tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post1810932235576795865..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: Pierre Berge's Jewelbox Pied a Terre at the PierreYour Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-71350969300370238922009-07-25T06:33:18.701-07:002009-07-25T06:33:18.701-07:00Hey 3:54...he's dead now!Hey 3:54...he's dead now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-68468686368286392872007-09-08T19:44:00.000-07:002007-09-08T19:44:00.000-07:00you're right, it wasn't that funny until your whin...you're right, it wasn't that funny until your whiny ass post.<BR/>think back to kindergarten, where we all learned that the only one who can hurt your feelings is YOU.<BR/>go have a cookieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-56737837961017992632007-09-08T12:25:00.000-07:002007-09-08T12:25:00.000-07:00Aunt Mary- Diabetic jokes are insulting. Nothing...Aunt Mary- Diabetic jokes are insulting. Nothing funny about a disease that millions of people, like myself, suffer with every day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-47843098362696606872007-09-07T15:54:00.000-07:002007-09-07T15:54:00.000-07:00Agree with first anon, Yves St. Laurent is not dea...Agree with first anon, Yves St. Laurent is not dead. Definitely not. Thankfully!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-5481315885981788252007-09-07T15:53:00.000-07:002007-09-07T15:53:00.000-07:00The maintenance fee is ridiculous, but I like the ...The maintenance fee is ridiculous, but I like the size of this place. I could live in it, but I don't like the living room wall style. Also, I'd have to redecorate and make it less fussy. I don't mind the old-school bathroom, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-65535921307517384492007-09-07T14:03:00.000-07:002007-09-07T14:03:00.000-07:00Maintenance and cc are used to describe the same f...Maintenance and cc are used to describe the same fee but there are differences between coops and condos. A monthly coop fee includes city real estate taxes (the building is taxed as a whole) and the condo owners receive a direct bill for their units so the tax charge is in addition to the cc.<BR/><BR/>From building to building the components of the fees are different based upon services and building financials.luke220https://www.blogger.com/profile/07809763931071806294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-48995888954792567172007-09-07T10:37:00.000-07:002007-09-07T10:37:00.000-07:00Hi LukeThanks !So cc stands for common charges and...Hi Luke<BR/><BR/>Thanks !<BR/><BR/>So cc stands for common charges and then of course there are maintenance charges.<BR/><BR/>Why both?<BR/>How do they differ?<BR/>Much Thanks !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-91490962190436118692007-09-07T09:38:00.000-07:002007-09-07T09:38:00.000-07:00Before I even read the story, I looked at the pict...Before I even read the story, I looked at the pictures and thought, "Ugh, looks like a hotel. In 1988. In Manchester." While I'd love to live in a full service fancy hotel, this just looks dark and dreary to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-46564857038269008332007-09-07T08:34:00.000-07:002007-09-07T08:34:00.000-07:00anonymous at 1:54 p.m., the only death mentioned i...anonymous at 1:54 p.m., the only death mentioned in the posting was Jed Johnson who perished on Flight 800. He was the decorator.<BR/><BR/>While the decor may be "nice", I sure don't see anything that looks even remotely comfortable to sit on. <BR/>Maybe it's just my bony ass but the settees don't look the least bit inviting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-74320355920562839712007-09-07T07:02:00.000-07:002007-09-07T07:02:00.000-07:00caveman said:haha, what the hell do i know?, just ...caveman said:<BR/>haha, what the hell do i know?, just an attempt at some humor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-28756834565026076482007-09-06T22:32:00.000-07:002007-09-06T22:32:00.000-07:00I have lived in several countries but from the tim...I have lived in several countries but from the time I was a young girl of 15 I was thrilled with NY! I think this pied-a-terre is grand. I might add some color possibly on the walls. I wish we could see the exact shades and textures of the fabrics and walls. Love the mahogany and old world feel but others may think it is too dark. I must have been an uppity queen in a past life. I long to put my Durers on the walls.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Mama, for the floor plan. I swoon over floor plans. Love the California real estate but can never have enough of Manhattan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-22784097890918680852007-09-06T21:29:00.000-07:002007-09-06T21:29:00.000-07:00the decor screams for an owner in a wheelchair, bu...the decor screams for an owner in a wheelchair, but i'm not seeing any ramps!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-60366940700587408112007-09-06T20:39:00.000-07:002007-09-06T20:39:00.000-07:00It REEKS of "OLD FART". YSL?!.Help me...I'm having...It REEKS of "OLD FART". YSL?!.Help me...I'm having a disco flashback.Big ups to Mr. Berge.Especially if that puppy is paid for.Why can't I fall into the right bed?Big city RE prices have never made sense to me.Neither does the game of rationalization being played by most of the posters to your blog MAMA.Native New Yorkers are especially guilty of this:OVERPAYING =CLASS,STYLE,SOPHISTICATION,WORLDLINESS.I've never met a Gothamite who was'nt smug in his belief that because NY was wickedly expensive to live in ...and he/she was somehow able to live there that this gave them some smug sense of superiority.I would take that 7mill...buy a nice place on SOUTH BEACH where they all end up after Oct. anyway...buy a second place in Vegas...buy a third place in OC/San Diego...all of them nice...and still have stampolinis left over for a Net Jets card to visit them all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-13481580647566889812007-09-06T20:02:00.000-07:002007-09-06T20:02:00.000-07:00Stunning view. Worth every penny.Stunning view. Worth every penny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-42866089566883790212007-09-06T18:25:00.000-07:002007-09-06T18:25:00.000-07:00Caveman, honey, I'd only entertain small parties h...Caveman, honey, I'd only entertain small parties here and since the caterers are only coming from downstairs, they can haul ass up and down the service elevators and not need any kitchen space so to speak. I don't do big parties anymore, unless I use the public rooms in the hotel. Can you get foldable pool tables?.