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Entries from June 2009

Living in the Heart of the Village

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

When Linda and Lee Bigelow decided they wanted to be part of the village life in Southern France.

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When the Grass Is Not Greener

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Sometimes, those who give up their primary residence for their weekend or vacation getaway can start to feel rather like the man who marries his mistress.

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Habitats: For a Family, Elaborate Elbow Room

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Dr. Ted Brown and his wife, Donna, live in a 24-room Victorian mansion with their daughter, Montana, and son, Hunter.The Brown family is the fifth set of owners in a grand 24-room Victorian mansion steeped in history in Staten Island.

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Renters Get Swindled and Scammed

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Carlin Catra Cwik outside of a building where she thought she had sublet an apartment. She and her roommate fell for a common ploy, keys for cash. The online ad they answered had been placed by a man who was being evicted.New York City’s tough rental market can make scams harder to spot.

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Living In | Manalapan, N.J.: High Marks for Schools and Location

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

New housing at Meadow Creek in Manalapan, just over the Middlesex border in Monmouth County. The mayor says people value “that mix of suburban and rural life, so we’re trying to preserve that.”Centrally situated in New Jersey, Manalapan offers a rural feel with suburban amenities.

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Blueprints: A Sleeker Space for Burberry

June 27th, 2009 · No Comments

The British clothing company, which has been updating and repositioning its products, does the same with its U.S. headquarters.

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Rent in Haste, Repent at Leisure

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Many rental scams are easy to spot — unless you are drawn in by what appears to be the deal of a lifetime.

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Streetscapes | The Guggenheim Museum: Fifth Avenue Shocker: The Building Wore Red

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

If Frank Lloyd Wright had had his way with his Solomon R. Guggenheim, the Guggenheim Museum wouldn’t be near white.

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In the Region | Westchester: It’s Thinking-Cap Time

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Rosa Fanelli makes up the face of Debbie Meiliken, a real estate agent in Scarsdale whose eagerness to discuss Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner’s house has led to TV appearances, and, she says, new listings.Debbie Meiliken has made several media appearances to discuss the sale of Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner’s home in Larchmont — even though she didn’t have the listing.

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Big Deal: Plaza Saga

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

One of the two penthouse apartments that had been at the center of a dispute between the Plaza Hotel and a energy magnate, Andrei Vavilov, changed hands.

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