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Famously memorialized as the Amazon Hotel in Sylvia Plath‘s The Bell Jar, the Barbizon also hosted the likes of Grace Kelly and Liza Minnelli, Peggy Noonan, and future First Lady Nancy Reagan. However, by 1980 it was one of only three hotels for women operating in the city. Photo by Sara Krulwich/The New York Times/Redux
New York City

No Boys Allowed: NYC’s Women-Only Hotels

Were they a haven, an escape from male predation, a control of women’s sexuality—or all three?

Architecture

Lyford Cay Follies and the Brilliance of Henry Melich

Take gobs of money, eccentric heiresses unfettered by the limitations of society’s conventions, and what do you get? Some of the most fantastical homes in the world.

New York City

New York’s Most Unusual Co-Op Board Dramas

Your NYC Co-Op Board vs. You: Who Will be the Winner?

Military flags fly in front of the Equestrian Hotel and a statue of Sergeant Reckless, the great American equine war hero.
Equestrian News

Ocala’s Trifecta: Land, Love, and God

What are the odds that a Disney-style Equestrian Center will give Wellington a run for its money?

Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte’s expansive estate on the outskirts of Paris.
Property Porn

GOLDEN HANDCUFFS

What it’s really like to inherit a castle, according to Alexandre de Vogüé, one of the heirs of Vaux-le-Vicomte.

The facade of 1228 Madison, a new residential project designed by Robert A. M. Stern, expected to be complete in 2022. Image courtesy of StreetEasy.
Moving On Up

The Gilded Age of NY Condos

What’s old is new again at a slew of new Upper East Side condos redefining Pre War luxury for the 21st century.

One of NYC's toniest buildings, 740 Park Avenue.
Apartment Living

Holy Smoke!

The Devil’s Lettuce has come to Park Avenue. More pungent than cigarettes, pot smoke is now the subject of co-op board meetings. But what can really be done about it?

Back view of Erchless estate
Property Porn

The Barbarians at the Gilded Gate

Long Island’s Gold Coast is glittering anew. Not everyone is happy.

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