Monthly Archives: May 2015

Lakehouse profit triples in first results as listed company

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28 May 2015 | By Iain Withers Pre-tax profit triples in first-half to March Register for free to keep reading <!-- Try Building for Free, click below and take two minutes to register with us to gain further access to building.co.uk (excludes some subscription only content) --> Click the button below and complete the registration form to gain access to the latest news stories. Already registered? If you are registered for newsletters Read more [...]

Modern-looking Lake Michigan family home listed for $1.9 million

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FRUITLAND TOWNSHIP, MI – A motif of the West Michigan shoreline are beach houses, many of which are summer homes opened up for just 10 weeks a year or less. After you walk through one or two, they start to all look the same from the inside: Granite countertops, big windows, walls of plywood or painted gypsum-board and open floor plans. But one house recently listed at 2221 Scenic Drive stands out from the crowd – in part, because of the way it looks. Originally priced at $1,950,000 Read more [...]

Project to repair Fareham church clock ticks along nicely

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Holy Trinity Church in West Street Fareham Holy Trinity Church hopes to raise £500k in total TIME has stood still for a church for more than three years but the clock’s hands will soon be turning again thanks to a half-million pound restoration project. The four dials of the historic clock at Holy Trinity Church, in West Street, Fareham, had stopped at 11 o’clock. They were taken down last week and sent away Read more [...]

Robert Clatworthy: Sculptor whose powerful pieces, including Grade II-listed …

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Clatworthy was born in 1928 in Bridgwater, Somerset, into impoverished circumstances. His father, Earnest, worked as a railway clerk at Bridgwater Station and young Robert, an only child, grew up in a nearby cold-water terrace house with an outside toilet.Such was Clatworthy's dexterity and innate aptitude with his hands that he developed an early artistic ambition, nurtured first at the local West of England college of Art in Bristol, which in he entered in 1944, then at Chelsea School of Art and Read more [...]

At New York City’s Walker Tower, Three Apartments Listed Together For $60 …

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Douglas Elliman PhotographyThree apartments at New York City’s sold-out Walker Tower have just hit the market for a combined $60 million. Together, the three apartments–Units 18A, 18C, and 18D–encompass just under 10,000 square feet and span the full 18th floor and half of the 19th floor, according to the listing agent, Michael Graves of Douglas Elliman Real Estate, who shares the listing with Vickey Barron, also of Elliman. The sellers are Kevin Maloney and Elliott Joseph, principals Read more [...]

Nicole Richie And Joel Madden Divorce? LA Home Listed For Sale Amidst …

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Nicole Richie and Joel Madden divorce rumors are heating up. The couple has yet to publicly comment on the status of their marriage directly, but just weeks after Nicole was spotted out without her wedding ring, another major hint has been dropped. According to Mail Online, Nicole and Joel have listed their Los Angeles home for sale. The sprawling 5,300 square foot Hollywood Hills mansion has been listed for $3.58 million. “[Nicole and Joel] upgraded the amenities, roof lines and landscaping since Read more [...]

The most historic youth hostels around the world

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In Israel, a well-located 200-year-old mansion offers old-world charmsFor just £7 per night, you can stay in a former Hapsburg dynasty residenceLiterature lovers should visit the gothic Beverley Friary in YorkshireBy Katie Amey for MailOnline Published: 15:15 GMT, 27 May 2015 | Updated: 17:59 GMT, 27 May 2015 8 View comments For intrepid travellers on a budget, Read more [...]

Developer has hopes for $500 million payday on LA home – Standard

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LOS ANGELES — One of the biggest homes in U.S. history is rising on a Los Angeles hilltop, and the developer hopes to sell it for a record $500 million. Nile Niami, a film producer and speculative residential developer, is pouring concrete in L.A.‘s Bel Air neighborhood for a compound with a 74,000-square-foot (6,900-square-meter) main residence and three smaller homes, according to city records. The project, which will take Read more [...]