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  • Reducing a Kennedy

    Reducing a Kennedy

    Former home of Jacqueline Kennedy in Georgetown, Washington reduced in price by £600,000; she lived there in 1964 before moving to Manhattan

     

    Reduced from £7.677 million ($9.750 million or €9.109 million or درهم‎‎35.811 million) to £7.075 million ($8.995 million or €8.403 million or درهم‎‎33.038 million) and the first home of Jacqueline Kennedy post the assassination of her husband, 3017 N St NW in Georgetown, Washington first went on the market in June 2016.

     

    Reducing a Kennedy – 3017 N St NW, Washington, DC 20007 – Reduced from £7.677 million ($9.750 million or €9.109 million or درهم‎‎35.811 million) to £7.075 million ($8.995 million or €8.403 million or درهم‎‎33.038 million) – Home of Jacqueline Kennedy in 1964
    Jacqueline Kennedy leaving the house in 1964

     

    Offered by Washington Fine Property, the 6 bedroom, 5.5 bathroom, 7,000 square foot residence dates to 1794 and features “extraordinary proportions and entertaining spaces”. It was home to Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker, during the First World War and was owned by a former Miss America, Yolande Betbeze Fox, from the 1970s until her death in February this year.

     

    Now in need of some renovation, Mrs Kennedy bought the house in late 1963, moved in in February 1964 and moved out later that year. According to <em>The Wall Street Journal, she is said to have left because the property was “too exposed to tourists and the press, with tour buses stopping outside the house throughout the day and sightseers peering into the windows”.

     

    Also featuring an elevator to link its five floors, Kennedy sold to her stepsister Nina Auchincloss Steers and her husband, Michael Straight.

     

    Reducing a Kennedy – 3017 N St NW, Washington, DC 20007 – Reduced from £7.677 million ($9.750 million or €9.109 million or درهم‎‎35.811 million) to £7.075 million ($8.995 million or €8.403 million or درهم‎‎33.038 million) – Home of Jacqueline Kennedy in 1964
    From the front
    Reducing a Kennedy – 3017 N St NW, Washington, DC 20007 – Reduced from £7.677 million ($9.750 million or €9.109 million or درهم‎‎35.811 million) to £7.075 million ($8.995 million or €8.403 million or درهم‎‎33.038 million) – Home of Jacqueline Kennedy in 1964
    The drawing room
    Reducing a Kennedy – 3017 N St NW, Washington, DC 20007 – Reduced from £7.677 million ($9.750 million or €9.109 million or درهم‎‎35.811 million) to £7.075 million ($8.995 million or €8.403 million or درهم‎‎33.038 million) – Home of Jacqueline Kennedy in 1964
    The dining room
    Reducing a Kennedy – 3017 N St NW, Washington, DC 20007 – Reduced from £7.677 million ($9.750 million or €9.109 million or درهم‎‎35.811 million) to £7.075 million ($8.995 million or €8.403 million or درهم‎‎33.038 million) – Home of Jacqueline Kennedy in 1964
    The staircase
    Reducing a Kennedy – 3017 N St NW, Washington, DC 20007 – Reduced from £7.677 million ($9.750 million or €9.109 million or درهم‎‎35.811 million) to £7.075 million ($8.995 million or €8.403 million or درهم‎‎33.038 million) – Home of Jacqueline Kennedy in 1964
    From the rear
    Reducing a Kennedy – 3017 N St NW, Washington, DC 20007 – Reduced from £7.677 million ($9.750 million or €9.109 million or درهم‎‎35.811 million) to £7.075 million ($8.995 million or €8.403 million or درهم‎‎33.038 million) – Home of Jacqueline Kennedy in 1964
    Yolande Betbeze Fox
  • Daphne McKinley – What’s on your mantelpiece?

    Daphne McKinley – What’s on your mantelpiece?

    A 20-question interview with businesswoman and founder of the Sean Edwards Foundation Daphne McKinley

     

    The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?

    My guiding force is my son Sean who drives me forward since his death to make real changes in motorsport in order to stop unnecessary deaths.

     

    “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?

    Follow your heart, live by the truth, stay strong, don’t let fear get in the way and live today as tomorrow may never come.

     

    Kerry Katona was considered unacceptable in 2007. Who or what is unacceptable in 2016?

    That there is poverty in the world.

     

    Tony Blair misses being Prime Minister. What do you miss most in your life?

    My son.

     

    What might you swap all your wealth for?

    To have him back.

