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$50 MILLION PLAZA HOTEL PENTHOUSE

Go inside billionaire Tommy Hilfiger’s $50 million palatial penthouse high atop New York City’s iconic Plaza Hotel – with a VIP tour from the fashion mogul himself.

The duplex penthouse apartment overlooks Central Park and has been home to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Marilyn Monroe.

The 5,600-square-foot duplex has been on and off the market since 2013.
Hilfiger bought his unit for $25 million in 2008 and tried to flip it later that year for $50 million.

After almost a decade on the market and much price fluctuation — he once upped the ask to $80 million — it remains on the market at a mere $50 million following a price drop.

LOST IN DHAKA

Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh, in southern Asia. A fast-growing modern metropolis with an area of only 306 sqkm and a population of 9 million. Set beside the Buriganga River, it’s at the center of national government, trade and culture. The 17th-century old city was the Mughal capital of Bengal, and many palaces and mosques remain. Enjoy the beautiful impressions of this crowded city.

In March, the Federal Government came out with their long-awaited 2019 Federal Budget. For those of us on the West Coast, there was an expectation, or at least a hope, that we’d see some relief from the ‘2% Stress Test’ – Or perhaps an extension of the maximum amortization to 30 years. Instead, Ottawa introduced a new zero-interest loan to help first-time homebuyers. It’s a federal government incentive designed to target housing affordability. The real question in cities like Vancouver is: Will it work?

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In a time when “car” was not even a word yet, and people relied on horses to pull their wagons, one woman challenged the status quo. To prove to the world and her timid husband that his invention was the future of mobility, Bertha Benz went on the first long-distance journey with an automobile. She faced all kinds of challenges but stopped at nothing. In doing so, she brought the Benz Patent-Motorwagen worldwide attention and got the company its first sales.The rest, as they say, is history. To learn more about the courageous Bertha Benz click HERE.