Luxury Lifestyle Awards: Middle East 2015 Winners

The Luxury Lifestyle Awards gives reconition to companies in the luxury segment for their initiative and achievements. This year, the award goes to the Middle East.

Below are the Luxury Lifestyle Awards 2015 winners.

For Saudi Arabia, here are the winners for each category:

Luxury Hotel - Waldork Astoria
Luxury Restaurant - Nozomi
Luxury Residential Real Estate - Tatweer Housing
Luxury Jewelry Brand - L'Azurde Diamonds
Luxury Spa and Wellness Center - Al Faisaliah Spa

For United Arab Emirates (UAE), here are the winners for each category:

Luxury Hotel - Waldork Astoria
Luxury Restaurant - Zuma
Luxury Spa and Wellness Center - Dalouk Wellness Spa
Luxury Interior Design Studio - 4Space Interior Design
Luxury Jewelry Brand - Toujours
National Brand - Sylka Carpets

For Qatar, here are the winners for each category:

Luxury Residential Real Estate - Alfardan Properties
National Brand - Fanilla Couture

For Egypt, here are the winners for each category:

Luxury Hotel - Rixos Sharm El Sheikh
National Brand - Sara Hegazy
National Fashion Designer - Mamzi

For Lebanon, here are the winners for each category:

National Fashion Designer - Zeina Slaiby

For Kazakhstan, here are the winners for each category: 

Luxury Restaurant - EAST

Luxury Spa and Wellness Center - Celebrity Spa

Interior Design Studio - Batyr Ospanov Designs

Luxury Beauty Salon - Rimax Beauty Center

For Azerbaijan, here are the winners for each category: 

Interior Design Studio - Chelebi Furniture and Decor

Luxury Restaurant - Mangal Steak House

National Brand - Pasha Life

For Turkey, here are the winners for each category: 

Luxury Hotel - Palmalife Marina Hotel

National Brand - Sia & Moore

That wraps up the list of winner for Luxury Awards 2015. 

Luxury Awards Asia is coming next. The ceremony will be held in Singapore on Feb. 25, 2016. 

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10 Sullivan in Soho now nearly complete

Credit: 10 Sullivan

The 16-story tower in 10 Sullivan is now nearing completion, based on images published by Field Condition. The flat iron-like building located at the intersection of Avenue of the Americas and Sullivan Street is designed by Montroy Anderson DeMarco and Cary Tamarkin of Tamarkin Co.

The building's exterior features industrial elements like brick, divided light windows, and corbelled brick piers. The tower houses 19 residential units, each occupying an entire floor. It also boasts duplex penthouses on the 12th and 13th floors and a penthouse occupying four floors, 14th to 16th floors, and the rooftop.

10 Sullivan is owned by Property Markets Group and Madison Equities.

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144 Duane Street for rent at $135,000 per month

An inside view of 144 Duane Street (Credit: Douglas Elliman Real Estate)

The mansion at 144 Duane Street once owned by George Soros is now available for $135,000 a month. It is not Lower Manhattan's priciest rental listing.

The property at 144 Duane Street includes a triplex penthouse with eight bedrooms and 13.5 bathrooms, several guest apartments, a basketball court, and a basement gym.

"The property is perfect for a celebrity or someone who needs privacy," said Yoko Sanada of Doublas Elliman. "They're able to have their own space and for their staff to have a place to stay, as well."

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321 Ocean Penthouse at Miami Beach back on the market for $53 million

321 Ocean Drive (Credit: Lucrecia Lindemann)

Financier Boris Jordan bought a penthouse at beachfront condo building 321 Ocean in Miami Beach for $20 million. Now after six months, Jordan and his wife, photograper and philanthropist Elizabeth, are putting the penthouse back to the market for $53 million.

Penthouse location: 9th floor of 321 Ocean

Penthouse description: 

According to Jorge Uribe, a listing agent at ONE Sotheby's International Realty, the penthouse has:

• Roughly 6,800 square feet, with about 6,400 square feet of outdoor space
• Four bedrooms
• Staff quarters
• Private roofdeck
• Outdoor kitchen
• Dining table for 40 people
• Fire pit
• Infinity pool with a view of the ocean.

The penthouse will be sold fully furnished. 

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4 of the Best Penthouses in the United States

Penthouse living is really living at the top of the world. The luxury they provide and the breath-taking views they give their owners make one feel as if you rule it all.

But no penthouse is ever created the same. Of the several penthouses available in the United States, these are the best and the finest of them all.

At least according to a report from Knight Frank, a global real estate consultancy headquartered in London. The report provides would-be or potential buyers a sneak peak at some of the prime residential properties around the world.

In this article, we'll focus on the prime penthouses in the U.S. Here they are.

432 Park Avenue 

432 Park Avenue is a very tallest residential building in New York, USA. With 96 floors and 104 residences, this looming tower can be found between 56th and 57th Streets. The building was designed by Rafael Viñoly and offers residents a view Central Park and several bodies of water like the East River, the Hudson River, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Each residence has bedrooms and a library, with interior design done by Deborah Berke. Amenities include swimming pool, wine cellar, lounge, fitness center, and a private restaurant.

You can find the current avaialable units here.

400 Fifth Avenue

400 Fifth Avenue, still in New York, offers its Penthouse Collection with panoramic views of the city skyline through its diamond-angled windows. Das Concepts took care of the interior design of this prime residential real estate. 

Amenities include a spa, residential concierge services, valet parking, limousine rental, and a fitness cneter, among others. 

Request for the price and find out the available units here. 

5 Beekman

The Beekman Tower (Credit: Daniel Zimmermann)

Still in New York is the Beekman Penthouses, located 172 feet in the sky. These private residences offer residents a 360-degree view of Manhattan while indulging in designs by Thomas Juul-Hansen. Penthouse living here includes dining by Tom Colicchio's restarant.

Penthouses feature a centerpeice fireplace in the living room, a kitchen that boasts a Madreperola Quartzite Stone center island, and Gioia Venatino Marble and Gascogne Blue Limestone finish in the bathroom.

The Schumacher: 36 Bleecker

The Schumacher (Credit: The Schumaker No. 36 Bleeker Street)

The Penthouse Collection at The Schumacher No. 36 Bleeker Street in New York showcases a Victorian and Romanesque style, complete with restored original columns -- the work of Morris Adjmi of Morris Adjmi Architects. The two deplex penthouses here feature barrel vault brick ceilings, private rooftop terraces, and tasteful interiors care of Cristina Crajales.

Whether you're a local or a foreigner, these luxury penthouses offer the finest residences in the country. Scenic landscapes coupled with luxury living, who could ask for more? 

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