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In Amsterdam, a floating neighborhood is being built on a canal. The project is a collaboration between architecture firm Space & Matter and a team of consultants. Known as Schoonschip Amsterdam, this residential area has been in the works since 2010, and the team expects to complete the project in 2020. The floating neighborhood offers a sustainable solution for high-density urban areas (a greener alternative to high rises) as well as low-lying areas that are at risk due to rising sea levels.

Got a spare $11.25 million hanging around? Then you can officially hang your hat where Barbra did. Well, if you can get by the co-op board first. Barbra Streisand’s former 3,672-square-foot home on Central Park West has officially hit the market, and the 9-room penthouse is the picture of Manhattan luxury. It’s no wonder that Babs lived here for over 30 years. Designed by the famed architect Emory Roth, the art deco Ardsley building has a prime location on Central Park West.

Four years after purchasing his LA property, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt recently listed his vintage Franklin Hills residence for $3.85 million, slightly more than what he paid for it back in 2015. At 3,771 square feet, the four-bedroom, four-bathroom time capsule home offers an iconic view of downtown LA. Designed by Paul R.

Renowned songwriter Irving Berlin is one of the most famous tenants to occupy the posh New York City penthouse duplex located at 130 East End Ave, and now the sky-high residence is officially up for sale. With an asking price of $3,995,000, the celebrated composer’s former digs is one of three apartments in the building on the market.

Recently, we let you in on a few good reasons to live in the Southeast, and now here’s an even more tempting reason to pack up and head to a rapidly expanding part of the country. According to the real estate grapevine, Sandra Bullock recently listed her Tybee Island house for $6.5 million. Offering 3,360 square feet of beachfront bliss, the gorgeous home off the coast of Georgia boasts seven bedrooms and five and a half bathrooms and sits on a little less than three acres.

In the latest installment of “We *So* Wanna Live Here,” Melissa McCarthy’s Toluca Lake bungalow is back on the rental market. Though it might be a bit outside our price range; the comedian is asking would-be tenant(s) to shell out $10,000 a month. To put that number in perspective, it’s more than the annual hidden costs of homeownership. With the in flow of cash, McCarthy could easily support her dollar store shopping habit and probably have a bit left over each month.

One day we’ll collectively evolve into a society that fully supports the struggles of juggling work and parenting. But until we can get everyone (employers, specifically) to get on board with stuff like paid family leave, here’s a list of cities that are the best—and not so great—for working moms. First, the not so good news—the list excludes an entire region of the country, which isn’t exactly promising for mothers in the Northeast.

Whether it’s recycling, composting, or using cloth grocery bags, living an organic, eco-conscious lifestyle has never been easier. And great news, travelers: this can be the case for when you’re vacationing, too, as you don’t always have to choose between chic and luxury or environmentally-conscious. Say hello to this ultra-chic luxury bell tent in Tulum, Mexico, that is totally eco-friendly.

One half of the actress-turned-fashion mogul twin duo Mary-Kate Olsen and her husband Olivier Sarkozy are looking to offload a pair of Manhattan townhouses. Located at 123 E. 10th St., and 125 E. 10th St., the posh residences recently hit the market for $7.69 million and $8.3 million, respectively. The former space is 4,200 square feet, five stories tall and has an eat-in kitchen along with a total of five bedrooms, one of which is a master suite that encompasses an entire level.

While Martha Stewart continues to dominate the world one lifestyle venture at a time (see: her pet CBD line), her daughter Alexis is busy working on a major real estate move. The younger Stewart recently listed her impeccably designed West Village triplex for $53 million, after having purchased the home between 2006 and 2007 for approximately $35 million.

While she prepares for a speaking gig at the upcoming South by Southwest festival, would-be luxury home buyers are somewhere hunched over their laptops, completely mesmerized by the gorgeous Beverly Hills mansion Jodie Foster just put on the market. Listed by Christie’s International Real Estate affiliate David Kramer of Hilton & Hyland, the two-level 1950s dwelling is approximately 7,500 square feet, sits on a little more than an acre and has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms.

This is the ultimate fixer upper.