Frosbrand Plaza
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Rooftop
Lounge
- Indoor Saltwater Pool Room
- Locker Rooms
- Cafe Space
Outdoor Pool Area
- Large Pool
- Hot Tub Lanai
- Sunning & Diving Fountain
- Loggia between skyline and pool
- Dressing rooms
- Outdoor kitchen & grill
- Outdoor bar
- Bathrooms
- Steam room/sauna
Sixtieth Floor
- The sixtieth floor is Teodor's personal domicile, with a positively extravagant amount of living and personal entertaining space.
Fifty-Ninth Floor
- Guest Floor. This has a number of mini-apartments, as well as a grand set of simple guest rooms.
- Suites: 4 bedrooms, kitchen, dining, baths, study/office
Fifty-Eighth Floor
- Entertainment Floor. This has a wide expanse of social and entertainment space, including a personal theater, gym, social areas, a small ballroom, a grand dining room and similar spaces.
Fifty-Seventh Floor
- Domestics Floor. This floor has a lot of the "behind the scenes" spaces for his home, including pantries, domestic living spaces and storage areas.
Fifty-Sixth Floor
- Buffer Floor. Teodor consider this a "buffer" from the rest of the building, a wide open vacant floor with no features other than support structures. He may choose to use it to expand into in the future, but for now it sits unoccupied.
- A large morning room off the kitchen for casual family dining. This is simply an expansion of the traditional breakfast room.
- Large formal dining rooms still prevail and are a must for indoor formal entertaining.
- A butler’s pantry between the kitchen and formal dining area that may be equipped with china cabinets, lined flatware drawers, crystal storage and wine refrigeration.
- An oversized and well-organized pantry in the kitchen that has room for a freezer.
- A temperature-controlled wine room that might even accommodate a tasting table or two.
- A game room that might hold a pool table, arcade games and even a karaoke stage.
- A high-ceilinged music room for the grand piano and other musical enjoyment.
- Forget strip closets. Luxury homes demand oversized and highly organized walk-in dressing rooms.
- Personal gyms are a common requirement in luxury homes. They are typically located off the master bedroom or near outdoor amenities.
- The plush home theater with cushy seats, popcorn machine and huge screen have become very popular.
- A home library offers a quiet room for books, reading and reflection.
- A conservatory provides a glass-walled transition between the luxury residence and its natural surroundings–and is a lovely spot for casual entertaining.
- A sunroom may be located anywhere in the home, but provides a casual place to enjoy sunshine and views.
- Home offices are often a requirement for busy owners and their staff.
- A large laundry and project room may have multiple washers and dryers, a steam closet, and cabinets for project storage. It should also have space for a large, multi-purpose table.
- loggias
- fully-equipped outdoor kitchens, which allow for year round outdoor dining and entertaining. It is also not uncommon to find poolside cabanas, dressing rooms and steam rooms.
- indoor shooting ranges
- beauty salons
- professional laundries
- luggage elevators for individual bedrooms
- ballrooms
- roof-top observatories
- kitchens everywhere in the home
- salt-water aquariums
- salt-water pools.
- The feature most in-demand today, according to real estate professionals and designers, are smart home technologies that monitor and manage systems inside and outside the house. Whether the task is making sure the doors are locked, turning on heaters under the driveway to clear the snow, adjusting shades, changing the indoor temperature or turning on or off an appliance and light, owners now can get the job done from anywhere in the world using their smart phones. Lighting a room today requires more than switching on a lamp; rather, layers of lighting from ambient to task are mixed to match the different functions of a room. Lighting controls make it easy to switch from one to another with touch screen or remote.
- Private refuge doesn’t begin to characterize master suites today. A mini-kitchen makes it easy to enjoy morning coffee or a nightcap without stirring too far. Most offer some access outdoors with private balconies and decks but the ultimate might be a private garden with a plunge pool.
- Closets continue to grab more square footage with elaborate systems to organize wardrobes, ample dressing areas and space to pack suitcases. Extras include laundry facilities, flat-screen televisions and cappuccino makers.
- Tubs are still the jewel of master baths, and the freestanding sculptural vessel of today is as much a work of art as a place to bathe. New options for jetted tubs include sound waves broadcast through the water, effervescent air bubbles similar to champagne, and chromathrerapy.
- And few amenities have as many bells and whistles — not to mention multiple sprays and shower heads, even fixtures that mimic rainfall — as showers. Electronics take out the everyday guesswork, allowing owners to program their preferred water temps and spray patterns for each bather.
