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Inside Esquire’s very Bonkers Ultimate Bachelor Pad
Any morning that starts with a tour of a $23.5M triplex—rather, quadruplex—with 360-degree views of NYC is unfailingly, indubitably, unquestionably, and most certainly going to be a mighty good morning. Thankfully, such a morning recently happened when the Hearst Magazines powers-that-be granted us a sneak peek of this year's Ultimate Bachelor Pad, Esquire's annual balls-to-the-wall version of a masculine showhouse. The setting? The penthouse of 1 Main Street (the Clocktower Building) in Brooklyn's DUMBO neighborhood, which first hit the market for $25M in 2009, pulled a disappearing act in summer 2010, and was re-listed for its current ask of $23.5M in April, at which time Curbed NY founding (and former) editor Joey Arak deemed it an "epic party pad." Prescience of a future Esquire takeover or stone-cold common sense? Who cares! Let's talk about that 3,000-square-foot great room! READ MORE
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Step inside Esquire’s ‘Ultimate Bachelor Pad’ in Brooklyn
According to Esquire magazine, having the best bachelor pad in New York doesn't mean being in Manhattan anymore. Esquire let the Daily News in early to check out this year's "Ultimate Bachelor Pad" located in 1 Main St. in Dumbo. READ MORE
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Esquire to fill Brooklyns Priciest Pad with Sexy Ghost
Last week, we heard rumors that Esquire had plans to create its annual Ultimate Bachelor Pad in the $23.5M penthouse of Brooklyn's famed Clocktower Building. Today, Hearst reps write in to confirm that the manliest of all magazine "showhouses," of sorts, will indeed take over Brooklyn's most expensive listing. Some details of the space, which opens in October with an event benefitting the Fresh Air Fund: the 7,000-square-foot triplex—tricked out to the nines by a designer roster that includes Campion Platt—will be inhabited by a ghost named Charlotte: "a life-size digital hologram created by Pod Design+Media who will appear at various locations inside the apartment to flirt with guests, provide information on various aspects of the space and otherwise engage a crowd that may think they have seen everything. Charlotte is embodied by actress Margot Robie, who appears in Pan Am on ABC this fall." READ MORE
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Manner of Man Interview with Campion Platt
This exclusive interview with architect and designer Campion Platt was conducted by Nicola Linza and Cristoffer Neljesjö in New York during May 2011 What inspired you to become an architect with a total concept vision? I have always been inspired by the great holistic architects and builders. From the first master builders in Egypt, these trained architects had to have a broad knowledge and experience in order to execute total designs. In the 19th and 20th centuries, William Morris, Frank Lloyd Wright, Carlo Mollino, Gio Ponti, Carlo Scarpa all come to mind as great sources of inspiration. READ MORE
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Campion Platt’s Top South Fork Home Finds
Designer and Made to Order author Campion Platt scours the South Fork for his favorite home finds. READ MORE
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