pied-à-terre

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His impressive property portfolio also includes an extraordinary dwelling in Washington, DC, which he purchased for $23 million in 2017, as well as a huge pied-à-terre in New York City that he bought for $16 million in 2020.

From MarketWatch

Projection designers Yee Eun Nam and Elizabeth Barrett create a kaleidoscopic background on Chika Shimizu’s pied-à-terre set.

From Los Angeles Times

Besides a Manhattan pied-à-terre, there was a retreat on the French Riviera, a lavish Paris apartment and a condo in Hawaii.

From New York Times

Right now though Mirren is in Hollywood at what she describes as the pied-à-terre that she shares with her filmmaker husband Taylor Hackford when they’re not home at Lake Tahoe, Nev. It’s within walking distance of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, but sometimes deer — and coyotes — show up in the backyard.

From Los Angeles Times

So, instead of putting the austerity of his Navy Yard pied-à-terre on full display, the 40-year-old freshman has a tall chair and two massive softbox lights set up in front of the wood-paneled walls of the luxury building’s communal kitchen.

From Washington Post