     

    Donald Trump was once a case of: “If you owe the bank a thousand, they close you down; but if you owe the bank a billion, you own the bank”. What’s your view on the state of the financial system?

    Probably true – I think unrestrained greed was the cause of the collapse and for our current financial state which is good for the individual but not for the society in which that individual lives. I believe that the regulatory framework that has now been set up is not stringent enough and still doesn’t ensure another collapse.

     

    What phrase or word do you most loathe?

    #

     

    In the UK, some people consider charity to “begin at home”. What’s your view and what causes do you personally support?

    My belief is that charity should begin at himself. I believe that we should take care our family, friends, and others first before taking care of anyone else especially the old and the young.

     

    The judge in Law Abiding Citizen states: “I can pretty much do whatever I want” before being blown up whilst answering her mobile phone. What’s your view on the appropriate use of such devices?

    Get rid of them as much as you can. They fry your brain in more way then one.

    If you could fill a carriage on The Orient Express, who would be your fellow passengers?

    Jesus Christ, Winston Churchill, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela, Mozart, Van Gogh, Mohammad, Eddie Murphy, George Carlin and my family – Natasha and Jeremy Dillahunt and Jade Edwards.

     

    If you were unfortunate enough to end up on death row, what would be your last meal and where would you eat it?

    A bottle of good red wine whilst kneeling and praying for a miracle.

     

    What time is it acceptable to consume the first drink of the day?

    After 6pm.

     

    A Negroni, a martini or a cup of tea?

    A martini.

     

    Whose parties do you enjoy the most and why?

    Dinners at home with family and friends as they have meaning.

     

    Who is the most positive person you know?

    My dog, Mr Darcy.

     

    What’s your most guilty pleasure?

    Chocolate.

     

    If a tattoo were to sum you up, what would it be of?

    “F*** off”.

     

    If you were a car, what marque would you be?

    A Ferrari.

     

    Cilla Black presented Surprise, Surprise. Tell us the most surprising thing about you.

    I’m probably mad.

     

    What’s currently sitting on your mantelpiece?

    The ‘Throphy wife’ by Alexander de Cadenet, candles, photos of my family, a large plant, a book titled Fuck The Resume by Jeremy Dillahunt and my daughter Jade’s film script.

     

    Businesswoman and mother of three Daphne McKinley was born in Ireland and grew up on a stud farm. She has a broad commercial background and decades of property development experience and also founded the Sean Edwards Foundation in honour of her late son.

     

    Follow her on Twitter at @DaphneMcKinley and the Sean Edwards Foundation at @SeanEdwardsF.

     

  • A £10m Doer-Upper

    A £10m Doer-Upper

    Oxfordshire country house that has appeared in many films for sale for £10 million in spite of needing some renovation

     

    Launched to the market in June for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) in June 2016 as a while or £7.75 million ($9.9 million or €9.2 million or درهم‎‎36.2 million) for the main house alone, Harpsden Court to the south of Henley-on-Thames at Harpsden is a house that many will recognize from its appearances in films and television series.

     

    An Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara Gerrard
    The main elevation of Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX
    An Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara Gerrard
    Daniel Radcliffe was filmed at the house for for the chilling movie adaptation of the horror story “The Woman in Black” in 2012
    An Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara Gerrard
    Harpsden features interiors that are truly jaw-dropping

     

    Rented out for around £2,500 ($3,200 or €3,000 or درهم‎‎11,700) per day regularly by the present owners, Laurie and Barbara Gerrard, the 16,098 square foot Grade II* listed country house dates to 1204 but was primarily developed in the 16th century. Featuring architectural styles including Elizabethan, Medieval, Strawberry Hill Gothic Revival, Venetian, Palladian, Tudor Revival, Regency and Victorian, selling agents Savills describe it as having an interior that is “particularly atmospheric, with a rich sequence of well-preserved interiors representing the long history of the house, notable for the oak panelling and exquisite plasterwork”.

     

    The attic is said to have been used as a studio by Humphrey Gainsborough (the brother of the better known painter Thomas) whilst the main bedroom is known as ‘Queen Mary’s Room’ – Queen Mary I supposedly slept there. During the First World War, Harpsden Court was converted to a hospital for British sick and wounded military personnel and since the 1980s, the house has been used as both a family home and film set. Amongst the programmes and films it has appeared in are The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black.

