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Featured, Onscreen Properties

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Marvel at These New York Abodes

Amazon’s award-winning series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is a visual feast! From the stunning wardrobe to the enchanting sets, this show takes viewers to a bygone era. The level of detail and layers of creativity the production designer and art director Bill Groom brought to the show are truly marvelous. Join us in taking a closer look at the various homes and sets we found particularly inspiring. Exterior NYC Apartment According to IMDb, Mrs. Maisel’s apartment is located in the real-life Strathmore at 404 Riverside Drive on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The prewar building was built in 1909. The exterior, with its distinctive curved marquee, was used during filming. The building’s doorman opens ornate doors leading into the main lobby from the vestibule. Vestibules are commonplace in New York architecture as a…

Architecture, Notable Residences, Real Estate

California Dreaming: 12 Oceanfront Homes on the Market Now

If the summer heat has you daydreaming of sunny beaches, endless waves, and warm sand look no further for the perfect oceanfront home. This portfolio of properties are currently active on the market (as of publication) and is diverse enough to meet anyone’s aesthetics… budget being an entirely different discussion. Feast your eyes on these California homes spanning the Pacific coast from San Francisco to San Diego. Pink San Franciscan Property Highlights 6 Bedroom | 7 Bathroom Location: San Francisco Year Built: 1926 Features: Exclusive staircase to the beach, elevator, wine cellar Listed By: Mark A. Levinson | Compass Listing & Image Source: SFARMLS via Zillow With private coastal access, this 6 bedroom 7 bathroom property is a rarity in the City. The exclusive Sea Cliff neighborhood is highly sought after for its prime…

Architecture, Onscreen Properties, Real Estate

Onscreen: Weekend at Bernie’s The Opulent 1980’s Ocean Front Estate

Weekend at Bernie’s is the comical campy cult classic starring the Brat Pack’s Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman. What starts off as two low level employees thinking they stumbled upon a career defining discovery, turns into a weekend with their corrupt boss’s corpse at his magnificent beach house. To their shock no one catches onto the charade as they pass off Bernie Lomax as alive and well during their stay at the fictitious Hampton Island. Architecture fans hoping to catch a glimpse of the home will be saddened to learn Bernie’s house was constructed just for filming and demolished shortly thereafter. According to IMDb, the beach house was built on Fort Fisher Recreation Area in North Carolina, nowhere near The Hamptons in New York. The elevated home can be reached by a long wooden…

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