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  • A Belgravian Yo-Yo

    A Belgravian Yo-Yo

    Nicky Haslam designed Belgravia house for sale for 33% less than in 2010 in spite of yoyo-ing up and down in price for ten years

    Estate agents like to make things sound grander generally and often give a house a name rather than a number. In the case of ‘Orpheo House’ in Belgravia, they’ve done the opposite and even though technically it stands in Elizabeth Street, its listed address is the rather grander sounding ‘50a Eaton Square.’

     

    Grosvenor Estate owned Eaton Square, developed from 1827 onwards, has variously been home to actors, politicians and statesmen. Amongst them have been Stanley Baldwin, Sean Connery, Rex Harrison, Vivien Leigh, Joachim von Ribbentrop, George Soros and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and most recently in 2019, the square was used as a location in the hit BBC drama series The Capture.

     

    50a Eaton Square has had a curious history. In 1992, it was listed as the final address of the fourth and last Baron of Southborough on his death and subsequently, in 2009, it was sold to a “British music executive” according to Financial News. In 2010, he commissioned the renowned interior designer Nicky Haslam to turn it into a “trophy home” and the “epitome of comfortable luxury.” It now includes not only air conditioning and underfloor heating, but also has “secret drawers for DVDs” and “display cabinets for watches and sunglasses.”

     

    “Super-stylish… [and] whimsical… with a Parisienne theme” according to the Evening Standard in 2016, the three-storey property fronts Elizabeth Street, but can also be accessed from a side door into Eaton Mews West – a cobbled street that has been home to Belgravia Garage since 1930.

     

    Plainly, being next to the busy garage and car wash has put off buyers given that the property has yoyo-ed on and off the market at prices as high as £4.5 million since 2010. The real problem, however, is that the remaining 26-year lease is not enfranchisable.

     

    Extending to 2,253 square feet, 50a Eaton Square features a double reception room, an Italian black lacquer kitchen and a small bedroom suite on its ground floor, a 25-foot by 24-foot reception on its first floor whilst a “generous” bedroom suite with dressing room, bathroom and west facing roof terrace takes up the entire second floor. A spiral wine cellar is located on the lower ground floor and a parking space within the mews is also included.

     

    Agents Rokstone now seek the very much reduced sum of £3 million for the property.

     

    The Names & Numbers – Orpheo House, 50a Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9BE

     

    March 2020 – Reduced in price to £3 million ($3.5 million, €3.3 million or درهم12.9 million) and still available through agents Rokstone.

     

    November 2019 – Listed for sale on Zoopla.com for £3.45 million ($4 million, €3.7 million or درهم14.8 million).

     

    June 2018 – Listed for sale in Square Mile magazine for £4.25 million ($5 million, €4.6 million or درهم18.3 million).

     

    October 2016 – Featured in the Evening Standard’s ‘Homes & Property’ section at a price of £4.25 million ($5 million, €4.6 million or درهم18.3 million) with agents Rokstone.

     

    July 2011 – Listed as the ‘House of the Day’ on the Financial News website at a price of £3.95 million ($4.6 million, €4.3 million or درهم17 million) through agents Savills.

     

    January 2010 – Listed for sale in Square Mile magazine for £4.5 million ($5.3 million, €4.9 million or درهم19.4 million) with agents Aylesford.

     

    2009 – Sold to a “British music executive” according to Financial News. They state: “He moved out last year while [Nicky] Haslam completely gutted the house, taking it back to bare brick and changing the ceiling heights.”

     

    June 1992 – Described as the last address of Francis Michael Hopwood, Lord Southborough, whom died on 15th June 1992 (born 1922). Given the fourth Baron of Southborough had no offspring, the title (which was created in 1917 by King George V) then became extinct.

     

    June 1955 – Featured in The Gazette as the address of Ambrose Dasent, an engineer and relative of the Sir George Webbe Dasent (1817 – 1896), the renowned translator of Scandinavian literature and mythology.

     

    February 1936 – Featured in The Times as having “been sold by Messrs.’ George Trollope and Sons before auction.