     

    An Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara Gerrard
    The house in Victorian times

     

    Featuring 7 reception rooms and 13 bedrooms, as well as numerous kitchens, offices and stores, the main house is complemented by a recently refurbished 3 bedroomed detached house named ‘Guildfords’ and two cottages adjoining a stable block and coach house. Gardens and grounds extend to 22 acres and include woodland, a boating lake, an orchard and a walled kitchen garden.

     

    Of the house, which requires “some updating”, Barbara Gerrard told the Henley Standard about how she and her husband acquired it:

     

    “It was the glorious summer of 1976 and the house needed lots of attention. We were lucky enough to be able to give it just that. I still remember that long, hot summer so clearly. The lake had dried up so we could walk straight across it. Twenty years later, I remember it was so cold that we could walk across the lake again — this time it was frozen”.

     

    Stephen Christie-Miller of Savills added:

     

    “It’s well looked after and perfectly liveable but needs to be brought into the 21st century. However, I can’t state enough the importance of this property — it is one of the most outstanding and important properties to come to the local market for some time, and it will appeal greatly to those who want a discreet country retreat, without being too far removed from the convenience of modern-day amenities and transportation links. This is a wonderful opportunity to bring this landmark property into 2016, while respecting its antiquity”.

     

    Savills have recently changed the price to “Price on Application” and now offer Harpsden Court as a whole or in four lots.

    An Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara GerrardAn Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara GerrardAn Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara GerrardAn Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara GerrardAn Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara Gerrard An Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara Gerrard An Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara GerrardAn Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara GerrardAn Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara GerrardAn Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara GerrardAn Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara GerrardAn Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara GerrardAn Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara GerrardAn Eclectic Manor – Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX – For sale through Savills for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7‎‎ million) – Film location for The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black – Laurie and Barbara Gerrard

  • A Tremendous Triangle

    A Tremendous Triangle

    Iconic modernist house in Connecticut by renowned architect John Black Lee reduced in price by 60%

     

    Award winning architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) was born in Chicago and took influence from the ‘Harvard Five’ architects Marcel Breur and Philip C. Johnson. He built, for his own occupation, a house 48 miles outside of New York at 160 Mill Road, New Caanan in Fairfield County, Connecticut and now, following his death at the age of 91, it is for sale.

     

    A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)

     

    A Quaker and Brown educated, Black Lee, is often referenced as the ‘Sixth of the Harvard Five’ and is best known for the ‘Desilver House’ he built in 1961. He worked as an apprentice carpenter for Walter Gropius, was a father of three and also wrote a book about free diving.

     

    Construction of 160 Mill Road – or the ‘Triangle House’ as some have referenced it – commenced in 1990 and though it is “unfinished”, Black Lee lived there for 25 years. It stands above the Silvermine River and is built on its banks and into the hill. Made entirely from concrete, the 1,980 square foot property features an open floor plan with a cantilevered terrace, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

     

    Of the property, which stands in 2.54 acres of land, Black Lee once remarked: “This house is the only one in New Canaan that you enter through a skylight” and amongst its features are a massive triangular brick fireplace that anchors the building, a skylight that floods light throughout and views across the surrounding wilderness.

     

    In August 2016, selling agent Susan Blabey of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty spoke about the house to The Hour. She commented:

     

    “You could never duplicate this house, but it could be finished. They wouldn’t let you build it like this today, this close to the water. It just needs someone who wants to roll up their sleeves and polish the apple”.

     

    On the market for at least 138 days and close to the Silvermine Golf Course, 160 Mill Road was originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million). Taxes stand at £9,028 ($11,409 or €10,740 or درهم‎‎41,900) per year – which will unlikely trouble the eventual purchaser: New Canaan has the highest median family income in the United States.

     

    The likely buyer? A modernist design fan looking for a truly unique weekend retreat.

     

    A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million) A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million) A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)

  • Sculpting a Residence

    Sculpting a Residence

    Former residence of sculptor with Liz Hurley as a neighbour for sale in Chelsea

     

    The self-described ‘actress’ and diva Liz Hurley is probably the most famous ‘name’ living in cherry tree lined Redcliffe Road, SW10 but a slightly more talented former resident was a sculptor named Alice Lindley-Millican (married in 1917, died November 1930). Her former home, one of just four houses built as artist’s studios in the street, is now for sale.