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00180208295970291958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-80729732029853379112007-09-06T18:17:00.000-07:002007-09-06T18:17:00.000-07:00It doesn't get much better than this. Fantastic lo...It doesn't get much better than this. Fantastic location and in a world class hotel. (Until last year The Pierre was a Four Seasons hotel.) <BR/><BR/>Rupert Murdoch paid $44 million for his coop in the next block (at 834 Fifth). This seems a good price for what it is and the views are better than Rupert's.<BR/><BR/>It appears that it could be 2000 sq feet, not small by city standards.<BR/><BR/>CC is common charges, the shared building expenses which are determined by each unit's common area interest which is specified in the deed or shares owned.luke220https://www.blogger.com/profile/07809763931071806294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-57499224727333583892007-09-06T18:08:00.000-07:002007-09-06T18:08:00.000-07:00caveman says:hey aunt mary, where would you put di...caveman says:<BR/>hey aunt mary, where would you put dinner guests in that place?<BR/>i would remodel that gallery into a kitchen with an indoor grill, gotta have a steak with my beer.<BR/>come to think of it, where the hell am i going to put the pool table & jukebox?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-14779714824984860882007-09-06T17:10:00.000-07:002007-09-06T17:10:00.000-07:00MamaCan you make a post an tell us about these NYC...Mama<BR/>Can you make a post an tell us about these NYC apartments when it comes to maintenance cost. How is it determined and what does it include? I have always liked looking at the apartment listings and floor plans on Prudential and other sites and feel dumb asking what maint/cc means. What is cc ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-5291074516063487392007-09-06T17:08:00.000-07:002007-09-06T17:08:00.000-07:00I think the second bathroom would be accessible to...I think the second bathroom would be accessible to guests from the foyer. Actually this provides maximum privacy for dinner guests. The bedroom itself would be closed from view most likely. All that mahogany and leather would be hiding any personal effects from the prying eyes of snoops like us..https://www.blogger.com/profile/00180208295970291958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-77848633672509678512007-09-06T16:52:00.000-07:002007-09-06T16:52:00.000-07:00Perfect,proper,expensive yet boring.Perfect,proper,expensive yet boring.so_chic_darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295857652423777633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-84604436196787254872007-09-06T16:47:00.000-07:002007-09-06T16:47:00.000-07:00The only problem is that if you have people over a...The only problem is that if you have people over and they need to go tee tee they have to trek thru one of your bedrooms to get to the terlit. I would prefer the layout to have the bog in the second bedroom accessible from the gallery.<BR/><BR/>And no, YSL ain't dead yet, but may be holed up in Morocco.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-14448724714092237112007-09-06T16:41:00.000-07:002007-09-06T16:41:00.000-07:00Am I the only one who finds the furniture and the ...Am I the only one who finds the furniture and the overall decor a little dark and brooding? It feels so heavy and just plain old.<BR/><BR/>That being said, the views and the windows themselves are incredible!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-16099158313824406812007-09-06T16:33:00.000-07:002007-09-06T16:33:00.000-07:00Money issues aside, I think it's exquisite. The s...Money issues aside, I think it's exquisite. The space is very well designed with a gracious entrance gallery, perfect window placement for long views and surprising privacy for such a small apartment. How do you suppose the space between the bedroom and living room would be used? Bookshelves, closets, office?.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00180208295970291958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-22812008531929369532007-09-06T16:21:00.000-07:002007-09-06T16:21:00.000-07:00Oh Mama, thank you so much for this lovely bit of ...Oh Mama, thank you so much for this lovely bit of New York. My blood sugar was getting so high on all that California frou-frou, I thought I might need medical attention. And a floor plan.....oh Mama, you shouldn't have..https://www.blogger.com/profile/00180208295970291958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-43482379949401175152007-09-06T16:18:00.000-07:002007-09-06T16:18:00.000-07:00Uh... the only"twin towers" you could see from thi...Uh... the only"twin towers" you could see from this apartment is the tacky Time Warner Center. And while I LOVE Manhattan, for $7M I'll take a triplex in Tribeca.. yes with a full California sized kitchen and terrace! As for everyday folk, yes.. the NYC "kitchen" is basically a storage drawer for take-out menus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com