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To say the last few months have been life-changing for Edwin Castro would be putting it mildly. In November, he bought a winning Powerball lottery ticket at a Mobil gas station in the Los Angeles suburb of Altadena. Last month, he finally claimed his record-shattering prize, taking home a $997.6 million lump sum before taxes. Less than 30 days later, he’s the proud owner of one of the flashiest new mansions in the star-studded Hollywood Hills. — Dirt
Castro purchased the mansion for $25.5 million, a discount from the property’s initial ask of $29.95 million. According to the Los Angeles Times, this is the most expensive sale in the Hollywood Hills this year and one of the neighborhood’s priciest ever. The home was built in 2022 by luxury... View full entry
The Miami-based architecture, interior design, and planning firm Oppenheim Architecture shared images of their latest luxury mixed-use project, the Jewel. In February 2020, we connected with firm founder Chad Oppenheim for a Studio Snapshot interview. During the interview... View full entry
The number of vacant apartment buildings in Manhattan continues to grow as the effects of a recent construction boom and the COVID-19 crisis converge within the city's real estate market. CNBC reports that the number of apartments for rent, or listing inventory "more than doubled... View full entry
A concrete and wood home situated above the hills of Los Angeles designed by architecture and design firm Charlap Hyman & Herrero is currently under construction. The "small concrete villa," according to the designers, is "submerged into a hillside" and is designed to appear as "a bridge spanning... View full entry
Architect and industrial design firm Marc Thorpe Design has unveiled renderings for a 5,000-square-foot home in Los Angeles that is topped with a wide, flat roof studded with scrubby brushes and sand. The so-called Case Study 2020 is situated in the Hollywood Hills and is designed as "a... View full entry
Developers SJP Properties and Mitsui Fudosan America may be forced, under a recent New York State Supreme Court ruling, to tear down the top 20 stories of a nearly-completed 56-story luxury residential skyscraper in New York City designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects. The New... View full entry
Are you interested in designing housing? If so, we've got you covered. Ranging from high-end residential projects to mixed-use housing and community-focused housing initiatives, these nine firms are seeking the right candidates to join their team. Guggenheim Architecture + Design... View full entry
Little by little, new biometric technologies are making inroads into the domestic sphere. The Wall Street Journal reports that digital fingerprint lock and facial-recognition systems have become a fact of life for some of the wealthiest homeowners and now come standard for many high-end... View full entry
