Move over, communes and gated neighborhoods. The new private enclave is all about making you—and the environment—feel better. Gisela Williams April 16, 2020, 6:05 AM EDT From Bloomberg Businessweek On a mild autumn Saturday, I join a group of prospective homeowners for a walking tour of Serenbe, a 1,400-acre community of 700-plus residents in Chattahoochie […]
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Farm-to-Table Living Takes Root
By Kate Murphy March 11, 2014 GILBERT, Ariz. — In many American suburbs, outward signs of life are limited to the blue glow of television screens flickering behind energy-efficient windows. But in a subdivision of this bedroom community outside Phoenix, amid precision-cut lawns and Craftsman-style homes, lambs caper in common green areas, chickens scratch in […]
Is the Hudson Valley Turning Into the Hamptons?
Developers have discovered the once-sleepy Catskills and are building million-dollar homes there. And now there’s a bus service modeled after the Hampton Jitney. By Julie Satow April 12, 2019 For Amelia Sandell, the Hudson Valley was appealing because it was nothing like the Hamptons. Although now, she admits, that argument is getting harder to make. […]
Farming and Sustainability Pioneer Annie Farrell Joins Bellefield Development Partners
Environmental Expert to Guide Agricultural Planning, Education and Preservation HYDE PARK, N.Y. (March 27, 2020) – Bellefield Development Partners, the team behind Bellefield at Historic Hyde Park and an affiliate of T-Rex Capital Group, LLC, is proud to announce that farming and environmental expert Annie Farrell has joined the organization as Head of Agriculture. The […]
Culinary Institute of America plans $98 million hotel for Hyde Park campus
The Culinary Institute of America is regularly ranked among the top culinary schools in the world. Instruction on its Hyde Park campus is sought by the most talented chefs hoping to follow in the footsteps of icons like Anthony Bourdain and Charlie Palmer, as well as countless others who went on to run their own […]
Why Dutchess is seeing a boom in hotel development and where the need exists
Saba Ali, Poughkeepsie Journal Published 6:00 a.m. ET March 5, 2020 The hotel features 113 suites, a saltwater pool and a putting green. It offers its guests an evening reception, and a fire pit sits on its patio. Yet, Homewood Suites by Hilton stands behind a strip mall on a busy section of Route 9 […]
Story by Sandi Park in Hudson Valley Nest Newsletter
By Sandi Park I’m all about new urbanism. Two years ago, I connected with the first new urbanist architect I had ever known and, shortly thereafter, had the pleasure to work with. I can’t say I got lucky to meet such a talented and infectiously passionate professional, as I don’t believe in luck. I can […]
Hyde Park, N.Y.: A Gilded Age Getaway With a Friendly Vibe
There are affordable homes and plenty of things to do in this picturesque Dutchess County town. What’s missing: a town center and wastewater management. By Julie Lasky – Jan. 15, 2020 Ann Weiser and Neil Krupnick moved to Hyde Park, N.Y., three and a half years ago, driven from their home on the North Fork […]
The Hudson Valley Is Named One of the Best Places to Visit in 2020 by Forbes
Make a day trip or mini vacation this year with all the latest happenings in the Hudson Valley. BY ALICIA MCGOWAN In general, the Hudson Valley is a cool place to adventure and explore. It’s a place of funky towns, farms, culture, and the arts, and it recently made its way among the “25 Best […]
Second-home buyers are flocking to this out-of-state oasis
New Yorkers have always looked beyond the five boroughs for a reprieve from city life, flocking to places like the Hudson Valley for bucolic escapes. But as the popularity — and cost — of typical weekend getaway areas surge, some city dwellers have reassessed what they want from a vacation home. In the popular riverside […]
