Houlihan Lawrence’s 1 percenters
byHoulihan Lawrence (HL) remains the market leader in the sale of single-family homes in Westchester, capturing nearly 38 percent of the market while in…
DECEMBER 2014
Power brokers
Leave it to Lever
byJoel S. Lever is an art lover like you or me. “I buy art the way most people do – to fit over the…
Communism, meet capitalism (and corruption)
byChina’s President Xi Jingping’s ongoing anti-corruption campaign against fraudulent power brokers has persisted now for more than a year. In carrying out the most…
Going for broke(rs)
byIn the new novel “The Miniaturist,” Jessie Burton’s superb evocation of 17th-century Holland, a wealthy merchant gives his bride a dollhouse that replicates their…
Horses and houses
byIt’s been ever thus for Ghy Manning, owner/principal broker of Vincent & Whittemore Real Estate in Bedford. “We sell everything, but we’re known for…
Small is beautiful…
byPhotographs by Bob Rozycki Darren T. Scala has many houses – eight to be exact. “I have a three-story English Tudor,” he says,…
R and R – Raveis and racing
byPhotographs courtesy William Raveis. In Kent Hanley’s country-chic office, green toy soldiers dominate the landscape. They line up strategically on the window sills….
A founder lives on
byThe local real estate titan that is now William Pitt/Julia B. Fee/Sotheby’s International Realty was the brainchild of one energetic young man who started…
Gateway to tomorrow
bySucceeding in business is all about connections,” entrepreneur extraordinaire Richard Branson has said. This certainly is true for Deborah Milone, executive director of the…
Greater Valley geared for growth
byThe Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce’s motto is “Advancing the Regional Agenda through Business Leadership,” and it could not have found a better leader…
Westchester’s marketer-in-chief
byWhen Marissa Brett was fresh out of Westchester Community College in 1997, the woman who is now president of the Westchester County Association –…
Ever forward in Greenwich
byThe Greenwich Chamber of Commerce: It’s not your grandpa’s chamber anymore. “Our chamber has reinvented itself beyond the boys’ club,” Executive Director Marcia O’Kane…
Most comfortable surroundings
byIt’s perhaps natural to imagine that meeting the CEO of an international corporation at its global headquarters might be a stiff affair filled with…
The heart of the deal
byShelly Tretter Lynch lights up the great room at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club on an overcast, late autumn day. Her smile, sparkling eyes…
A home as a work of art
bySusan Stillman knows the meaning of home. After all, the White Plains artist has spent the last 25 years creating keepsakes of the subject….
Neoclassical splendor
byPhotographs by Tim Lee, courtesy Houlihan Lawrence One of Westchester’s last grand estates, King’s Way is a majestic neoclassical home built in 1904….
At home with style
byPhotographs by Bob Rozycki When it comes to home décor and holiday entertaining, even the most cursory glance around Lifestyles & Interiors by…
Hale ’n’ Hardy
byReal estate has pride of place in John Hardy’s jewelry collections. Specifically a 30-year-old compound in Ubud, Bali. There amid lush, terraced rice paddies…
Schoolhouse rules: Family + work
byPhotographs courtesy The Schoolhouse at Cannondale Tim LaBant, chef/owner of The Schoolhouse at Cannondale in Wilton for the last eight years, lives in…
The historical House of Houbigant Paris adds to its collection
byPhotographs courtesy Neiman Marcus “It all began with just a basket of flowers,” says the House of Houbigant. The company dates from 1775,…