“Million Dollar Listings� star broker and recent Los Angeles transplant Fredrik Eklund says condominiums are the new wave in his new West Coast home, where mansions in the hills have been the default in the luxury stratosphere. The Douglas Elliman broker told Mansion Global that new projects in L.A.’s tony neighborhoods like Beverly Hills are presenting new options for buyers. Eklund is selling units at the recently built 8899 Beverly building. “Vertical living didn’t used
Related to build nearly 50 condos at Tribeca development site
From left: Jeff Blau, 270 and 264 West Street The Related Companies’ Tribeca project at the site of the former Ponte family restaurant will be a 152,000 square-foot condominium building with approximately 46 units at 268 West Street, a company spokesperson told The Real Deal. Related paid the Ponte family $115 million earlier this year for a six-parcel development site on West Street between Desbrosses and Vestry streets, The Real Deal previously reported. The city has approved plans to demolish four buildings on the site, 33 and 35 Desbrosses Street and 264 and 268 West Street, city records filed today show. Permits have also been filed to demolish 270 West Street. The company expects sales to begin next year…