Cities Struggle to Add Upscale Housing While Maintaining Diversity GRANT HINDSLEY for The Wall Street Journal Cities from Seattle to Chicago to Washington and New York are struggling to crack the ultimate urban code: How to squeeze…
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Maya Angelou’s Harlem Home Sells for Record Million Larry Marano/Getty Images Maya Angelou’s Harlem brownstone has sold for $4,075,000—or $1,138.58 per square foot. That’s a colossal price for a Harlem residential property, according to listing agent Valon…
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This UK city just became the unlikely target for a £220m development London isn’t hogging all the attention in the wake of Brexit Dawn over Sheffield. Image credit: clive wren (Flickr) Sheffield, the third largest local authority…
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Forest City: Luxury utopia or ecological disaster? Environmentalists protest the “eco-city,” which ironically entails ambitious land reclamation and may destroy marine ecosystems Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex in Johor Bahru. Image credit: Stefan Fussan (Flickr)…
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With banking expats leaving, who will rent Hong Kong luxury apartments? Wealthy professionals and entrepreneurs are seeping from mainland China into Hong Kong’s high-end residences Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. Image credit: akwan.architect (Flickr) Now that expatriates are…
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Secret history Mumbai bungalow touted for luxury development potential A rare development opportunity with a side of heritage A house with history: Nehru (right) pictured with Gandhi in 1946, was a regular visitor to the bungalow. Image…
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