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Published at 3rd of November 2021 09:05:48 AM


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Those who are familiar with New York should know that Manhattan’s upper/city celebrities gather and the middle/city business is prosperous, while the lower/city, which was once a gathering place for artists, has gradually declined under the fierce Wall Street shock——

The increasing rent, property and management costs in Manhattan have made it more and more difficult for independent shops and art workshops to survive.

Because of New York State’s tax rate subsidy policy, if the storefronts in certain areas are kept under control, they can reduce or exempt the tax for the shopkeepers, reducing losses even more than renting out. This also makes more and more shopkeepers unscrupulously raise rents. Don't worry about the merchants not continuing to lease.

The current Xia/City is still no longer what it was ten years ago.

Nevertheless, Greenwich and West Village are still the most distinctive and charming areas in New York, attracting artists from all over the world; but... artists come and go more frequently, and few people can. Successfully staying in Manhattan, Brooklyn gradually prospered.

If you want to buy a high-end apartment, especially an apartment with complete security procedures and complete supporting facilities, then Uptown/City is the undoubtedly best choice; and if you want to buy a single-family villa to maintain privacy, Long Island next to Manhattan is the best choice. Good choice, there is a paradise for the rich.

However, Lan Li still chose Xia/City, which cannot be regarded as an accident strictly speaking.

"Because there is a real breath of life there."

This is the original words of Lan Li. Living in Upper/City or Long Island is just an extension of the life of the Hall family. This is the case in the Prince’s Garden in London; but in New York, Lan Li hopes to have his own space and life, especially Under the close attention of the Hollywood spotlight, steal a moment of silence.

What's more, Xia/City is Manhattan after all, and there are still complete facilities here-Woody Allen, Robert De Niro and others live in Xia/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 exterior walls are ninety-degree corner glass From the windows, the sparse sunlight spills on the glass surface and gives off the waves like fish scales. It is hard to ignore, but it has the special temperament of a modern art museum, which complements the small art galleries and art galleries across the street.

This is an area 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 Lan Li. 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 pizza, burritos, fried chicken, sushi and other small restaurants with a variety of flavors. Small shops that specialize in vegetarian or healthy food are also everywhere.

This residential building has a total of fourteen stories high, and it 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 with a 90-degree corner can still enjoy the prosperous New York. The boundless scenery of the city, wide vision and perfect lighting are even more rare designs in New York-when the weather is clear, you can even see the water and light of the Hudson River from a distance, which is hard to buy.

Close to the apartment building, you can see the doorman, doorman and receptionist managed by the hotel-style on the first floor. They immediately came forward to open the door of the car, and skillfully received the car key from Matthew, and they would complete the parking work. Of course, there are other tasks such as carrying luggage.

"Mr. Dunlop." The guard actively nodded, and then nodded at Lan Li 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, if you make a list of friends, only the names that appear on the list can enter the building; otherwise, you must be personally present to allow entry. Or, like Dunlop Like sir, anyone who is not present is forbidden to enter."

The door guard's explanation caused Lan Li to raise his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Matthew curiously, "Can't Henry also do it?" Matthew's brother.

Matthew's noncommittal, calm face is the best answer.

Lan Li chuckled lightly, "Henry will be sad." This was obviously a joke, "By the way, add my name to Mr. Dunlop's visitor list." The latter sentence was addressed to the guard, "Occasionally My refrigerator is emptied. I need to go to his refrigerator for an emergency. I don’t have time to wait for him to show up."

The guard did not speak, but just stood there with a smile—not even asking Matthew. This was to avoid the embarrassment caused by Matthew's refusal to Ren Li in person. After the incident, the guard would confirm with Matthew alone.

This quality alone made Lan Li's eyes smile.

It’s no wonder that Andy and Roy both praised this apartment, even though it was expensive-if Lan Li remembers correctly, it should be 2.5 million US dollars. In terms of size and capacity, the price is even higher than that of the Prince's Garden. A single-family villa of 3.3 million pounds is more expensive, but the price/performance ratio is not bad.

Matthew motioned to the guard's jaw, "Add him."

"No problem. I will update the relevant information later, and then need your signature." The door guard still dutifully said.

