"These are for the quintessential empty-nesters, for New York City dwellers who want a weekend place and for international buyers who may have one or two other homes as well and want yet another resort, high-end lifestyle home," Mr. Hochberg said, pointing to a display of handcrafted wood kitchen cabinets, handmade French tiles and other expensive finishing materials.
For the past few years, the denim industry had been leaning toward easy-to-wear boot cuts and unique (and expensive) finishes, from precise whiskering at the tops of the thighs to specially installed wear at the hems.
All have expensive finishes.
In addition to direct Hudson River views, the units will have teak floors and other expensive finishes.
There are 218 one- and two-bedrooms, some with expensive finishes, and most under three years old.
The featureless red-brick monoliths are gone — replaced by stylish buildings that resemble market-rate condominiums, with expensive finishes, attractive lobbies and landscaped grounds.
In May, units with more expensive finishes were introduced by Parkchester Preservation Management, the steward for 6,382 rentals procured in the 1998 deal.
And in the 21st century, he added, luxury means more than high-end materials and expensive finishes — it "involves authenticity, generosity and sustainability".
But many of the interior architectural features — suspended ceilings, expensive finishes, interior partitions, heating and ventilating equipment, air-conditioning ducts and some of the water piping — were utterly destroyed.