     

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    A Belgravian Yo-Yo – £3m for Orpheo House, 50a Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9BE, United Kingdom down from £4.5m through agents Rokstone– Nicky Haslam designed Belgravia house for sale for 33% less than in 2010 in spite of yoyo-ing up and down in price for ten years.
    The designer of the interior of 50a Eaton Square, Nicky Haslam (pictured with fellow socialite Paris Hilton).
    A Belgravian Yo-Yo – £3m for Orpheo House, 50a Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9BE, United Kingdom down from £4.5m through agents Rokstone– Nicky Haslam designed Belgravia house for sale for 33% less than in 2010 in spite of yoyo-ing up and down in price for ten years.
    The entrance hall and staircase.
    A Belgravian Yo-Yo – £3m for Orpheo House, 50a Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9BE, United Kingdom down from £4.5m through agents Rokstone– Nicky Haslam designed Belgravia house for sale for 33% less than in 2010 in spite of yoyo-ing up and down in price for ten years.
    The main reception room.
    A Belgravian Yo-Yo – £3m for Orpheo House, 50a Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9BE, United Kingdom down from £4.5m through agents Rokstone– Nicky Haslam designed Belgravia house for sale for 33% less than in 2010 in spite of yoyo-ing up and down in price for ten years.
    Viewed from another angle.
    A Belgravian Yo-Yo – £3m for Orpheo House, 50a Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9BE, United Kingdom down from £4.5m through agents Rokstone– Nicky Haslam designed Belgravia house for sale for 33% less than in 2010 in spite of yoyo-ing up and down in price for ten years.
    The room includes a bar and is opulent in its styling.
    A Belgravian Yo-Yo – £3m for Orpheo House, 50a Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9BE, United Kingdom down from £4.5m through agents Rokstone– Nicky Haslam designed Belgravia house for sale for 33% less than in 2010 in spite of yoyo-ing up and down in price for ten years.
    A second reception room, on the ground floor, features a sitting area within a bay window.
    A Belgravian Yo-Yo – £3m for Orpheo House, 50a Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9BE, United Kingdom down from £4.5m through agents Rokstone– Nicky Haslam designed Belgravia house for sale for 33% less than in 2010 in spite of yoyo-ing up and down in price for ten years.
    It is has a division.
    A Belgravian Yo-Yo – £3m for Orpheo House, 50a Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9BE, United Kingdom down from £4.5m through agents Rokstone– Nicky Haslam designed Belgravia house for sale for 33% less than in 2010 in spite of yoyo-ing up and down in price for ten years.
    With a dining area beyond.
    A Belgravian Yo-Yo – £3m for Orpheo House, 50a Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9BE, United Kingdom down from £4.5m through agents Rokstone– Nicky Haslam designed Belgravia house for sale for 33% less than in 2010 in spite of yoyo-ing up and down in price for ten years.
    The kitchen features a central island.
    A Belgravian Yo-Yo – £3m for Orpheo House, 50a Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9BE, United Kingdom down from £4.5m through agents Rokstone– Nicky Haslam designed Belgravia house for sale for 33% less than in 2010 in spite of yoyo-ing up and down in price for ten years.
    The main bedroom suite.
    A Belgravian Yo-Yo – £3m for Orpheo House, 50a Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9BE, United Kingdom down from £4.5m through agents Rokstone– Nicky Haslam designed Belgravia house for sale for 33% less than in 2010 in spite of yoyo-ing up and down in price for ten years.
    Another view of that suite’s bathroom.
    A Belgravian Yo-Yo – £3m for Orpheo House, 50a Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9BE, United Kingdom down from £4.5m through agents Rokstone– Nicky Haslam designed Belgravia house for sale for 33% less than in 2010 in spite of yoyo-ing up and down in price for ten years.
    The suite comes with its own roof terrace.
    A Belgravian Yo-Yo – £3m for Orpheo House, 50a Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9BE, United Kingdom down from £4.5m through agents Rokstone– Nicky Haslam designed Belgravia house for sale for 33% less than in 2010 in spite of yoyo-ing up and down in price for ten years.
    The second bedroom is situated on the ground floor.
    A Belgravian Yo-Yo – £3m for Orpheo House, 50a Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9BE, United Kingdom down from £4.5m through agents Rokstone– Nicky Haslam designed Belgravia house for sale for 33% less than in 2010 in spite of yoyo-ing up and down in price for ten years.
    A floor plan of the property.
  • Davide Giardino – What’s on your mantelpiece?

    Davide Giardino – What’s on your mantelpiece?