- Perceived as the place to renew mind, body and soul, homes today are also called upon to facilitate well-being. A home gym or exercise room is a must-have. The most elaborate have additional space for yoga and Pilates, along with all the basic equipment. No home gym would be restorative without the additional pampering of a home spa. Not too long ago, a sauna and perhaps an indoor hot tub were considered ample enough, but today steam showers, a sauna spacious enough to accommodate several people, a massage room and a hot tub are considered essentials. And, whether it’s a modest resistance pool or a grand affair reminiscent of a roman bath, an indoor pool is nirvana for many.
- Another important luxury trend is making a home uniquely your own. Anything commissioned for the home such as metal work, a sculpture or stained glass is very desirable. Unique finishes such as Venetian plaster on the walls, reclaimed or rare woods and imported marble put an owner’s stamp on interiors. Open floor plans reduce areas available to display art or collections, so many owners have art walls or even galleries added for this purpose. The art itself is a prized amenity, and few other extras have the potential to bring so much beauty, depth and emotion to any area of the home.
- In spite of ubiquitous flat screens, builders, architects and real estate professionals tell us home theaters, still very much in demand, have become a luxury mainstay. The word game room may conjure up flashbacks to rec rooms of the 1960s, but there is nothing dated about the video and arcade games found in these spaces today, unless of course it’s a classic such as billiards, which has always found a place in luxury homes. Homeowners today are asking for full-blown pubs, complete with darts and a full poker table.
- High on some wish lists, particularly in cold climes, is an indoor sport court. And even with a couple of feet of snow on the course, golf addicts can still get their fix and hone their game with virtual golf. Plus, how else can one get the opportunity to play a number of legendary courses, all in the same day?
- Few can leave work behind, so a home office that is a sanctuary and also designed for productivity is much desired. Today, offices also are likely to include a conference room for meetings and offices for ancillary staff. Another trend is an office built for two.
- Can anything be as nurturing as a library? As beautiful as they are utilitarian, libraries are as much a place to strategize, plan and recharge as they are a home for books. Lately, almost every upscale home seems to have a library, even if it’s just a cozy spot for cognac or port at the end of the day.
- One of the most expensive homes sold in 2010 featured a swan pond. While a swan pond might be the ultimate, nothing is making a bigger splash outside than water features. Koi ponds, fountains and waterfalls enliven sight and sound, adding sparkle and a dimension to landscapes that few other amenities can deliver. In the last 10 years, pools have gone from being eyesores to eye candy, blending artfully with the landscape, often valued more as a design feature than a place to play. On everybody’s wish list are cocktail pools — small pools that look pretty and are the ideal backdrop for drinks.
- Renewed appreciation for family and friends is a powerful incentive for upscale consumers today. Whether they have a young family, teenagers, grown children or grandchildren, luxury home owners want their home to enhance family life. Separate guesthouses and casitas, especially in warm climates, never have been more popular. If children are in the picture, many consider a playroom a must-have. It may begin as a playroom for younger children and transition into a place for video games, band practices or whatever suits the passion of the day. Upscale homes, it seems, can’t have too many kitchens, and playrooms and game rooms often incorporate a mini kitchen.
- Your children might not consider anything related to homework an amenity, but chances are you do. Homework isn’t left to happenstance anymore. Rather, dedicated homework or computer areas often are located in flexible-use space near the young darlings’ bedrooms, or in an alcove or dedicated area adjacent to the kitchen and great room.
- Nothing symbolized glamour more than ballrooms. Ballrooms are rare today, but that doesn’t mean the penchant for glamour and grand entertaining is passé. Living rooms, grand salons and conservatories still host large-scale events that spill out to terraces and patios. Formal dining rooms, spacious enough to seat 20 or more, are another must-have, especially as the price of the home increases. Wine cellars continue to be an important feature of upscale homes, not only to display wines and sip vintages, but to also ensure top-notch libations. A catering kitchen, or at the very least a working pantry, is a must to facilitate large events.
- No matter how many rooms or how many square feet, the kitchen is still the heart of the home. Here, the ideal is a mix of finishes, several different places to hang out and to dine, and a warm ambiance. Wood is back in vogue with natural or dark tones on some of the cabinetry or exotic varieties such as rosewood or Tasmanian Blackwood topping a peninsular or counter. A stove such as La Cornue’s Grand Palais 180 may be the ideal for some, but there never have been so many options for the cook. Some of the newest appliances combine steam and convection or conventional heating. For many, the newest “must have” in the kitchen is an induction cooktop.
- Beverage centers are a new activity zone in the kitchen. Located away from the cooking area, they might include a built-in espresso machine, beverage chillers and some wine storage.
- There is a lot of talk about safe rooms, but one that is completely self contained is beyond most budgets. However, creating a space with some basic electronics to buy time until police arrive isn’t. Designers and architects are using found space behind bookcases or camouflaged in closets for this purpose, and as a repository for a safe or to store valuables.