Posts by Lexi Holzberg Kritzer

Ago Becomes The Shore Club Terrace

What started out as a pet project for celebrity owner Robert DeNiro, became forgotten. Ago at The Shore Club has gone the way of Little Fockers and is something DeNiro just wants to forget about. In its struggling place comes The Shore Club Terrace, a steak and Italian restaurant (with a nearly identical menu to the former Ago).

Post-Wedding Kim Kardashian to Hole Up In NYC Hotel

New reports in The Post and on Curbed reveal that the new Mr. and Mrs. Kim Kardashian have returned from their brief honeymoon in Italy to New York City where they are expected to (temporarily) settle into a posh penthouse suite at the Gansevoort Park Avenue Hotel that goes for a cool $7,000 per night.

LA Coffee Goes Mobile

The LA coffee scene continues to expand and now there’s a mobile app called LA’s Best Coffee which helps to locate “independent cafes and carts serving artisan roasted coffee in Los Angeles.” Over 50 venues are included on the app and details such as type of machinery, beans, and roasting info is also offered.

Danny “Danny A” Abeckaser Set To Release Big Screen Film

Nightlife fixture-turned-actor Danny “Danny A” Abeckaser is prepping a movie based on the city’s club impresarios, called “Life.” The film tracks a Jewish club promoter from Brooklyn who makes it big in the after-hours scene while balancing family and faith. Abeckaser, who also crafted the script, is slated to play the starring role, and is in talks with “Entourage” star Kevin Connolly about playing the role of a Las Vegas club don. Filming starts in the fall.

Hillsborough Estate Hits the Market

Hillsborough has mansions, but huge, castle-like estates situated on enough land to establish a national park – 835 Chiltern Road has the exclusive on those details. The property, billed by Christie’s International as “one of the West Coast’s largest private residences,” includes a 5 bedroom main house and nearly 36,000 square feet. The property also boasts three separate apartments …. and a guest house, all of the residences resting peacefully on more than six acres of private park land. Built in 1992, the estate manages to straddle the atmosphere of an Elizabethan castle—yes, those are actual 15th century Gothic doorways you’re drooling over– with all (and we do mean all) of the amenities: indoor and outdoor pool; gym; racquetball, squash and tennis courts; library; home theater; master suite with his and her dressing rooms; 13 fireplaces, offices and an art gallery.

Billionaire Paul Allen’s Private Island Back to Market

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has re-listed Allan Island — yes, “Allan” with an “a” — a 292-acre private island off the coast of Washington State, for $13.5 million. The billionaire businessman purchased the island in 1992 in hopes of building his dream home and first listed the property for $25 million in 2005. The land boasts a log home, an airstrip, a dock, 44 tax lots, views of the Olympic Mountains, and, of course, beaches.

Petra Ecclestone’s Incredibly Expensive Wedding

Petra Ecclestone spent $85 million on Candy Spelling’s mansion, and still had plenty leftover for an unbelievably lavish wedding, her own.

Petra tied the knot with businessman James Stunt in Italy this weekend, in the same village where Tom and Katie got hitched. But Ecclestone’s wedding was a lot more expensive — reportedly more than $5 million more expensive — and a lot flashier.

Taj Hotel Teams Up With Jaquar For a Jaguar-Themed Suite

The Jaguar Suite is located at 51 Buckingham Gate, Taj Suites and Residences, on a side-street between Buckingham Palace and Westminster Cathedral, London. The Jaguar suite is a newly added feature to the already known Taj property, and will be available from September on.

Billy Joel’s Ex Buys Water Mill House

Katie Lee, the ex-wife of musician Billy Joel, has purchased a home in Water Mill, a publicist for Lee confirms.

Lee paid about $3.5 million, says the publicist. The newly constructed home had been listed for $3.999 million, according to the listing.

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