Compost Grows in Brooklyn
All 106 condos at Pierhouse, a luxury development in New York’s Brooklyn Bridge Park, will have under-counter composting units made by NatureMill. Food scraps are added to the machine, which uses oxygen, moisture and heat to speed decomposition. An internal charcoal filter quells the smell. After about two weeks, the compost is ready to nourish the plants on residents’ landscaped terraces. Pierhouse, which is scheduled to be completed later this year, was developed by Toll Brother’s City Living with Starwood Capital Group.
Price: From $2.9 million for a one-bedroom to $11.9 million for a penthouse
Watching the Market in Florida
After its scheduled opening in 2020, residents at the Estates at Acqualina in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., will have amenities that include an ice-skating rink, bowling alley and movie theater. For business junkies, the two-tower, oceanfront development will also have a “Wall Street Trader’s Club Room” with ticker displays, computers and a meeting room. The developer is GSF Acquisition, an affiliate of Eddie and Jules Trump of Trump Group.
Price: From $3.9 million for a three-bedroom unit to $40 million for a penthouse
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Party Like Lenny Kravitz in Manhatttan
In New York, the Kent, a condo building in with 83 residences in the Yorkville neighborhood, is planning a “Sound Lounge” among its amenities. The jam room, designed by Lenny Kravitz’s New York City-based Kravitz Design, will be equipped with professional-quality amplifiers, guitars, a drum set and piano. With an audio-video system and a drop-down projection screen, the space could also be used to show movies and host dance parties. The building, developed by Gary Barnett’s Extell Development, is scheduled for completion in 2017.
Price: From $2.457 million for a two-bedroom unit to $19.5 million for a penthouse
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Surveillance in Washington
When the Hepburn opens in August, the luxury-rental building in Washington, D.C., will feature $32,000 naval warfare binoculars on the building’s rooftop terrace. The stainless-steel binoculars, manufactured in 1980 and fully restored, were mounted on the decks of battleships, destroyers and other large vessels to observe the horizon for incoming planes and watercraft. They have a range of about 15 miles. (Today’s models have integrated electronics.) From atop the Hepburn, residents can see the Washington Monument, National Cathedral and other landmarks. Located in the Kalorama neighborhood, the Hepburn has 195 apartments and was developed by Lowe Enterprises and National Real Estate Advisors.
Price: From $2,400 a month for a studio to $13,500 a month for a three-bedroom