After completing the confirmation and supplement of the information at the front desk, Lan Li was able to walk into the elevator, and the security procedures at each level ensured the privacy of the residents to the greatest extent.

When I stayed in Prince’s Garden last year, Lan Li had no plans to buy real estate in New York, because in the Big Apple, unless it is going to Long Island or a luxury apartment in the Upper East Side, privacy will always be challenged. The entangled reporters are always Can find a breakthrough.

According to Matthew's words, now the paparazzi have all learned well, they know it is difficult to contain Lan Li in the New York apartment, so they gave up squatting.

But obviously, Lan Li's idea was wrong. Even in Manhattan, there are still superior protective apartments, which once again proves the ironclad principle of "where there is demand, there is supply".

Fourteen floors.

This is Lanly's residential floor, the highest floor of the entire apartment building. In Roy's words, "It is impossible for reporters to bring the telescope to take the clearest picture."

Matthew bought the thirteenth floor, and Andre bought the seventh floor. Now Eaton is also considering whether he should also move in. After all, his independent personal brand is on track. He has to travel between New York and London for a long time, and he cannot stay in a hotel every time.

"Ding", when the elevator door is opened, you can see a spacious corridor shrouded in creamy yellow lights, connecting the fire prevention passage and the garbage disposal passage.

On the opposite side is a thick black iron door, you can choose to open the door with an electronic code, or you can choose a vintage key to open the door.

When you open the door, you can see the entire spacious and bright space, which is divided into two parts along the longitudinal axis of the door. The left side is about 800 square feet (75 square meters). The open-plan high-rise living room faces the nine. Ten-degree corner floor windows, beige-grey carpets and dark-grey transfer sofas, and a few scattered sandbag sofas are randomly stacked next to them, forming a daily social space around a modern pendant fireplace.

On the right side of the sofa and the fireplace, there is a grand piano, and there is also a small workbench, which can also be said to be an unfinished display cabinet, waiting for Lan Li to put his own things on it and complete this Small corner; next to it is a space sunken in the wall, developed into a small bar, where some alcohol and beverages used 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 space is completely open, welcoming the sunlight from the 90-degree corner floor window, which makes the entire apartment spacious and bright.

Then there is the right side.

Above the central axis, near the proximal and distal ends of the doorway, there are two stairs respectively leading to the second floor-the entire space on the right is divided into upper and lower mezzanine.

The mezzanine area below is divided into front and rear parts. The part near the doorway is the dining room and kitchen, with space gray and ivory white as the main colors; the part far away from the doorway is the audio-visual library, with dark colors as the main color, front and back. The wall is full of bookshelves, full of books, and then a dark black sofa is placed with a projector and a screen hanging above, which can be placed down at any time and evolved into a projection hall~www.novelhall.com~above The mezzanine area is also divided into front and rear parts. The part near the doorway is a soundproof studio, and the part far away from the doorway is a special study room. The two spaces are connected to each other and are separated by a sliding door of a bookcase. You can pull it away and go to a different space.

The stairs near the gate can only lead to the second floor, while the stairs far away from the gate can also lead to the third floor-here is another world:

Covering the entire area of ​​the apartment, from the study to the ceiling of the lobby, it is connected into one piece. It is a full two thousand five hundred square feet (230 square meters), which is about half the size of the Prince’s Garden. The entire area is divided into a master There is a bedroom and a guest room, in addition to 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 height of the entire apartment is very impressive, and the open space maximizes the visual effect of the limited space.

However, such a high ceiling is only the fourteenth floor, and the remaining floors have no mezzanine on the second floor—that is, there is no soundproof studio and special study room. The public space is separated from the private space for sleeping.

"I knew you would like it the best."

Matthew’s voice came from far and near, and he came to the window at the corner of 90 degrees, joined the ranks of Lan Li, and admired the slowly paved city skyline in front of him. There is no God’s perspective that is overwhelmingly high. , But still able to see the wonderful scene of Manhattan Sky Garden and the Hudson River criss-crossing, suddenly enlightened.

The corners of Lan Li's mouth rose up, "Who can refuse this scene?"

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