Bethany Erickson

Sleep This In Seattle: Precious Houseboat on the Market

By Bethany Erickson | July 5, 2019 | Comments Off on Sleep This In Seattle: Precious Houseboat on the Market

Ever want to carefully straddle the line between landlubber and seafaring romantic? We have the property for you, plus a penthouse in Barbados, Airbnb going way luxe, and the tiny house life in New Zealand. Here’s what we’re reading. What are YOU reading?

Read More

Caribbean’s Queen: Hyatt’s Andaz Turks and Caicos Officially Kicks Off Sales

By Bethany Erickson | July 3, 2019 | Comments Off on Caribbean’s Queen: Hyatt’s Andaz Turks and Caicos Officially Kicks Off Sales

Sorry for the Billy Ocean earworm, but word on the streets (OK, our email inboxes) is that Hyatt is now in sales mode for its new Andaz Turks and Caicos Residents at Grace Bay.  Although the Caribbean development won’t open until next year, the five-and-a-half acre oceanfront property sits on Grace Bay Beach, and it’s…

Read More

Regal Lake Grapevine Estate Far Cry From Time Owned by Dallas Mobster

By Bethany Erickson | June 30, 2019 | Comments Off on Regal Lake Grapevine Estate Far Cry From Time Owned by Dallas Mobster

All that’s really left to remind anyone of the time Herbert “The Cat” Noble lived in North Texas is the stretch of land he bought up around 1941, before there was a Lake Grapevine, in southern Denton County.  Suffice to say, Noble wouldn’t recognize the extravagant estate that sits there now, either. When he lived…

Read More

Humboldt State-Adjacent Bachelor Pad Gets Some Polish, Thanks to Professionals

By Bethany Erickson | June 28, 2019 | Comments Off on Humboldt State-Adjacent Bachelor Pad Gets Some Polish, Thanks to Professionals

When the Jack Turner had his home designed in Arcata, California, it was clearly designed to be comfortable, to take advantage of the gorgeously treed surroundings, and placed within a quick drive to Humboldt State University, where he was an English professor.  Jack, or Uncle Jack to my husband and his brother, passed away last…

Read More

Epic West Hollywood Recording Studio Has Second Life as Green Lofts

By Bethany Erickson | June 26, 2019 | Comments Off on Epic West Hollywood Recording Studio Has Second Life as Green Lofts

The site where the Cherokee Studios in West Hollywood sat for years, where some of the most indelible music in history was recorded, looks a lot different from when Ringo Starr induced his former bandmates to come record with him, and where Sinatra and Bowie headed to record.  And while the building is now a…

Read More

Welcome to the World’s Most Terrifying Swimming Pool Concept

By Bethany Erickson | June 24, 2019 | Comments Off on Welcome to the World’s Most Terrifying Swimming Pool Concept

We have a beach home for a family of five — with a twist, a Colorado ranch that includes a car museum and a fossil, possibly the world’s most terrifying swimming pool, and road trip suggestions. Here’s what we’re reading. What are YOU reading? New Zealand Beach Cabin a Retreat for Five We cannot get…

Read More