Anyone who is familiar with New York should know that the upper/city of Manhattan is full of celebrities, and the middle/city of Manhattan is prosperous, while the lower/city, which used to be a gathering place for artists, has gradually declined under the fierce impact of Wall Street—
Manhattan's increasingly high rent, property and management costs are making it increasingly difficult for independent shops and art workshops to survive.
Because of New York State's tax subsidy policy, if the storefronts in certain areas remain under control, they can reduce taxes for the shopkeepers, reducing losses more than renting out. This also makes more and more shopkeepers raise the rent without hesitation. There is no concern that the merchant will not continue to lease.
The current Xia/cheng is no longer what it was ten years ago.
Despite this, Greenwich and the West Village are still the most distinctive and stylish areas in New York, attracting artists from all over the world; it's just... Artists come and go more frequently, and few can succeed Staying in Manhattan, Brooklyn is thriving.
If you want to buy a high-end apartment, especially an apartment with complete security procedures and complete supporting facilities, then Uptown/City is undoubtedly the best choice; and if you want to buy a single-family villa to keep privacy, then Long Island next to Manhattan is the best choice. Good choice, there is a paradise for the rich.
But Renly still chose Xia/City, which is not strictly an accident.
"Because there is real life there."
This is Renly's exact words, living in Up/City or Long Island is just an extension of the life of the Halls, as is the case in London's Princes Garden; but in New York, Renly wants to have his own space and life, especially Steal a quiet moment under the scrutiny of the Hollywood spotlight.
What's more, Lower/City is Manhattan after all, and there are still complete facilities here - Woody Allen, Robert De Niro and others live in Lower/City.
From a distance, you can see the glass residential building hidden in a quaint red brick building—the exterior walls on both sides are completely red bricks that can be seen everywhere in Manhattan, while the other two exterior walls are 90-degree corner glass windows. , the sparse sun shines on the glass surface, causing fish scale-like waves, which is hard to ignore, but it has a special temperament of a modern art museum, which complements the small art galleries and art galleries across the street.
This is an area of five blocks away from the West Village. It is separately divided into Nolita. It is just five minutes away from the original apartment of Matthew and Renly. It is not too prosperous but not too defeated. Chinatown is also within walking distance. Inside, you can see all kinds of bookstores, art workshops, flower shops, designer clothing stores, fashion concept stores, etc., of course, there are also restaurants with pizza, tacos, fried chicken, sushi, etc. There are also small shops that focus on vegetarian or healthy food.
This residential building has a total of fourteen floors, which is nothing in the New York skyline. Even in the lower/city area, it is an ordinary building, but the floor-to-ceiling glass windows at a 90-degree corner can still enjoy the bustling New York City. The boundless scenery of the city, wide field of vision and perfect lighting is a rare design in New York - when the weather is clear, you can even overlook the water and light of the Hudson River in the distance, which is hard to buy.
Approaching the apartment building, you can see the doorman, doorman and front desk of the hotel-style management on the first floor. They took the initiative to open the car door at the first time, and skillfully took the car keys from Matthew's hand, and they completed the parking work. Of course, there are other jobs such as carrying luggage.
"Mr. Dunlop." The guard nodded actively, then nodded towards Renly with a smile, "Mr. Hall, please register at the front desk to confirm the official check-in."
"You can set your own access restrictions, for example, make a list of friends, and only names that appear on the list can enter the building; otherwise, you must be present in person to be allowed in. Or, like Dunlop Sir, no one is allowed to enter unless he is present."
The doorman's explanation made Renly raise his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Matthew curiously, "Isn't Henry too?" Matthew's brother.
Matthew was noncommittal, his calm expression was the best answer.
Renly chuckled. "Henry will be sad." This was clearly a joke. "By the way, add my name to Mr. Dunlop's visitor list." The latter sentence was addressed to the doorman, "Occasionally , my refrigerator is empty, I need to go to his refrigerator for emergency help, I don't have time to wait for him to show up."
The doorman didn't speak, just stood there with a smile - he didn't even ask Matthew, this was to avoid the embarrassment caused by Matthew's rejection of Renly in person. Afterwards, the doorman would confirm with Matthew alone.
This quality alone caused a smile in Renly's eyes.
No wonder Andy and Roy both complimented the apartment, even though it was expensive - $2.5 million if Renly remembered correctly, and even more expensive than the Prince's Garden in terms of size and capacity. The £3.3 million single-family house is more expensive, but the price is not bad.
