The 234 Apartment

Traditions run deep in the nation’s capital, and an appreciation for what came before us certainly inspired the Beek family's well-established residence, which sits inside an 18th- century Beaux Arts building steeped in Washington, D.C., charm. But that's not to say the venture didn't have some unconventional twists. To start, the creative process proved to be more of a family affair than a run-of-the- mill residential design project . “My late grandfather, Lawrence N. Brandt, was the builder, Georgie and I were the designers, and my parents were the clients,” explains Jennifer Beek , one-half of J+G Design with partner Georgie Hambright ; the pair also collaborated with S. M. Berger Architecture. “It was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime type of project and dynamic.” Perhaps the most surprising moment occurred upon first sight of the apartment. “We were told it would need a total gut renovation , as the apartment had not been touched since the original decoration in 1962,...

By Mike Smollins Village of Lynbrook officials are mulling a proposal by development company Mill Creek Residential to build a luxury apartment complex on Rocklyn Avenue, near Merrick Road. Hot Skates, Fun Station USA and Hi Tech Security now occupy the three-acre site. “Today’s apartment residents are craving a downtown living experience along with convenient access to a mix of urban and suburban lifestyle experiences ,” Russell Tepper, a senior managing director at MCR, wrote in an email to the Herald. “Lynbrook’s new residential community would serve all types of residents … so that they may take advantage of the luxuries of suburban living , without sacrificing the trappings of an urban, modern lifestyle.” MCR acquires and operates high- end rental communities across the country, and has built complexes in West Hempstead, Mineola, Yonkers, Westchester County and New Jersey. Tepper said that the company would create a transit- oriented residential community — a walkable nei...