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When retired lawyers Jim and Sheila Vidmar’s dream condo came on the market in Baltimore, the empty-nest couple knew they had to jump on it. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom corner unit on the 11th floor of a 24-floor former grain elevator built in 1923 offers sweeping views of the Patapsco River and Chesapeake Bay.
To help maximize the views and cozy up the industrial concrete-and-corrugated steel interiors, the Vidmars hired designer Brigid Wethington, who had worked with them on their previous home. Wethington, who used Houzz Pro software to manage the project, took inspiration from sunsets to bring in a palette of blues, whites and oranges. Durable fabric furnishings and multiple area rugs also soften the rooms, while walnut flooring in a herringbone pattern and other wood details add warmth. A layered lighting scheme enhances design elements without taking away from the stunning views.
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This 3,000-square-foot condo in Las Vegas was full of over-the-top casino-inspired ornamentation, right down to a black-and-red bathroom. While these art-collecting homeowners loved saturated color, it was quite the opposite of what they had in mind. They had worked with interior designer Daniella Villamil on their previous home and hired her to reimagine their new one as an inspiring, modern space. “This home was to be a retreat where they could relax, watch TV, work from home, hang out with their dog and look out at the great views of the Las Vegas Strip.”
Villamil knew her clients’ taste and their art collection well. The couple split their time between Las Vegas and Chicago, and the previous Las Vegas home she designed for them had been more than twice the size of this condo and was full of furniture customized to fit its large scale. She knew they’d be almost completely starting over with furniture but bringing favorite art pieces with them. “They love folk art, they love to support emerging artists and they are not the least bit afraid of color,” Villamil says.
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How much money is Rudy Giuliani worth? Ever since he filed for bankruptcy after a judge ruled last December that he owed two former Georgia election workers $148 million in damages as part of their defamation-suit victory, that has been the open question. (He claimed to have only $1 million to $10 million in assets and $153 million in debts.) Now we may never know. After months of spending tons of money while claiming he has no money, a judge dismissed his bankruptcy case, but Giuliani’s lawyers claimed he couldn’t even pay the fees he owed to his creditors’s financial adviser, a basic condition of closing the case. The latest chapter in this saga has concluded with the former mayor agreeing to a last-minute deal to pay off the $400,000 he owes to the adviser. He’ll have to pay $100,000 in cash up front and then pay the rest in profits from a sale of either his Upper East Side apartment or his Florida condo. (The judge still has to sign off on the agreement.)
The stately living room of Rudy Giuliani’s apartment featured in this listing photo is a great place to record a Cameo if you’re strapped for cash.
Photo: Sothebys
Photo: Sothebys
Which one will sell first? Giuliani listed his three-bedroom, three-bathroom Upper East Side apartment last year for $6.5 million with the price dropping to $5.7 million earlier this year. Locationwise, it’s just steps from Central Park, and its rooms, while dated, include a wood-paneled library and a grand dining room with a conservatory — all of it suitable for a mayor but perhaps too grandiose for a podcast host. So far, he hasn’t been forced to list the two-bedroom lakefront Palm Beach condo he plans to live in full time, but it’s estimated to be worth around $3.5 million. (Giuliani’s lawyer wrote in a motion in March, “Surely the committee does not intend the debtor to join the ranks of the homeless?”) The new deal allows Giuliani to avoid testifying under oath about his finances, but it doesn’t absolve him of the roughly $540,000 he owes the IRS in back taxes or the multiple legal debts he’s still on the hook for. With the bankruptcy case settled, the former election workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, will now be able to move forward in the D.C. court system to seek the $148 million they are still owed. And Giuliani will have to hunker down in whatever multimillion-dollar property he has left and appeal — or figure out more ways (perhaps more profitable than coffee) to make up the rest of what he owes.
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House at a Glance
Who lives here: A retired couple
Location: Bronxville, New York
Size: 2,500 square feet (232 square meters); two bedrooms, 2½ bathrooms
Designer: Curated Nest
Contractor: DTF Rosemount
The homeowners were happy with the condo’s open floor plan after having lived with smaller, more compartmentalized rooms in their previous Tudor-style home.
Galvao and Coren identified the couple’s style by visiting their house during a thorough design phase. This included sharing inspiration images, discussing their vision, understanding how they live and reviewing their art collection.
“They have the kind of art collection where they had picked up pieces on their travels and every piece had a story behind it,” Galvao says. “We were able to discern a lot about their style from their art collection.”
The well-traveled couple spend extended periods abroad for the husband’s job. He’s English and their time living in England gave the wife, a jazz composer with an Italian background, a deep appreciation for afternoon tea. The entry, seen here from the living room, includes a tea nook, coat closet and powder room.
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