The 234 Apartment

While all those clothes, shoes and bags you bought over the years have likely limited your chances of becoming a homeowner, it has certainly helped many in the fashion industry to continue climbing up the property ladder , snapping up impressive mansions in some of the wealthiest parts of the U.S. Here, WWD takes a look at fashion moguls ’ most expensive homes currently on the market across the country. MAX AZRIA’S L.A. MEGA-MANSION — $88M Fashion veteran Max Azria and his wife Lubov Azria are selling their Holmby Hills mansion known as Maison Du Soleil for $88 million, making it the sixth most expensive home for sale in Los Angeles. (The highest has a $ 350 million price tag .) At the same time, the Tunisian fashion designer ’s 60-room mansion, which dates back to the Thirties, is also on the market as a rental for a whopping $400,000 a month. Set on three acres, the 30,000-square-foot compound comes with 17 bedrooms, 22 bathrooms, a bathhouse and a 6,000-square- foot mov...

The population in Cherry Creek North is set to grow exponentially as development hits a crescendo. Can the area seamlessly transition from a retail destination to a mixed-use neighborhood? Cherry Creek has come a long way from its origins as a farming community established as the town of Harman in 1886. During the early 20th century , it was just a few houses, small farms and greenhouses on 320 acres. It was considered an economical place to live.  Fast forward to today, and the town's founder, Edwin Preston Harman , likely wouldn't recognize the area, which has evolved as Denver's premier shopping and dining district and one of the priciest neighborhoods in the region to call home. Cherry Creek is is undergoing yet another transformation with the development of new apartments, condos, office space, retail projects and a new hotel. The tony shopping district is experiencing the biggest construction boom it's seen in decades, fueled by developers wan...

Taylor Swift signaled a new era in her already- impressive career Thursday with the release of her chilling single, “Look What You Made Me Do,” which makes us wonder where the darker, moodier Swift will be calling home for the next leg of her musical metamorphosis. She does, after all, own six homes spanning both coasts, each somewhat representative of her ever-evolving career. Her first home was in Nashville, Tennessee—she now owns two dwellings there, a condo in Nashville’s famous Music Row and a house in a quiet suburb nearby —and her most recent purchase was a Beverly Hills mansion , which she snapped up in 2015. Additionally, the singer has a more modest cottage in Beverly Hills, an apartment in NYC’s Tribeca neighborhood , and a paparazzi- familiar estate in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. Nashville, Tennessee Curbed Swift purchased her first home at just 20 years old, a 3,240-square-foot condo right in the heart of Nashville’s Music Row, for a cool $1.99 million. Beverly Hills, Ca...

Welcome to Curbed Comparisons , a weekly column that explores what one can rent for a set dollar amount in various NYC neighborhoods. Is one man's studio another man's townhouse? Let's find out! Today, we're looking at apartments renting around $7,000/month . ↑ A two-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom condo in Hell’s Kitchen is being rented out for an even $7,000/month. The more than 1,400-square- foot apartment features a sleek kitchen with built-in appliances, spacious bedrooms, and oversized windows that provide skyline views . ↑ For $6,967/month, there’s a penthouse apartment in Williamsburg that has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The floorplan is a bit odd but the apartment is filled with light, thanks to a plethora of windows. A wraparound terrace measures 800 square feet —it’s basically a whole other apartment. ↑ This two-bedroom, one-bathroom loft in Tribeca has an unconventional shape but otherwise offers great details that include exposed brick walls , archways, and ...

One district dominated San Francisco ’s luxury market when it came to both apartment and single- family home sales over the past year, according to a report out Monday from Paragon Real Estate Group . It’s an L-shaped stretch of four neighborhoods on the northern edge of the peninsula, including Pacific Heights , Presidio Heights , Cow Hollow and Marina. The tony area rises up on a ridge that overlooks the landmark Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island and is home to celebrities and historic mansions . More:  Check Out News from San Francisco ’s Luxury Market This area had the most single- family house sales over $3 million in the 12 months ending July 31 —a total of 77 deals at an average price per square foot of nearly $1,500, according to the report. It also dominated the city’s ultra- luxury transactions with nine sales for mansions priced over $10 million. The Pacific Heights- Presidio Heights district also led in the luxury apartment market . Over the past 12 months, there...

The late Zaha Hadid ’s one and only residential contribution to the New York City skyline is the futuristic structure at 520 West 28th street . Almost at completion, closings began around a month ago. And now, inevitably, the first few rentals have emerged. Also inevitably, they come with a steep monthly ask. Two of the three units in the Chelsea building that hit the market Tuesday morning are asking $15,000. The third is asking $22,500. More:  Zaha Hadid’s Manhattan Condominium Prepares for First Residents The most expensive of the rentals —apartment 31—was sold on July 28 for $7.25 million, records show. It comes with two bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms and is spread over 2,156 square feet with a private balcony overlooking the High Line. The unit will be ready for a mid-September move-in,  according to Warburg Realty’s Ugo Russino, who has the listing. “I have a feeling that this unit will end up in the hands of a Zaha Hadid admirer ,” Mr. Russino said. “Even if you aren’t f...

“True Blood” and “Big Little Lies” star Alexander Skarsgård has just spent $2.3 million on a loft-like, full-floor apartment in Manhattan’s East Village. City records show Mr . Skarsgård paid a little above the $2 million asking price for the one-bedroom co-op on East 10th Street—arguably one of the prettiest streets in the neighborhood. More:  The Celebrity Effect: How Stars Increase a Property’s Profile and Add Air of Exclusivity His new apartment is inside a 26.5-foot-wide pre-war townhouse and has wood-beamed ceilings, a wood-burning fireplace, an oversized skylight, exposed brick and casement windows, according to the listing. Original wide plank floors line the floor and the kitchen and bathroom have had modern upgrades. There is also the opportunity to build a private roof deck .   Late last year, the Swedish actor, 41, had been seen touring other apartments in the neighborhood, including a duplex penthouse above a historic synagogue, according to the New York Post. The house...