lans for an elaborate new transportation hub—to be called the Thames Hub—in the UK were recently unveiled. The hub plans are a joint venture between architecture firm Foster & Partners and economic consultancy group Halcrow and Volterra. London Mayor Boris Johnson has already given the his kiss of approval.

The inaugural Napa Valley Film Festival announced its Opening Night Gala and celebrity Tribute Night are set to take place on Nov. 10 and Nov. 12 respectively.

Chrstie’s Hong Kong will hold a sale of ‘Important Watches’ on Nov. 30, offering over 550 rare watches. The collection is valued at an excess of $11 million and features both vintage and modern timepieces from the 1940s through present day.

Billionaire’s Row—the home to San Francisco’s most elite occupants—currently has four listings

There was no change in Orange County’s mega-mansion market (that is homes listed for $20 million or more) during October— neither in price nor number of homes listed in the category.

Fiat SpA plans to unveil a faster, more powerful 500 subcompact at the Los Angeles Auto Show later this month

Five units are now on the market—including a $9.5 million penthouse—in L.A.’s celebrity studded, iconic Sierra Towers. Former residents of the famed 31-story West Hollywood high-rise include David Geffen, Sidney Poitier, Lindsay Lohan, Matthew Perry and Rachel Zoe. Elton John, Joan Collins, Cher, and Courtney Cox are amongst the current homeowners at the 9255 Doheny Road condominium building.

German luxury watch and jewelry retailer Wempe signed a 15-year lease in the Rolex Building at 665 Fifth Avenue–on the corner of 53rd Street.

125 modern-day immigrants gathered in front of the Statue of Liberty to take the oath of citizenship on Friday—marking the monument’s 125th birthday and commencing the yearlong renovations to the statue’s interior