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New York’s new return

A render of the next 80 Clarksson Development in West Village in New York
A render of the next 80 Clarksson Development in West Village in New York © Dbox

Hudson River Waterfront de Manhattan is experiencing a brightness with the emergence of 80 ClarksonTwo contemporary towers under construction in a complete block between the brown stones of West Village. The architecture, which reminds of the Art Deco geometry that defined New York in the 1920s and 1930s, with interiors of the late architect Thierry contempt, is in a marked contrast with the glass towers that dominate the yards of Hudson. Real estate experts predict that New York “will recover their arrogance”; Liam Bailey, Chief of Knight Frank global research, predicts a 3 percent increase for the city this year. Is this a modest figure? Yes, but it is ahead of the expected increases for London, Paris and Sydney, in addition to Miami, the city that attracted thousands away from New York after Covid. Sales in 80 Clarkson begin this spring with prices of up to around $ 60mn, and the penthouse prices available at order.


Renewal in Rome

The development of Via Paolo Dono in the EUR Business District of Rome
The development of Via Paolo Dono in the EUR Business District of Rome
An apartment in Via Paolo dono (four bedroom properties from € 900,000)
An apartment in Via Paolo dono (four bedroom properties from € 900,000)

There is a spirit of revitalization in the real estate market fed by new contemporary developments. “Rome was a static city, seeing few changes for decades, but the arrival of hotels, restaurants and stores of five international brand stars in the last two years has brought rich tourists and encouraged the authorities to improve infrastructure,” says Danilo Orlando de Savills Rome. The developments come with terraces, parking, sports and leisure facilities, all oddities in the Italian capital. In Via Paolo dono In the EUR Business District, four bedroom apartments begin from € 900,000. “The average prices outside the historic center are € 6,000 per square meter compared to € 7,500 per square meter in Milan,” says Orlando.


Beauty at the beach in Barbuda

Nobu Beach Inn in Barbuda
Nobu Beach Inn in Barbuda

Eight years ago, Hurricane Irma devastated Barbuda, which caused the population of 2,000 to vanish. The Caribbean island of a city is again in the news: after the establishment of Barbuda NobuA restaurant in front of the beach that opened in 2020, the construction is underway in Nobu Beach InnA 36 -room hotel with 25 residences for sale, which will open next year. It is the work of the actor and co -founder of the Nobu franchise, Robert de Niro, who, together with his two partners, the Australian billionaire investor James Packer and Daniel Shamoon, will have houses on the property. Shamoon is co -owner of Luxury Hotel Partners, Nobu Ibiza Bay operators and Marbella Club. The trio has promised to put sustainability and the community in the foreground: the inn will be completely out of the network with its own farm, and the quotas and rental prices of the community will include an optional surcharge to support the local population. Prices are expected to begin from $ 12MN.


A brand boom

A view of the mountains of San Juan from the four stations in Telluride, Colorado
A view of the mountains of San Juan from the four stations in Telluride, Colorado © Hayes Davidson
The big room in a private residence in the four seasons in Telluride
The big room in a private residence in the four seasons in Telluride © Hayes Davidson

The appetite for brand residences continues Apace. World numbers grew by 183 percent between 2014 and 2024 and the trend does not show signs of decreasing in the main markets, with savills that predict that numbers will increase by 100 percent in the next seven years. The latest additions in the increasingly crowded market include Eastern Mandarin Essence in Puerto Rico, Four stations In Telluride, Colorado, Six senses In the Sandy Peninsula, Portugal, Mom refuge In Cape City and Riva rescuezeThe first residences of the Yatht brand of the brand at Fort Lauderdale de Florida. Saudi Arabia is prepared to be the next border: among the schemes announced so far are Four Seasons Hotel & Residences in Jeddah, Etoile de Elie Saab in Riad and Ritz-Carlton Residences in Diriyah, a Unesco World Heritage site that is currently transformed into a tourist center as part of the ambitious Vision 2030 of Saudi, a government program that aims to diversify its economy, society and culture.


A paradise of the private island

The Gran Rala in Montage Cay, a private island in the Abin
The Gran Rala in Montage Cay, a private island in the Abin

The developers are moving forward to offer the experience of the private island with five -star services. In the Maldives, the only property for sale for more than a decade was in the two resorts of Soneva Fushi and Soneva Jani. Now Robert Green, founder of Sphere Estates, says that at least eight other islands are selling properties, including Baccarat Hotel & Residences, Zamani Islands and Love Maldivas (The latter a private atoll with 16 residences, each in a private islet). In the Bahamas, MountainA private island in the Abinas, offers 51 residences of two bedrooms in the front of the ocean with a price of $ 4.25mn, a 50 suites and a deep waters sports port, so that the owners with a bunk can navigate to their door.


Banking in Bankside

The Yards Bankside Site (on the right) on the southern shore of the Thames river
The Yards Bankside Site (on the right) on the southern shore of the Thames river

New York has Hudson Yards, Melbourne has Southbank, Sydney has Barangaro and now London has Bank yardsA regeneration project of £ 2.5 billion next to Tate Modern. The 5.5 Acres site will eventually have eight buildings: the first is Arbor, an offices completed. The second, OpusWith 249 studio apartments to four rooms in more than 50 floors, it launches sales this spring. The site will also include a 171 -room Orient Hotel, the third London property of the brand and 3.3 public space acres that “open the route along the South Bank for the first time in 150 years”, according to Land native developers. There are also retail and cultural spaces in the 14 historical railways, views of San Pablo and the city, and an focus on sustainability that makes this the first free mixed development development of Fossil fuel in the United Kingdom, which Emma Fletcher-Brewer of Knight Frank describes as a “global regeneration project to the future proof of the future with a great national and international attraction.” The houses in Opus begin from £ 760,000 through Knight Frank and JLL state advisors.