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A New City From Scratch
A note to all the Big League Investors: China is building an ECOCITY south of Beijing called Xiongan New Area. If you are about to quote the misfired $91 Billion Caofeidian City then consider this; a new international airport is approved to be built between Xiongan...
read moreCHILLING YOUR BUBBLY ISN’S ALWAYS THE BEST IDEA
If You Refrigerate Your Champagne, You Might Be Ruining It Turns out chilling your bubbly isn’t always the best idea. by HEATHER FINN MAY 17, 2017 Bubbly lovers know the drill: You buy a bottle of champagne, you bring it home, and you put it in the fridge right...
read moreSoha: A War Over Naming Rights
Everybody says ‘Good Morning’ in Harlem because it’s true! And that’s lovely. – Marcia Gay Harden After The Dutch overpowered the native Manhattans in 1660, they termed the captured area Nieuw Haarlem. Shortly, however, the British came,...
read moreEmojis in Architecture
Thinking Face Emoji! Yes, that would be you, if you happened to be touring Amersfoort, Netherlands, and came across this building that uses emojis instead of gargoyles or faces of kings on its façade. From pictures of theater masks in old Roman mosaics and wall...
read moreHere Today, Gone Tomorrow
The idiom “here today, gone tomorrow” defines a Pop-Up Store. It is a short-term, retail event that temporarily makes use of physical space to generate a lasting impression with potential customers. The reality of 2017 is that nearly 37 Million Americans...
read moreUpper West Side’s New Complex
“Rethink how you live with Waterline Square. A lush and expansive residential experience in NYC where Midtown meets the Upper West Side!” That was the motto of General Investment and Development Companies (GID) in late 2016 when they took three star architects on...
read more10 Projects that Will Transform State Island
A quick search on Brooklyn’s real estate will shock you with an average sales price of one million on the western end of Long Island. If you think Queens is any different, then you are wrong. The borough you should be taking an interest in is Staten Island! In the...
read moreVertical Forest, or Bosco Verticale
Vertical Forests The majority of people visit the Upcountry region for the obvious reasons of forestry and abundance of green fields. What If I tell you that a particular Boeri Studio from Milan, Italy has already realized the dream of urban vertical greenery!...
read moreJust in time for summer, expanded ferry service is on the way
Good news for folks in South Brooklyn and Astoria: NYC’s ferry service is set to expand next month and begin stopping in several neighborhoods along the East River for the first time, Thrillist reports. The new NYC Ferry system, devised by the NYC Economic...
read moreBuying for the first time in NYC? Be sure to prep your finances first
Buying a home is likely the most serious financial commitment you’ll ever make, and NYC’s challenging—and perhaps even punishing—real estate market makes the task especially daunting. But though the process of finding your first New York home can be...
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