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Market notes, cities and the way people live at the top — written by our team.
Market · 12 Sep 2026 · 6 minWhy the top floor is never listedFewer than one penthouse in five reaches the open market. Here is where the others go — and how to be in the room when they change hands.
Design · 28 Aug 2026 · 4 minWhat light looks like at 96 floorsAbove the haze the sun is harder, the shadows longer and the sunsets twenty minutes later. How architects design for the sky.
Cities · 9 Aug 2026 · 5 minDubai and the rise of the sky villaPrivate pools ninety floors up, gardens in the clouds: Dubai invented a new kind of house. A tour of the five best.
Living · 21 Jul 2026 · 7 minA night on Billionaires’ RowFrom golden hour to the last light on Fifth Avenue: one evening in a penthouse on 57th Street, hour by hour.