The South End’s Girard is the ultimate apartment building for lovers of midcentury modern design. It draws from the aesthetics of famed furniture designers Eames, Knoll, and Nelson, and has a ...

The Brownstoner Forum has hundreds of posts by hundreds of people about wood, stone, steel, backyard and roof decks. Whether you are dreaming, planning, researching, building, shopping, restoring, ...

Diners in downtown Palo Alto rarely have a chance to dine alfresco while enjoying a bird’s-eye view of the streets beneath them. A tenant of 285 Hamilton Ave., a five-story building that stands across ...

The push toward urban living is pushing the envelope for real estate developers, forcing them to become more creative with the space they have. That means squeezing taller buildings into slimmer ...

To Palo Alto Mayor Greg Scharff, a proposal to a build a roof deck on a prominent downtown building sounds like a “no-brainer.” The addition would create a useful amenity for employees at 285 Hamilton ...

Private roof decks, the envy of the neighborhood when the weather is nice, are a trendy accessory in newly built townhouses in town-center-style communities in the suburbs. Adding a roof deck to an ...

When Greg and Heidi Bathon gaze out over the rail of their Federal Hill deck, they have a breathtaking view of the city, from the stadiums to the harbor and beyond. But when they turn around, their ...

Numerous floral meadows, a kaleidoscopic art installation and summery cocktails have transformed Boston’s highest roof deck into a vibrant art space. View Boston, the city’s prominent observation deck ...

(1) When the weather gets hot, as it is wont to do come August, it’s usually a few degrees cooler and a good deal breezier on the roof. (2) When the organizers let you bring your own picnic, as they ...

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During the early months of 2020, construction is scheduled to start in Irvine, Calif., on BANC, a 250-key luxury hotel with 16 condos and 150,000 sf of office space. Sitting atop that building’s ...