEO and social media celebrity Natasha Oakley has put her Southern California condo on the market.  The just under 2,000-square-foot two-bedroom, two-bathroom spread is listed with Ali Morisi of Sotheby’s International Realty for $1.9 million.  “I’m selling my Santa Monica condo to spend

Actress Zoe Saldana has put her home of less than 10 years on the market.  Located in the gated Beverly Hills neighborhood of Hidden Valley Estates, the property boasts its own tennis court and 6,400 square feet of living space. The movie star, 45, is best known for her parts in both of James Cameron’s

In a bombshell announcement that has left Tinseltown stunned, Hollywood power couple Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness have revealed their separation after nearly three decades of marriage. The shockwaves hit just a year after the pair captured headlines with their big-dollar purchase of a ritzy Manhattan penthouse. The dynamic duo sent tongues wagging when they

America’s first restaurant has returned from pandemic purgatory with a new chef at the helm, fresh dining room upholstery — and even some hot rod representation. The Financial District’s historic Delmonico’s steakhouse cut its reopening ribbon Friday following one of the 187-year-old eatery’s darkest periods. The institution — which had been closed since 2020 —

The former California home of a late great screen actress has hit the market.  In Beverly Hills, this six-bedroom, six-bathroom was once occupied by the film star Greta Garbo and her then-recently divorced orchestra conductor pal Leopold Stokowski, the pair rumored to be lovers, according to Robb Report. Garbo’s stay at the abode was relatively

This five-story Upper East Side townhouse, where the late, controversial film director Elia Kazan reportedly once lived, is currently on the market for $6.49 million — less than two months after the property transferred for $9 million, according to property records. (At the time, there was a $4.8 million mortgage on it.) The turn-of-the-century brownstone,

Edwin Castro, who won Powerball’s record-breaking $2 billion jackpot this February, isn’t quite done spending his newfound cash on luxury real estate.  The lucky lotto player has already purchased at least two other California mansions since coming into the money this past winter — and now he has splurged yet again, this time on a

As if Times Square weren’t already enough of a nightmare, it will soon be home to a 20,000-plus-square-foot spook show. Starting this Thursday, a corner building by the Port Authority Bus Terminal will offer adrenaline-hungry visitors the opportunity to be frightened by more than just the typical horrors that Midtown often provides. “There’s something to

Fashion designer Marc Jacobs is negotiating with the owners of 645 Fifth Ave. to open a new flagship there, sources told Realty Check. The luxury brand recently closed its Madison Avenue store at 655 Madison Ave., where a sign says only that it would soon relocate to Fifth Avenue. However, no lease has been signed

The California home where Marilyn Monroe died in 1962 has been saved from demolition — for now. After a unanimous city council vote, the sprawling Spanish colonial in Brentwood — whose owner, Glory of the Snow Trust, requested to have it torn down — was temporarily spared, according to the Los Angeles Times. “Immediately my