Rebecca Bratburd

1 week ago | mansionglobal.com | Rebecca Bratburd

Two mansion-size townhouses planned for Manhattan’s West Village neighborhood are headed to market, each asking north of $60 million. The two custom townhomes planned at 7 and 11 Charles Lane are set to debut on the market for $67 million and $65 million, respectively. The properties, planned by Aurora Capital Associates to clock in at 13,772 square feet and 13,048 square feet, will each span 40 feet in width across six stories—roughly double the typical width of a Manhattan townhouse.

1 month ago | mansionglobal.com | Rebecca Bratburd

When Jessica Burke purchased an old Italianate house in Denver’s Curtis Park neighborhood, she started on a renovation journey that would balance landmark preservation requirements with modern functionality. The project opened a new chapter for the charming 131-year-old brick house with tall, narrow windows and minimally decorative eaves. “Historic homes are so much more special than a new build,” said Burke, a real estate broker associate with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices.

2 months ago | mansionglobal.com | Rebecca Bratburd

Floor-to-ceiling glass walls blur the boundary between indoor and outdoor living spaces, creating a sense of expansiveness despite the urban setting. They also invite natural light deep into the home while strategically placed overhangs prevent excessive solar gain during warmer months. This passive temperature regulation strategy represents one of many ways the architects incorporated site-specific environmental considerations into the design.

2 months ago | mansionglobal.com | Rebecca Bratburd

More than 120 eco-friendly Manhattan condos are slated to hit the market in time for Earth Day as a new development following “passive” house principles on the far West Side launches sales. The twin-tower project called VITA was designed to address the unique challenges of its location beside the busy Lincoln Tunnel, where noise and pollution became the catalyst for creating a building that filters air and blocks sound—some of the building principles of certified passive houses.

2 months ago | mansionglobal.com | Rebecca Bratburd

Creating the ideal mountain retreat demands the perfect alchemy of architectural vision and natural surroundings, a balance that builder Tim Pleune found in his estate in Littleton, Colorado. “The way this lot was used by the architect to nestle this home into the contours of the land and the trees is spectacular,” said Pleune, adding that the property’s protection from wind exposure contributes to a coveted level of quiet that not all mountain homes have.