    A 20-question interview with economist turned real estate investor Davide Giardino

     

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

    “The happiness and success of those closest to my heart.”

     

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

    “If you keep your destiny in mind, every moment in life becomes an opportunity to move closer to it.”

     

    Kerry Katona was considered unacceptable in 2007. Who or what is unacceptable in 2018?

    Technocrats – as at least populists are lying most of the time.

     

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

    A simpler life. I miss the routine of going to an office every morning. Am I crazy?

     

    What might you swap all your wealth for?

    Assets? Well, in all seriousness, good health for me, my family and my friends.

     

    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?

    Who is richer and who is poorer from the latest financial crisis? You’ve got my answer…

     

    What phrase or word do you most loathe?

    “I am saying it for your sake.”

     

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

    Charity often substitutes for the lack of adequate government or international policy which is disappointing. I support a variety of causes including helping children born with congenital diseases and homeless children.

     

    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?

    Shut them off at night.

     

    Real estate investor Davide Giardino – What’s on your mantelpiece? A 20-question interview with Beverly Hills and Greater LA based economist turned real estate investor Davide Giardino.

     

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

    My twin brother, a bunch of friends, Isabelle Huppert, Glenn Close and probably Angelina Jolie.

     

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

    Bucatini with lobster (I always liked bucatini more than spaghetti), gâteau de pommes de terre (cooked the Neapolitan way), a large portion of figs and a torta caprese chocolate cake. I woiuld probably eat it at the Villa San Michele in Capri, Hotel Bel Air or Cliveden House – all places close to my heart for different reasons.

     

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

    11am, though not every day.

     

    A Negroni, a martini or a cup of tea?

    A Negroni.

     

    Whose parties do you enjoy the most and why?

    A dear friend of mine throws the most memorable dinner parties. I love how he always selects a group of diverse people who do not know each other, but will create an incredible energy together by the end of the night. It always helps that I’m always the guest of honour!

     

    Who is the most positive person you know?

    Maybe me.

     

    What’s your most guilty pleasure?

    Buying French pâtisserie and flowers for myself many times each week.

     

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

    “I want it all.”

     

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

    A vintage Fiat 500 with a new engine. They are so cute and practical and I don’t need a Maserati to compensate for a lack of personality or something else.

     

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

    I am still trying to figure myself out.

     

    What’s currently sitting on your mantelpiece?

    Fresh flowers.

     

    Davide Giardino is the founder of DGC-Luxury Homes and a licensed realtor at Rodeo Realty – Beverly Hills and Greater LA. He has extensive experience in the real estate advisory and investment business and previously was an economist at several global finance institutions. He describes himself as “a multi-lingual globetrotter” and holds a double degree from Bocconi and USC, an MSc in European political economy from the London School of Economics and a masters in finance from LBS.

     

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  • Analysing Borwick

    Analysing Borwick

    The Cambridge Analytica connection you’ve most likely never heard of; meet The Hon. Thomas Borwick, son of ex-Tory MP Lady ‘Call Me Victoria’ Borwick

     

    The Hon. Thomas Borwick is a figure in the Cambridge Analytica scandal you’ve probably never heard of.

     

    Bizarrely largely overlooked by the mainstream media, the son of the ousted ex-MP for Kensington Lady ‘Call Me Victoria’ Borwick is an extremely well connected man who keeps himself under the radar on social media. The 31-year old has just 500 followers on Twitter – a surprisingly low number given he has been described as a “computer specialist” – and was put in a position of huge power as Vote Leave’s chief technology officer from August 2015 to July 2016.

     

    Educated at the University of Richmond, Virginia from 2006 to 2010, with a period studying law courses at Cambridge briefly during 2008, Borwick subsequently worked in IT for the financial services company Killik & Co in 2012 and simultaneously “developed music technology for interactive lessons.”

     

    More interestingly, this youngster’s move into political data profiling came also in 2012 when he founded a company named Kanto Systems with an aim of “bring[ing] UK Campaigning into the 21st century.” Here, Borwick developed a “mobile canvassing app” and came into contact with Cambridge Analytica in order to provide them with “digital services,” according to The Huffington Post. In turn, he sold an app to Cambridge Analytica’s parent company, SCL, and now, in March this year, his firm was brought in by Ireland’s Save The 8th anti-abortion campaign group as part of their efforts “to persuade Irish voters to keep the country’s strict anti-abortion laws.”

