Especially in this high-tech wired world, countries export who and what they are.
Shipping lines and tech wires, motherboards and railroad tracks -- these and other kinds of grids are what Iverson grafts onto the natural landscapes that ground her compositions, representing the hybrid lifestyle of an environmentally active artist equally inhabiting wild nature and industrial commerce.
The apartments will include washers and dryers, high-tech wiring and balconies or patios.
But many people seem to prefer new construction, which is better able to accommodate high-tech wiring and special needs.
The buildings will offer high-tech wiring, including high-speed Internet access and two sources for telecommunications and electricity.
Mr. Silverstein said he also stressed amenities, including valet parking for 200 cars, 40,000 square feet of retail space, a cafe and high-tech wiring.
The house has only a two-car garage, the laundry is in the basement, and there is no master bedroom on the first floor, or high-tech wiring.
"You would be at a disadvantage today, not doing high-tech wiring in a building," said Andrew Gerringer, managing director of the development marketing group at Douglas Elliman.
Inside, he said, the hotel, which will feature a business center and a basement-level screening room, will be equipped with the latest high-tech wiring.
The new rental developments on 23rd and 56th Streets each have been designed with such features as high-tech wiring, marble-tiled bathrooms and 20 to 40 different layouts.