     

    Sculpting a Residence – Redcliffe Road, London, SW10 9NQ – £5.45 million ($6.6 million or €6.1 million) – Strutt & Parker – Former home and studio of sculptor Alice Lindley-Millican
    Liz Hurley in the street with her then partner Shane Warne

     

    Presented today as a family home and completely reconfigured, the 3,322 square foot freehold residence became home to Mrs Albert Millican – as she was widely referred to – circa 1915. It has accommodation over four floors complete with a dramatic curved staircase between the ground and lower ground floors and 3 reception rooms, 4 bedrooms – including one with a vast window that would also make it suited to be used as an artist’s studio still –and 3 bathrooms. A conservatory breakfast room leads onto a cleverly designed landscaped garden whilst the selling agents, Strutt & Parker, remark that “this [is a] much loved family home offering exceptional entertaining space”.

     

    Given the house is priced at £5.45 million ($6.6 million or €6.1 million) it is most certainly out of the realms of most artists.

     

    Sculpting a Residence – Redcliffe Road, London, SW10 9NQ – £5.45 million ($6.6 million or €6.1 million) – Strutt & Parker – Former home and studio of sculptor Alice Lindley-MillicanSculpting a Residence – Redcliffe Road, London, SW10 9NQ – £5.45 million ($6.6 million or €6.1 million) – Strutt & Parker – Former home and studio of sculptor Alice Lindley-MillicanSculpting a Residence – Redcliffe Road, London, SW10 9NQ – £5.45 million ($6.6 million or €6.1 million) – Strutt & Parker – Former home and studio of sculptor Alice Lindley-MillicanSculpting a Residence – Redcliffe Road, London, SW10 9NQ – £5.45 million ($6.6 million or €6.1 million) – Strutt & Parker – Former home and studio of sculptor Alice Lindley-MillicanSculpting a Residence – Redcliffe Road, London, SW10 9NQ – £5.45 million ($6.6 million or €6.1 million) – Strutt & Parker – Former home and studio of sculptor Alice Lindley-MillicanSculpting a Residence – Redcliffe Road, London, SW10 9NQ – £5.45 million ($6.6 million or €6.1 million) – Strutt & Parker – Former home and studio of sculptor Alice Lindley-MillicanSculpting a Residence – Redcliffe Road, London, SW10 9NQ – £5.45 million ($6.6 million or €6.1 million) – Strutt & Parker – Former home and studio of sculptor Alice Lindley-MillicanSculpting a Residence – Redcliffe Road, London, SW10 9NQ – £5.45 million ($6.6 million or €6.1 million) – Strutt & Parker – Former home and studio of sculptor Alice Lindley-Millican

     

  • Emir Bahadir – What’s on your mantelpiece?

    Emir Bahadir – What’s on your mantelpiece?

    A 20-question interview with 25-year old New York based BHDR real estate brokerage and development firm founder Emir Bahadir

     

    The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?

    My driving force is being able to bridge the gap between international investors and local markets. Being a member of the fifth generation of my family, my guiding force is maintaining the business standards set forth by my ancestors.

     

    “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?

    ‘More is more, work smart not hard’ and ‘Well done is better than well said’.

     

    Kerry Katona was considered unacceptable in 2007. Who or what is unacceptable in 2016?

    This is relative depending on the realm of the industry you are in. Two of the things that I find unacceptable are dishonesty and lack of communication.

     

    Tony Blair misses being Prime Minister. What do you miss most in your life?

    I miss my high school days when I had no responsibility and was surrounded by intellectual people. Maybe this has a lot to do with my young age and my active business life, even then. I feel I never got to be reckless after graduating from high school in Switzerland and became very responsible and focused instead.

     

    What might you swap all your wealth for?

    I would swap my wealth for helping end hunger and poverty throughout the world. Most people don’t have awareness of what the world’s real needs are.

     

    Donald Trump was once a case of: “If you owe the bank a thousand, they close you down; but if you owe the bank a billion, you own the bank”. What’s your view on the state of the financial system?

    Based on that comment, that statement is truthful. Based on that statement, today the banking system is changing for the better. I believe in the short-term we will see a lot of improvements.

     

    What phrase or word do you most loathe?

    I used to think: “The worst thing in life is to end up alone”. It’s not: “The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone”. The reason why I hate this phrase is because it is so true.

     

    In the UK, some people consider charity to “begin at home”. What’s your view and what causes do you personally support?

    Charity does start at home. Growing up, my parents emphasised the importance of charity and then it became a way of life, a routine. I have volunteered in Zambia to help build schools and teach kids. Whilst there, we also took 500 mattresses to the schools in different tribes. Today, my family’s foundation helps hundreds of children with scholarships to study and become successful members of their communities.