     

    “Hiring Thomas Borwick to create and manage a website is like employing the SAS to run security at a school hop or bringing in Einstein to tot up your shopping bill,” comments journalist Fintan O’Toole in The Irish Times, and in further revelations in the Evening Standard late March, Borwick himself admitted to also having worked with the equally controversial Canadian data firm Aggregate IQ – an operation that earned £3.5 million working for Vote Leave during the 2016 referendum campaign.

     

    The public and press need to wake up and smell the coffee. The manipulation of politics in America, Britain, Ireland and elsewhere runs far deeper than even the most avid viewer of the Daily Politics could imagine. Figures like Thomas Borwick may well operate in the backrooms but it is increasingly becoming apparent that with doorstep canvassing all but irrelevant, such people are worryingly our new political powerhouses.

     

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  • A Silo in SoHo

    A Silo in SoHo

    Penthouse in SoHo, New York for sale for 48% more than it was marketed for in 2007; it comes come complete with structures resembling a barn and a silo on its roof

     

    This week the popular New York real estate blog 6sqft reported that a 1,250 square foot condo loft had gone on sale for £2.018 million ($2.649 million, €2.282 million or درهم9.726 million). What makes it unusual is that it comes with structures resembling a silo and a barn on its roof deck.

     

    Described as being “in need of updating” but featuring ceiling heights of upto 20-foot, the propery includes living and dining spaces along with an open plan “sleeping nook”, walk-in closet, an office area and a bathroom on one of its two levels. Above, one finds an 800 square foot outdoor space with a built-in bar and pergola. The apartment was previously offered for sale in 2007 for £1.367 million ($1.795 million, €1.546 million or درهم6.590 million).

     

    The penthouse at 118 Wooster Street is within a 6-storey, 13 unit building and is offered to the market by City Realty. Of it, the firm comments: “You won’t be able to duplicate this unit anywhere in Manhattan. This quiet space can be configured to your exact needs [and the roof deck offers] potential for a second-level addition.”

     

    A Silo in SoHo – 118 Wooster Street, #PHB, Between Spring Street and Prince Street, SoHo, New York, NY 10012 – For sale for £2.018 million ($2.649 million, €2.282 million or درهم9.726 million) through City Realty. A Silo in SoHo – 118 Wooster Street, #PHB, Between Spring Street and Prince Street, SoHo, New York, NY 10012 – For sale for £2.018 million ($2.649 million, €2.282 million or درهم9.726 million) through City Realty. A Silo in SoHo – 118 Wooster Street, #PHB, Between Spring Street and Prince Street, SoHo, New York, NY 10012 – For sale for £2.018 million ($2.649 million, €2.282 million or درهم9.726 million) through City Realty.A Silo in SoHo – 118 Wooster Street, #PHB, Between Spring Street and Prince Street, SoHo, New York, NY 10012 – For sale for £2.018 million ($2.649 million, €2.282 million or درهم9.726 million) through City Realty.A Silo in SoHo – 118 Wooster Street, #PHB, Between Spring Street and Prince Street, SoHo, New York, NY 10012 – For sale for £2.018 million ($2.649 million, €2.282 million or درهم9.726 million) through City Realty.A Silo in SoHo – 118 Wooster Street, #PHB, Between Spring Street and Prince Street, SoHo, New York, NY 10012 – For sale for £2.018 million ($2.649 million, €2.282 million or درهم9.726 million) through City Realty. A Silo in SoHo – 118 Wooster Street, #PHB, Between Spring Street and Prince Street, SoHo, New York, NY 10012 – For sale for £2.018 million ($2.649 million, €2.282 million or درهم9.726 million) through City Realty.

  • A Caged Crib

    A Caged Crib

    Former San Francisco home of actor Nicolas Cage for sale for £11.4 million or 660% more than it sold for in 1996

     

    Thrice married and an Academy Award winning actor Nicolas Cage is also known for lavish spending. Aside from once buying twenty-two cars in one hit – including a “squadron” of nine Rolls-Royce – he “wound up” owning fifteen personal residences in 2007 and now one of them is for sale for £11.4 million.

