Taylor Swift Works Her Camel Toe At The Gym

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Curbed National: Lifestyles of the Rich and Richer: The Extravagant Real Estate of Global Crossing's Gary Winnick

Curbed National Interior Design, Decor, and Real Estate

Lifestyles of the Rich and Richer: The Extravagant Real Estate of Global Crossing's Gary Winnick Feb 19th 2013, 23:00 Casa Encantada shortly after construction in 1939. Photo: Maynard Parker/UCLA Archives After the fiber-optic telecommunications concern Global Crossing entered bankruptcy in 2002—costing shareholders millions and eviscerating the company's 401k plans—it emerged that founder and CEO Gary Winnick had sold a large portion of his holdings for $734M shortly before the stock became virtually worthless. That earned Winnick descriptors like "callous" and "cold-hearted" and prompted blunt headlines like the New York Observer's "Gary Winnick Should Go to Jail." Little more than a decade later, Winnick, who never spent time behind bars, continues to have the last laugh, as his concrete company enjoys success and his Beverly Hills estate is reportedly being quietly shopped around for an astounding $225M. The Bel Air estate known as Casa Encantada, once the home of legendary hotelier Conrad Hilton, was purchased by Winnick in 2000 for a then-ridiculous $94M in cash and land. Click here to view the full photogallery. Photos: David Horan/Paul Williams Project ↑ When Winnick went hunting for an appropriate office to house Global Crossing, he settled on the Beverly Hills business compound that was once the headquarters for the Music Corporation of America. The 124,000-square-foot offices were originally designed by legendary Los Angeles architect Paul Williams, who brought his traditional residential eye to the project, and were then expanded in the 1960s. During renovations costing more than $7.5M, Winnick reportedly built himself a replica of the Oval Office as his personal domain during his tenure at Global Crossing, a sign of inflated ego if there ever was one. The CEO purchased the office compound through Pacific Capital Group, his investment firm, for $41.5M in 1998, and then proceeded to lease the property to Global Crossing for a hefty $400,000 per month. In 2002, with the telecommunications company in shambles, the property was put on the market for an undisclosed price. Photo: Paul Warchol/Triangle Modernist Houses Born to modest circumstances in Queens, Winnick developed a taste for high-end New York real estate later in life, choosing Fifth Avenue's Sherry Netherland as his pied-a-terre. The apartment, described as "small" in news reports, received a full makeover from celebrated architect Charles Gwathmey and was later the subject of a spread in Architectural Digest. In 1999, Winnick attempted to trade up from this petite pad, but failed. Click here to view the full photogallery. ↑ Perhaps unsatisfied with the space in his Sherry Netherland pied-a-terre, Winnick agreed to pay $16M for Nelson Rockefeller's former penthouse apartment at 810 Fifth Avenue in 1999. Unfortunately for the soon-reviled businessman, the notoriously picky co-op board rejected his application, reportedly due to the fact that Winnick was planning a full gut renovation that would have inconvenienced other residents. That 17-room duplex would later be divided into two apartments, with one selling last year for close to $24M. · Gary Winnick Should Go to Jail [New York Observer] · Bel Air's Casa Encantada Might be Quietly Asking $225M [Curbed National] · Global Crossing Beverly Hills Headquarters Up For Sale [CRN] · $27 Million Won't Do! In 1999, Sellers Realize No Price Is Too High [New York Observer] · Rockefeller Penthouse Suffers a Pricy Blow; Co-op Nixes Renovations [New York Observer] · 810 Fifth Avenue [Streeteasy]

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Curbed National: CurbedWire: Mickey Rooney May Have Sold; Jonathan Adler Handbags

Curbed National Interior Design, Decor, and Real Estate

CurbedWire: Mickey Rooney May Have Sold; Jonathan Adler Handbags Feb 19th 2013, 22:00 Photo by Winston Tinubu/Curbed Miami Flickr pool EVERYWHERE—Milieu, a quarterly home and garden magazine, will make its debut in September. "It seemed to me that so many print magazines were folding, and I saw an increasing need for a new magazine," said Pamela Pierce, founder and editor-in-chief, bravely defying commonly held wisdom. Head to The Editor at Large for more details. [Editor at Large] WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF.—Nonagenarian actor Mickey Rooney has listed his four-bedroom home for $1.075M. He's owned the 1970s Contemporary since 1981; the property is currently in escrow. [The Real Estalker] WASHINGTON DC—The house where former DC Mayor Marion Barry lived during his first three terms of office is on the market for $469K. As Curbed DC notes, Barry and his wife, Effi, moved out in 1990, before he served six months for cocaine possession. Additionally, the four-bedroom brick home was once the center of a controversy after word leaked that Barry had received a discounted mortgage. [WaPo; Curbed DC] EVERYWHERE—Interior designer and ceramicist Jonathan Adler has launched an exclusive line of women's accessories for Bloomingdale's. Buy the bright and decidedly "Happy Chic" bags, wallets, and bath sets, right this way. [She Finds via Racked National]

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Curbed National: Adventures in Interior Design: 14 Spectacular Staircases to Add Artistry to Walking Uphill

Curbed National Interior Design, Decor, and Real Estate

Adventures in Interior Design: 14 Spectacular Staircases to Add Artistry to Walking Uphill Feb 19th 2013, 20:30 The Umschreibung, or "Rewriting," is a 30-foot-tall steel double helix created by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson and erected in the middle of Munich, Germany, in 2004. Regarded simultaneously as a "staircase to nowhere," yet one of the most beautiful in the world, Eliasson's creation is but one of many that embrace the artistic potential of, say, transitioning between floors. Above, find 13 other stunning staircases that all break the classic center-hall Colonial mold. · All Adventures in Interior Design posts [Curbed National]

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Curbed National: On the Market: Has any true movie buff not...

Curbed National Interior Design, Decor, and Real Estate

On the Market: Has any true movie buff not... Feb 19th 2013, 21:15 Has any true movie buff not wanted to own the Atlanta estate where Morgan Freeman obliged a cantankerous Jessica Tandy for several decades in the film Driving Miss Daisy? The 1989 Best Picture winner was actually filmed in this six-bedroom 1922 home, which just hit the market for $1.99M. [Curbed Atlanta]

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Curbed National: Sold Stuff: Filmmaker Rory Kennedy, daughter of RFK...

Curbed National Interior Design, Decor, and Real Estate

Sold Stuff: Filmmaker Rory Kennedy, daughter of RFK... Feb 19th 2013, 19:45 Filmmaker Rory Kennedy, daughter of RFK and Ethel, has just scooped up a foreclosed Malibu property for $2.9M. The four-bedroom home is located on Point Dume, a scenic, schmancy beachfront community, and boasts wood-beamed ceilings inside. [Trulia Luxe Living]

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Curbed National: Help Wanted: A reminder that Curbed's on the...

Curbed National Interior Design, Decor, and Real Estate

Help Wanted: A reminder that Curbed's on the... Feb 19th 2013, 18:20 A reminder that Curbed's on the hunt for a part-time editor with journalism in their blood to join this merry band ASAP. Although this is a freelance position, you must love real estate, design, and architecture, because the majority of this gig involves daily blogging about such topics. More info, right this way. [The Management]

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