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...The jaw-dropping scale of Russian wealth became visible in 2007 when Andrei Vavilov, a financier, agreed to pay $53.5mn for two penthouses at the Plaza Hotel....
...Fosun International paid $725m in cash in 2013 for One Chase Manhattan Plaza. It rebranded the building as 28 Liberty, and succeeded in luring top tenants such as the London Stock Exchange....
...Steve Witkoff, chairman and chief executive of the Witkoff Group, a luxury condo developer who considers himself a friend of Mr Trump, adds: “I think he is one of the best out there.”...
...Harvard Square, the plaza by the south-west corner of the university campus, is generally seen as the epicentre of the bustling city and where the most sought-after housing is located....
...It is one of the largest mixed-use projects in development in the US. Its first phase includes the Paramount Worldcenter, a 700ft tower with 513 condos and average prices of more than $1m....
...the development of small condo suites within restored historical mansions....
...$100,000 A 900 sq ft, two-bedroom co-op in a well-maintained building with a central landscaped courtyard in Brooklyn $1m A 747 sq ft, one-bedroom flat with a terrace in a condominium with a fitness centre...
...Meanwhile, in the downtown Crossing area, near the financial district, the 60-storey Millennium Tower has been agreed and will have 450 homes above a retail plaza....
...He was one of the developers who propelled the condominium construction boom in the years that followed....
...Condo in Sopó This condominium development, called the Toscana Project, is under construction in the town of Sopo located just outside the capital....
...But this market, with its 20 per cent premium over new-build condos, is proving lucrative, says Juan Heredia, one of the first developers to enter El Centro....
...Then, in 1987, the towering One Liberty Place broke the unspoken tradition by climbing 400ft higher than the landmark statue, and a new – albeit unpretentious – era was born....
...Developers of the condominiums at the nearby Plaza Hotel, for instance, were sued by numerous buyers over apartment layouts and finishes that did not meet expectations....
...Over at the Governor’s island, stood Mayor Bloomberg; behind him the Statue of Liberty, still welcoming the huddled masses, in the backdrop....
...Take one of the clients of Plaza Homes, a realtor specialising in high-end properties for rent and sale in Tokyo....
...One day, it’ll all be condos and museums but, for now, this extraordinary linear park offers the most thrilling architectural walk in the world....
...“Landscaping used to be one of the weak links in residential condominium design,” says Gisue Hariri, a partner at design firm Hariri & Hariri Architecture....
...“The next major project is the Plaza, which will be a mixed-use, full-service hotel-and-condo development in the heart of the village,” adds Michael Dalzell, sales and marketing director....
...The two communities eye one another warily: development brings risks for both old and new residents. Another wall of new condos might screen off midtown views for everyone....
...The South End, the once shabby neighbourhood that abuts Back Bay by way of the Copley Plaza shopping mall, was the obvious alternative....
...Although it’s just a short, one-train-stop commute from one to the other, many regard the journey as a jump from glittering city to the “dark side”....
...When tenants complained about her unfinished installation in their luxury condominium, Helen Brough needed help....
...The highest-profile example of hotel-to-condo conversion is the Plaza overlooking Central Park South. (Yes, that’s Eloise’s Plaza.)...
...Her top-floor condominium was one of the last available at 235 Berry, a smart residential complex overlooking the creek, where three-bedroom, three-bathroom “townhome-style” homes sold for $1.3m....
...Condos are even taking over part of the iconic Plaza Hotel overlooking Central Park. Some developments have already been sold on by their first or second batch of owners....
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