     

    898 Francisco Street in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighbourhood was purchased by a trust connected to Cage in 2006 for £6.9 million and sold by him in 2008 at a loss for £6.3 million. It was built in Gothic Tudor style in 1914, extends to 6,305 square foot and is spread over four floors.

     

    A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.
    The front door is an example of fine craftmanship within the house

    A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.
    As is the carving on this fireplace

     

    Featuring 4 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms, the house also has a 2-car garage and enjoys views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and the Bay Area. It has a garden to the rear and is adjoined by a further adjacent plot on Hyde Street that has potential for a further residence.

     

    Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty has the listing and seeks either a total of £11.4 million for the entire property or £8.8 million for the main house and £2.6 million for the adjacent 40-foot by 60-foot lot.

     

    898 Francisco Street – The Numbers

     

    2017 – £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot.

     

    2008 – Sold for £6.3 million ($8.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم31.2 million).

     

    2006 – Bought by a trust connected to Nicolas Cage for £6.9 million ($9.4 million, €7.9 million or درهم34.5 million).

     

    1996 – Sold for £1.5 million ($2 million, €1.7 million or درهم7.4 million).

     

    A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty. A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty. A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty. A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty. A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.A Caged Crib – 898 Francisco Street, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – Former home of actor Nicolas Cage – For sale for £8.8 million ($12 million, €10 million or درهم44.1 million) for the main house plus £2.6 million ($3.5million, €2.9 million or درهم12.9 million) for the adjoining plot – Total price: £11.4 million – Listed by Debi Dicello of Sotheby’s International Realty.

  • Andrew Warren

    Andrew Warren

    New York socialite Andrew Warren is known primarily as the best friend of Donald Trump’s daughter, Tiffany. With 100,000 followers on Instagram and the creator of the Just Drew fashion brand, he is the son of a real estate investor and also counts fellow trustafarians Kyra Kennedy and Gaia Matisse amongst his ‘Snap Pack’ entourage.

     

    In August 2017, after bizarrely breaking his right arm in an incident in a Fort Pond, Montauk swimming pool involving an inflatable flamingo, Warren exclaimed: “It is especially hard because I use my right hand to design and for social media.”

     

    Previously, in 2016, he modestly remarked: “I don’t I should be judged for posting a photo like eating caviar at Claridge’s in London while it’s okay for someone to post a picture at McDonald’s… In the Hamptons, I’ll have McDonald’s. I’ll have days where I go to Six Flags. I venture to Coney Island. I’m not grossed out by anything. My mom likes to go to Ohio. We do things that people wouldn’t expect us to do.”

     

    Socialite and fashion designer Andrew Warren – Known primarily as the best friend of Donald Trump’s daughter, Tiffany, and for his Just Drew brand.Socialite and fashion designer Andrew Warren – Known primarily as the best friend of Donald Trump’s daughter, Tiffany, and for his Just Drew brand.

  • Parked in Pacific Heights

    Parked in Pacific Heights

    A rare thing – A Pacific Heights, San Francisco house with a 9-car garage that has been dramatically reduced in price by £1 million

     

    Extending to 7,580 square feet in total and on a corner plot, 2190 Vallejo Street in San Francisco is a detached 5-storey residence with a private garage with space for seven to nine cars.

     

    Built in 1912, the year the Titanic sank, to the designs of Edgar Mathews (1866 – 1946) – an architect responsible for a number of Arts and Crafts style houses in the sought after Pacific Heights area of the city – the property includes 4 reception rooms, 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms and a wine cellar. It also has three areas of outdoor decking and a small front garden planted with English roses.

     

    Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.
    Not many single family residences in any city come with garaging for 9 cars

     

    Presented in good but shell condition and including many period features, 2190 Vallejo Street is effectively a blank canvas. It is listed by Michael King Estates and has recently been reduced in price from £7.5 million to £6.5 million.

     

    Editor of The Steeple Times Matthew Steeples remarked: “At a time when the San Francisco market continues to boom and median house values are currently listed at £928,000 ($1.2 million) – up 7.2% on last year – in the Bay Area according to Zillow.com, this dramatic reduction is definitely indicative of initial overpricing. Just as in London, buyers at this level are extremely choosy but maybe, just maybe now a seriously rich car lover will choose 2190 Vallejo as the location to house their collection.”