Matthew gestured towards the guard, "Add him."
"No problem. I will update the relevant information later, and then I need your signature." The doorman said dutifully.
After completing the confirmation and supplementation of the information at the front desk, Renly was able to enter the elevator, and the layers of security procedures ensured the privacy of the residents to the greatest extent.
When he moved into Princes Garden last year, Renly had no plans to buy property in New York at all, because in the Big Apple, privacy was always challenged unless it was to Long Island or a luxury condo on the Upper East Side, and the entangled reporters always A breakthrough can be found.
According to Matthew's words, now the paparazzi have learned to behave, they know that it is difficult to contain Renly in the New York apartment, so they give up the guard.
But clearly, Renly had the wrong idea. Even in Manhattan, there are still apartments with superior protection, once again proving the market rule of "where there is demand, there is supply".
Fourteenth floor.
This is Renly's residential floor, the highest floor of the entire apartment building. In Roy's words, "the reporters will not be able to take the clearest picture with binoculars."
Matthew bought the thirteenth floor, and Andre bought the seventh floor. Now Eaton is also considering whether he should move in too. After all, his independent personal brand is already on track, and he has to commute between New York and London for a long time, and he can't always stay in a hotel.
"Ding", the elevator door opens, and you can see a spacious corridor shrouded in cream-yellow lights, connecting the fire escape and the garbage disposal passage.
On the opposite side is a heavy black iron door, you can choose an electronic password to open the door, or you can choose a retro key to open the door.
When you open the door, you can see the entire spacious and bright space, divided into two parts along the longitudinal axis of the door, about 800 square feet (75 square meters) on the left side, open-plan high-rise living room, facing the nine The floor-to-ceiling windows are turned ten degrees, the beige carpet is matched with the dark gray transfer sofa, and there are several scattered sandbag sofas randomly stacked next to it, forming a daily social space around a modern pendant fireplace.
On the right side of the sofa and fireplace is a grand piano, and there is also a small workbench—or an unfinished display case, waiting for Renly to put his things on it and complete the small workbench. Corner; next to it is a space recessed into the wall, developed into a small bar, where some alcohol and beverages for hospitality can be placed here without the need to make a special trip to the wine cellar restaurant.
That's all, the entire left side of the space is completely open to the sunlight from the 90-degree corner window, which makes the whole apartment bright and spacious.
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Then the right side.
Above the central axis, near the near and far ends of the doorway, there are two stairs respectively, leading to the second floor—the entire space on the right is divided into two mezzanine floors.
The lower mezzanine area is divided into two parts, the front and the back. The part near the door is the dining room and the kitchen, with space gray and ivory white as the main colors; the part far from the door is the audio-visual library, with dark colors as the main color. The entire wall is full of bookshelves, full of books, and then a dark black sofa with a projector and a screen hanging above it, which can be placed at any time to evolve into a screening room.
The upper mezzanine area is also divided into two parts, the front and the back. The part near the door is a soundproof studio, and the part far from the door is a special study. The two spaces are connected to each other and are separated by a sliding door of a bookcase. You can pull them apart and go to different spaces.
The stairs near the gate can only lead to the second floor, while the stairs farther away from the gate can also lead to the third floor - this is another world:
Covering the entire area of the apartment, from the study to the ceiling of the hall, it is a total of 2,500 square feet (230 square meters), about half the size of the Prince's Garden, and the entire area is divided into a main area. Bedroom and a guest room, plus two bathrooms.
Of course, the master bedroom, which occupies nearly two-thirds of the area, is obviously more than that. There is also a special cloakroom and a special shoe cabinet room.
It can be seen that the ceiling of the entire apartment is very impressive, and the open space maximizes the visual effect of the limited space.
However, the height is only the 14th floor, and the rest of the floors do not have a mezzanine on the second floor—that is, there is no soundproof studio and a special study, but the upper and lower distinctions of the space are still fully utilized to separate the public areas for hospitality. The space is separated from the private space for sleeping.
"I knew you'd like it there the most."
Matthew's voice came from far and near, and came to the window in the 90-degree corner, joined Renly's ranks, and admired the slowly unfolding city skyline in front of him. , but still can see the wonderful scene of Manhattan Sky Garden and the Hudson River, and suddenly see the light.
The corners of Renly's mouth rose, "Who can refuse this scenery?"