THE JOURNEY
Travel and personal notes from Jeff Lee, Editor of TOWER TRIP.
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This story is part of The Journey, a series of personal notes into the real estate world by editor & broker Jeff Lee.
Ever since I started working in Real Estate, I dreamed of collaborating with developers and architects to bring to market new condos and other real estate projects.
General contractor Nicora and architecture firm L. McComber recently g[...]
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Story by Jeff Lee & Miami correspondent Jamie Maniscalco
As soon as you step inside the cathedral lobby of the Porsche Design Tower in Sunny Isles, you must immediately acknowledge the massive scale and challenge of this project. Right there in front of you, there is a huge central glass tube that is propelling luxury cars 60 floors up in the air with[...]
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"You have to come look at this house! I think it would be an amazing feature for TOWER TRIP." That was the pitch of my friend and colleague Marie Champagne, trying to lure me into her newest trophy listing. And it usually doesn't take more than that to catch my curiosity! If you have an amazing property to feature here, let us know!
Nestled by[...]
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An overview of what's coming from our Vancouver Mission where we explore some of the most amazing properties of the coastal city.
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Ten years ago, designer Patrick Bisson created a two-units masterpiece nestled under the tall trees of Rosemont, Montréal. As the upper PH unit hits the resale market, I invited him to step back into the light to share with me details of his creation.
An open invitation
The first and most striking feature is the natural light that is ever changing and [...]
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This story is part of our San Juan Del Sur Vacation Special in Nicaragua.
After 10 minutes of climbing up and up some dirt roads in a pick up truck through the mountains surrounding San Juan Del Sur, my local guides John Mike and Jessica of Espadon were setting me up for a surprise.
Perfectly nestled on top of the jungle mountains stands the TreeCasa Resor[...]
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"We've always told everybody that our adventure would be epic. But most importantly, that it would never stop. Of course we get in trouble, and sometimes we get lost. But I guess it is the price you have to pay. To keep on exploring."
-Jeff Lee
Editor
For this vacation special we followed the trailblazing restaurateurs of Espadon in[...]
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Editor's note: This story was originally published on January 4th 2016 and is now part of our classic series!
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"Hey wait, we know these streets!"
That was us, cruising around and looking for the Onyx on the Bay tower. JP Shoiry, co-founder of the advertising agency Republik and I remember spending Art Basel together, literally two blocks up, in blo[...]
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This story is part of The Journey, a series of travel and personal stories into the real estate world by editor Jeff Lee.
I'm very glad to introduce you to the team who worked on my latest listing in Vieux-Longueuil, an historic house on a corner lot that was restored with a lot of love! The three siblings who work under the company Projet AV take pride in [...]
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It was about time we put the TRIP back in TOWER TRIP! Since I listed this charming Bed & Breakfast in the Eastern Townships, I decided to go out there and test the hospitality for myself. I brought along pretty face Vincent Malo and a couple of plaid shirts for a weekend that would become a bromance to remember. For more info about the B&B for sale, [...]
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Story by Jeff Lee
Additional pictures by Jeanne RD and Mylene O'Malley
Editor's disclosure: I'm collaborating with brokers and colleagues David O'Malley and Félix Jasmin of Engel & Völkers to market this unique property internationally. That doesn't make this next story less relevant and magic.
Encounter of the Third Kind
Walking the lot [...]
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We had the chance to observe the content creation team of subscription-based cereal company Oatbox in action, while they were shooting their monthly recipe inside this slick modern kitchen we gladly provided for them!
Here are some making of photos capturing Karolane Rondeau and Isabelle Junge playing brunch alongside some of the real photographs by [...]
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Pictures by Jérome Labrecque
Update: The upper unit featured in this story is currently available for rent. Contact real estate broker Marie Champagne for additional info.
This following story was originally published on Jun 8, 2016
Since Marie Champagne and I at Engel & Völkers are bringing to market this last available unit of Projet Nor[...]
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Pictures by Jérôme Labrecque
Additional pictures by Jeff Lee
Let me tell you how excited I am to bring this epic property to the market. When my clients called me to tell me about this property they wanted to sell in Frelighsburg (Eastern Townships) just 100 km outside of Montreal, I thought they would have to sell ME first! I hence drove down there to mee[...]
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My usual attempt at keeping a straight poker face while reporting was vain and I quickly started taking a million pictures.