     

    The Numbers – 2190 Vallejo Street

     

    June 2017 – Reduced in price by £963,000 ($1.25 million, €1.06 million or درهم4.59 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million).

     

    May 2017 – Listed for sale for £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million).

     

    Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews. Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews. Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews. Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.Parked in Pacific Heights – 2190 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 93123, United States of America – Reduced in price from £7.51 million ($9.75 million, €8.23 million or درهم35.81 million) to £6.5 million ($8.5 million, €7.2 million or درهم31.2 million) through Michael King Estates. Designed by Edgar Mathews.

  • The Pumpkin House

    The Pumpkin House

    Eccentric Hudson Heights, New York cliffside residence for sale for £3.33 million; at certain times of day it resembles a pumpkin

     

    16 Chittenden Avenue, Hudson Heights, New York certainly doesn’t sound like an inspirational place to live. Though mention of this address won’t set pulses racing and despite one previous owner joking: “It’s not the White House”, whoever buys it will actually get something quite breathtaking situated on the highest natural point in Manhattan.

     

    Offered for £3.33 million – a figure 202% higher than it sold for 17 years ago in 2000 – ‘The Pumpkin House’, as the residence is more famously known, is a freestanding cliffside structure that is described by selling agents Sotheby’s International Realty as having a “seemingly jack-o’-lantern face that glows across the Hudson [River] reflecting the light of the setting sun”.

     

    The Pumpkin House – 16 Chittenden Avenue, Hudson Heights, New York, NY 10033, United States of America – For sale for $4.25 million (£3.33 million, €3.79 million or درهم15.61 million) through Sotheby’s International Realty
    The Pumpkin House – 16 Chittenden Avenue, Hudson Heights, New York, NY 10033, United States of America

    The Pumpkin House – 16 Chittenden Avenue, Hudson Heights, New York, NY 10033, United States of America – For sale for $4.25 million (£3.33 million, €3.79 million or درهم15.61 million) through Sotheby’s International Realty
    The building in the 1930s

     

    It is spread over 4 floors, extends to 3,144 square foot and includes 2 reception rooms, a library, a home office, a “French country style” kitchen, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. A basement flat provides 1 reception room, a kitchen, 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom and in addition to a 2-car garage, there is a small garden, a balcony and a vast, part covered 66-foot long roof terrace.

     

    Built on a steel foundation in 1925 by an engineer and “sort of a dreamer” named Cleveland Walcutt and referenced by The New York Times in 2008 as “a face in the crowd”, ‘The Pumpkin House’ was owned by an interior designer named William Spink from 2000 to 2011. During the renovations he orchestrated, a construction worker fell off the building and was seriously injured but what potential buyers will either love or loathe about this architectural miracle suspended over a 265-foot drop is that it truly is utterly eccentric.

     

    The Numbers – The Pumpkin House

     

    2000 – Sold for $1.10 million (the equivalent of $1.56 million, £1.22 million, €1.39 million or درهم5.73 million today).

     

    2005 – Listed for $3.45 million (the equivalent of $4.32 million, £3.38 million, €3.86 million or درهم15.87 million today). Failed to sell.

     

    2010 – Relisted for increased price of $3.90 million (the equivalent of $4.38 million, £3.43 million, €3.91 million or درهم16.09 million today).

     

    2011 – Sold for an undisclosed sum.

     

    August 2016 – For sale for $5.25 million (£4.11 million, €4.69 million or درهم19.28 million).

     

    June 2017 – For sale for $4.25 million (£3.33 million, €3.79 million or درهم15.61 million).

     

    The Pumpkin House – 16 Chittenden Avenue, Hudson Heights, New York, NY 10033, United States of America – For sale for $4.25 million (£3.33 million, €3.79 million or درهم15.61 million) through Sotheby’s International Realty The Pumpkin House – 16 Chittenden Avenue, Hudson Heights, New York, NY 10033, United States of America – For sale for $4.25 million (£3.33 million, €3.79 million or درهم15.61 million) through Sotheby’s International Realty

  • Anything But A Steel

    Anything But A Steel

    Renovated Pacific Heights, San Francisco residence with Danielle Steel as a neighbour for sale for sum 652% higher than it sold for in 1994

     

    A buyer wishing to live just to the north of Danielle Steel’s architecturally striking ‘Spreckels Mansion’ home can now purchase 1994 Jackson Street in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights.

