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For instance, a typical Manhattan high-rise apartment may gain $10,000 to $25,000 or more in value per floor.
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John Walkup, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Situated on the rooftop of Wanda Plaza in downtown Qingdao, and surrounded by towers and high-rises, this multi-functional space merges skateboarding culture with commercial spaces, providing a fresh take on how public and retail spaces can coexist.
—Bridget Borgobello, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
In the most underrated King movie, a supernatural skeptic (John Cusack) who writes about haunted places takes interest in the legendarily creepy room of a New York high-rise.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The people who moved into the new and expensive high-rise apartments were doctors working at the adjacent Massachusetts General Hospital, or lawyers and other professionals.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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John Walkup, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Situated on the rooftop of Wanda Plaza in downtown Qingdao, and surrounded by towers and high-rises, this multi-functional space merges skateboarding culture with commercial spaces, providing a fresh take on how public and retail spaces can coexist.
—Bridget Borgobello, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
In the most underrated King movie, a supernatural skeptic (John Cusack) who writes about haunted places takes interest in the legendarily creepy room of a New York high-rise.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The people who moved into the new and expensive high-rise apartments were doctors working at the adjacent Massachusetts General Hospital, or lawyers and other professionals.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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