Engine looks to reposition Beastie Boys legacy into retail hotspot in Atwater Village

Engine Real Estate is repositioning a retail block in Los Angeles’ Atwater Village into what it hopes will become a neighborhood destination for food, wellness, creative production and live music.  The investment outfit, which owns real estate in Los Angeles and Napa Valley, purchased the 14,500-squ

Luxury ocean liners inform New York's Kimpton Era hotel by INC

Local architecture studio INC has designed each guest room at this hotel overlooking New York's Rockefeller Plaza to emulate "a stateroom on an ocean liner". The 529-key Kimpton Era is housed within a purpose-built, 33-storey tower on West 48th Street, just south of the art deco Rockefeller Center c

Mauricio for Mayor?

Was Mauricio Umansky for real when he said he was considering a run for Los Angeles mayor? The Agency co-founder and CEO’s admission on “Live with Kelly and Mark” that he was considering a mayoral run in 2030 turned some heads this week. It seems the move isn’t quite ready for primetime in the polit

How Two Friends Turned a Timeworn Connecticut Garage Into a Vintage-Inspired Barnhouse

The new wing designer Ryan Lawson added to restaurateur Rose Bonura’s 300-year-old Colonial feels like it's always been there.