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Jennifer Aniston is at it again! No stranger to the ins and outs of buying and selling high-priced pads, US Weekly is reporting that Aniston has just purchased a posh apartment in New York City’s Gramercy Park neighborhood. At 50 Gramercy Park North, Aniston is the proud new owner of unit 9B, the only unit at the prestigious address that looks out over Manhattan’s only private park from the master bedroom. Currently under contract with Aniston for a price close to $9,000,000, the home is fit for everyone’s favorite Friend. Featuring soaring 11.8 foot ceilings, 3 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms, unit 9B offers uncompromised views, incredible natural light, gorgeous hardwood floors, a wood burning fireplace, and sumptuous spa-like bathrooms, custom shelving and top-of-the-line Miele appliances. Designed by John Pawson, 50 Gramercy Park North features beautiful custom features and amenities of a 5-star hotel including: housekeeping, valet, room service, event planning, butler service, cater...

Christian Candy, the real estate mogul has put the penthouse at the Plaza Hotel back on the market for an asking price of $59 million. The Monaco based Christian and his brother Nick is well known real estate developers who specialize in high-design luxury residences.  They were in the news for redesigning the ultra luxurious and exclusive One Hyde Park in London. The triplex penthouse on the Plaza was bought by them last year for only $25.9 million. They have renovated the entire property and brought in some significant upgrades. It is a one of a kind property that is difficult to replicate anywhere else and with the massive upgrades is comparable to any luxurious residence in the city or elsewhere. The Penthouse is Spread on the Top 3 Floors of the Building The penthouse boasts of 6,319 square feet of interior living space and 229 square feet of exterior living space. The penthouse is spread over the 19th, 20th and the 21st floors of the building. There is an elevator ...

Stunning New Design, Featuring Engaging Performance and Intuitive Technology, Goes on Sale in Summer 2013.   NEW YORK - Infiniti Motor Company Limited today announced an introductory pre-order Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price* (M.S.R.P.) of $36,450 USD for the all-new 2014 Infiniti Q50 sport sedan, which goes on sale in summer 2013 at Infiniti retailers in the United States. The special introductory pricing is $900 lower than the 2013 Infiniti G37 Sedan starting M.S.R.P. The "popularly equipped" Q50 Premium model with an optional, advanced navigation system is introductory priced at $40,700 USD. The 2014 Infiniti Q50 is designed to stretch the boundaries of what a sports sedan can be - with such advanced features as the world's first Direct Adaptive Steering™ technology and Active Lane Control. The Q50 is offered with a choice of a 3.7-liter V6 or 3.5-liter Infiniti Direct Response Hybrid™ system in rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. "From world'...

The long-awaited exhibition Baselworld 2013: The World Watch & Jewellery Show will be for the independent watchmaker Konstantin Chaykin a moment of great prominence, as you get closer and closer to the presentation of the magical timepiece Mystery Tourbillon, which will mark a real turning point in the world of haute watchmaking. The new Konstantin Chaykin Mystery Tourbillon, in fact, to go alongside the other watches in the collection launched last year by Konstantin, showing how the piece's most exclusive series, characterized by an extraordinary mechanical movement developed around a hole, on which has supported a transparent sapphire crystal that is literally seem to fly in the air the hour and minute hands. In short, a true work of art for the wrist, whose technical characteristics are still hidden, thanks to the availability of the prestigious watchmaker in St. Petersburg you can show premiered in all its splendor. According to rumors, in the Konstantin Chaykin Mys...

The Mercedes A 45 AMG Edition1 is nothing more than the first evolution of normal Class 45 AMG and just like the latter, it will be presented to close the Geneva Motor Show to be held March 7 to 17. The aesthetic package of Mercedes A 45 AMG Edition1 is characterized by the presence of a small rear spoiler, new aerodynamic front and some elements related to the style, and then finish with the new polished alloy wheels 19-inch, rubber tires 235/35, this special version will be available only painted white to contrast with the transverse bands in titanium gray. For what concerns the propulsion, instead, the Mercedes A 45 AMG Edition1 remains unchanged compared to the basic version; will therefore be driven by a powerful 4-cylinder turbo from 2 liters capable of delivering the maximum power of 360 horsepower with a torque of no less than 350 Nm. Acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h takes just 4.6 seconds so with a top speed electronically limited to 250 km / h.

To meet the demands of the most demanding of summer 2013, the prestigious Hermès has decided to present its most expensive luxury t-shirt. This is a t-shirt made ​​entirely from crocodile skin and, not surprisingly, his name is Crocodile T-Shirt , in New York has already become in a very short time the t-shirt worn by more wealthy fashion addicted since, its prohibitive price, makes it accessible exclusively to those who can afford to spare no expense. As written in the article title, in fact, to buy the Crocodile T-Shirt must write out a check of 70 thousand euro . For those interested in more information on this unique piece of clothing signed Hermès, like to clarify that the t-shirt in question belongs to the new line of the brand Crocodile chiffon collection. How sad...

At the launch of the American Magnum Gold Ice Cream, the talented designer Zac Posen has decided to present his new work of art. It is a woman's dress entirely in 24 carat gold by the value of $ 1.5 million; product in a single copy, the dress in question is in fact characterized by the union of more than 10,000 pure gold leaves, presenting a sparkling effect and really out of the ordinary. Worn by the Brazilian model Caroline Correa, this precious dress parade April 18 event Tribeca Film Festival 2013 met with great interest by all present that, preview, will also have the opportunity to taste the new ice cream by Algid.