     

    The judge in Law Abiding Citizen states: “I can pretty much do whatever I want” before being blown up whilst answering her mobile phone. What’s your view on the appropriate use of such devices?

    There is always a risk using any kind of technology regardless if it is security based or not. However, I think there is a strong need for technology, especially with the fast pace of the business world these days.

     

    If you could fill a carriage on The Orient Express, who would be your fellow passengers?

    Benjamin Franklin, Steve Jobs, Abraham Lincoln, Mozart and Picasso.

     

    If you were unfortunate enough to end up on death row, what would be your last meal and where would you eat it?

    I hope that won’t be my reality ever. However, to answer your question, I would like to eat the judge who sentenced me to death.

     

    What time is it acceptable to consume the first drink of the day?

    Lunchtime usually is the time to start. However, at weekends, noon bellinis are acceptable.

     

    A Negroni, a martini or a cup of tea?

    A martini; a very, very dirty martini.

     

    Whose parties do you enjoy the most and why?

    I do enjoy my own parties because I pay so much attention to the details prior. It means that, during the event itself, I can put all my energy and efforts into entertaining my guests.

     

    Who is the most positive person you know?

    My grandmother is one of the most positive people I know and my COO, Tanya, always calms me down when I get a little wound up.

     

    What’s your most guilty pleasure?

    Eating chocolate late at night.

     

    If a tattoo were to sum you up, what would it be of?

    Even though I have a tattoo of the OHM sign, it does not really sum me up. I wish it did. My other one, Dum Spiro Spero (When I Breath I Hope), would be the one to describe me. I tend to hope and dream and work hard to make my dreams come true.

     

    If you were a car, what marque would you be?

    A Bentley – Fast and furious, yet classy and comfortable.

     

    Cilla Black presented Surprise, Surprise. Tell us the most surprising thing about you.

    That I am humble and relatable to is a surprise to most people. Considering my background and my current motivation to succeed on another level, people don’t expect it.

     

    What’s currently sitting on your mantelpiece?

    I have a small sculpture by Jeff Koons.

     

    Emir Bahadir is a 25-year old entrepreneur based in New York. He was educated at the American School in Switzerland and New York University. Bahadir is the founder and CEO of the BHDR real estate brokerage and development firm, invests in tech startup firms and is also an art collector.

     

    Follow him on Instagram at @emirbahadir and use his own hashtag, #bahadiring

     

    Emir Bahadir – What’s on your mantelpiece? The Steeple Times conducts a 20 question interview with 25-year old New York based BHDR real estate brokerage and development firm founder Emir Bahadir – He is also a star of the website Rich Kids of InstagramEmir Bahadir – What’s on your mantelpiece? The Steeple Times conducts a 20 question interview with 25-year old New York based BHDR real estate brokerage and development firm founder Emir Bahadir – He is also a star of the website Rich Kids of Instagram Emir Bahadir – What’s on your mantelpiece? The Steeple Times conducts a 20 question interview with 25-year old New York based BHDR real estate brokerage and development firm founder Emir Bahadir – He is also a star of the website Rich Kids of InstagramEmir Bahadir – What’s on your mantelpiece? The Steeple Times conducts a 20 question interview with 25-year old New York based BHDR real estate brokerage and development firm founder Emir Bahadir – He is also a star of the website Rich Kids of Instagram

  • Slumping Super-Prime

    Slumping Super-Prime

    Sales of super-prime properties in the UK fall by 86%

     

    Yesterday, the property group London Central Portfolio released data that showed that sales of £10 million-plus properties in the UK had fallen 86% over the past year.

     

    Blaming hefty Stamp Duty increases and Brexit uncertainty, the firm reported that just 5 “super-prime” properties had changed hands between June and August compared to a recorded 35 a year earlier. All of the sales in the period this year were in Central London whilst such properties accounted for just 30% of the figure in the year previous.

     

    Top-end developers, whose sales accounted for 23% of the figure in 2015, were especially affected. They made zero sales in this price bracket in the period and now, according to Naomi Heaton, CEO of LCP, they are reworking their developments to create smaller, cheaper units.

     

    Slumping Super Prime – Sales of super prime properties in the UK slump 86% in 2016 due to Stamp Duty hikes and Brexit uncertainty reports the London Central Portfolio property group – October 2016
    Citygrove Securities PLC and McClaren Properties’ The Clearings development in Chelsea’s Milner Street is being reworked to include fewer super-prime properties

     

    Of this, Ms Heaton commented:

     

    “Many [developers are] looking to divide large, high-priced property into smaller flats to increase their attractiveness”.