     

    For sale with agent Malin Giddings, the 5,490 square foot, 4-storey detached house offered includes not only 4 reception rooms, 4 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms, but also a bar, wine room, exercise room, elevator and barbecue. It comes with a 2-car garage, two balconies and a garden and is curiously described as having a “re-scripted aesthetic” that “caters to the 21st century family while incorporating the best finishes of yesterday and today”.

     

    Built in 1940 and completely reconfigured by Ken Fulk – an “incredible… sprightly… design guru” with a client list ranging from Napster’s Sean Parker to Bebo’s Michael and Xochi Birch, according to Vanity Fair – £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) is sought for the house.

     

    Indicative of the sharp rise in prices in the neighbourhood since it became popular with the titans of Silicon Valley, 1994 Jackson Street sold for $6.25 million in 2008 (the equivalent of $7.10 million, £5.55 million, €6.35 million or درهم26.09 million today) and $1.43 million in 1994 (the equivalent of $2.36 million, £1.84 million, €2.11 million or درهم8.67 million today). Plainly, now, this is a house that’s anything but a steal.

     

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    Prior to renovation – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America as it was presented when sold in 2008

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    1994 Jackson Street today

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    The house is set just beneath Danielle Steele’s ‘Spreckels Mansion’ (2080 Washington Street)

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    Danielle Steel and her palatial home

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    1994 Jackson Street (viewed from the side)

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    The house has been made-over by San Francisco “man-about-town” Ken Fulk

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    He is famed for having designed homes for amongst others Michael and Xochi Birch

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    The staircase of 1994 Jackson Street

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    The house’s main reception space

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    The dining room

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    The kitchen

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    A colourfully carpeted entertaining area

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    A recreation room with a bar

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    The master suite has a bedroom area, sitting area, dressing room, balcony and bathroom

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    Another of the four/five bedrooms in the house

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    The view

    Anything But A Steel – 1994 Jackson Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, CA 94109, United States of America – For sale for £8.40 million ($10.75 million, €9.62 million or درهم39.50 million) through Malin Giddings of SF Properties and designed by Ken Fulk – Next door to Danielle Steel’s Spreckels Mansion at 2080 Washington Street
    A floor plan of the space

  • The Busy Borwicks

    The Busy Borwicks

    Son of Kensington MP Lady Borwick’s curious connections to the people who ensured both Brexit and the election of Donald Trump revealed

     

    On Sunday, Carole Cadwalladr of  The Observer published a lengthy and well researched article that, amongst other things, examined the connections between The Hon. Thomas Borwick – the son of the Conservative hereditary peer The Rt. Hon. The Lord Borwick and Kensington’s Member of Parliament Lady ‘Call me Victoria’ Borwick – and the controversial US hedge fund titan and backer of Donald Trump, Robert Mercer.

     

    A director of a multitude of companies, in spite of being just 29 years old, “new media expert” Thomas Borwick – whose mother was forced to apologise “after using City Hall resources to promote her husband’s [now defunct] electric vehicle business” in 2009 – it now transpires, was not only Vote Leave’s chief technology officer but previously worked with SCL/Cambridge Analytica and AggregateIQ. Borwick currently touts himself to his 202 followers on Twitter as the founder of a political canvasing consultancy named Kan.to, an organisation that he boldy claims “will out-organise, out-plan, out-leaflet, out-twitter, out-work and out-vote all of its opponents”.

     

    Mercer, one of the owners of the far-right Breitbart News Network as well as being a major shareholder in Cambridge Analytica, is a man whose “sinister” connections to both Trump and Nigel Farage have rightly been widely criticised. On that basis, that the son of fervent Brexiteer Lady Borwick – a woman whose constituents voted 69% to ‘Remain’ and whose domain was home to a greater proportion of EU nationals than any other London borough in 2016 – has links to this billionaire and his activities should only encourage the voters of Kensington to ditch her and her out-of-touch party.

     

    We urge Kensington based readers to support Annabel Mullin of the Liberal Democrats on 8th June. This principled lady is the only person who can realistically unseat Lady Borwick and she is the only candidate who will support the beliefs the majority in this constituency continue to hold dear.

     

    #DumpLadyBorwick #VoteAnnabelMullin