     

    Examples given by LCP include Clivedale’s Hanover Square development – where the scheme is being reworked to create four times as many units – and Citygrove Securities PLC and McClaren Properties’ The Clearings development in Chelsea’s Milner Street – where seven townhouses will be replaced with smaller properties.

     

    Speaking more generally, Ms Heaton – who predicts the consequences of this development will be a £45 million fall in Stamp Duty receipts to the government – added:

     

    “This slowdown in the luxury property market—a big contributor for the Exchequer and UK economy—is very concerning. As the government faces the daunting task of negotiating Brexit together with a potential slowdown in the UK economy, it should consider its strategy on residential-property taxation carefully to ensure it meets its objectives of increasing revenues”.

     

    Stamp Duty on a £6 million property was £420,000 under the old system; it is now £633,750. On a £2 million property it was £100,000; it’s now £153,750 whilst in addition buyers of second homes and investment properties now have to pay an additional 3% surcharge also.

     

  • Anything But Ordinary

    Anything But Ordinary

    A property named ‘2431 Riviera Drive’ sounds ordinary but its setting is anything but that – and it has a price tag to match

     

    ‘2431 Riviera Drive’ isn’t the most fetching name for a house but in Irvine Cove, Laguna Beach, California just such a property is for sale. It comes with an especially unordinary asking price of £41.8 million ($51 million or €46.5 million).

     

    Known also as ‘Villa Dei Tramonti’ or ‘Villa of the Sunsets’, this 10,000 square foot house is literally jammed in between two others. What sets it apart and makes it quite different though is that it has a truly spectacular asset that someone will most certainly pay handsomely for – it is one of just five houses with direct access to the most scenic private beach in Southern California and comes with 180-feet of lineal frontage on the sand at the secluded end of the cove.

     

    Built in 1995 in what the selling agents term a “sublime Mediterranean Revival style” – whatever that means – and standing on a plot of 0.48 acres, the house has 6 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms and reception rooms that include a 1,000 square foot ‘great room’. In estate agent speak, it is described as being decorated with “informal perfection” and undoubtedly the finest features are the “sun-soaked terraces and mature gardens”.

     

    The monthly property tax on 2431 Riviera Drive – which is situated within a gated community – is as punchy as the price the sellers seek and comes in at £42,000 ($51,000 or €46,000) per month or £502,000 ($612,000 or €558,000) per year.

     

    2431 Riviera Drive is on the market through Sotheby’s International Realty and would certainly not have looked out of place in the cult 2000s series The O.C.

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  • Religious Pigeons

    Religious Pigeons

    Grade II* listed North Yorkshire hall for sale; it comes with a converted chapel and a converted pigeon loft

     

    £925,000 ($1.14 million or €1.03 million) will barely buy a broom cupboard in Kensington and Chelsea, but for the same sum a 3,893 square foot Grade II* listed medieval hall in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

     

    Standing on a plot of 2½ acres, Kilnsey Old Hall in the picturesque village of Kilnsey, near Grassington was built as an administrative centre for the Cistercian Monks of Fountains Abbey. It was from here that they managed their grazing land and all flocks of sheep were driven to Kilnsey for their annual shearing. In 1648, the majority of the current hall was built by Christopher Wade, a relative of Armagil Wade, an adventurer who was known as the ‘Columbus of the North’. It has now been restored and certainly makes for a charming family home.

     

    In addition to there being four bedrooms in the main house, Kilnsey Old Hall comes with a former pigeon loft on the third floor and a former chapel that was converted into a stable and hayloft and now a one bedroom cottage. This has been used as a holiday let and is described as “bringing in a useful source of income”.

     

    The joint selling agents for the property are Carter Jonas and Harrison Boothman.

     

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  • Topping a sale

    Topping a sale

    Highest penthouse in western hemisphere sells for £67.5 million

     

    On Friday, the property news site 6sqft reported that a Saudi billionaire had just paid £67.5 million ($87.7 million or €78.6 million) for a New York penthouse at 432 Park Avenue that is currently the highest of any in the western hemisphere.

     

    According to the site, the 8,255 square foot full-floor penthouse retail magnate Fawaz Al Hokair has bought is 1,936 feet up the tower and “offers unparalleled views… through the tower’s signature 10-foot-by-10-foot windows as well as six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a wood-burning fireplace and heated bathroom floors”.

     

    The asking price for the apartment had been £73.1 million ($95 million or €85.1 million).

     

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