Fred A. Bernstein

Fred Bernstein has degrees in architecture (from Princeton University) and law (from NYU) and writes about both subjects. He lives in New York City and has two sons.

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Billy Doesn't Live Here Anymore

The incredible saga of the bakery founder's loft

Published in The New York Times
January 27, 2007
Do Ask, Do Tell

David Mixner moves to Livingston Manor, New York

Published in The New York Times
July 17, 2007
An Island Where Millions Aren't Enough

The high price of Bermuda real estate

Published in The New York Times
September 10, 2006
Making a Neighborhood Safe for Kids

A brilliant way to privilege underprivileged children

Published in The New York Times
September 17, 2006
Oysters Seeking Home on Quiet Maine Island

Cultivation is legal, but it isn't scenic

Published in The New York Times
August 13, 2007
A House for a Korean-American Family

Life in multi-culti Brooklyn

Published in The New York Times
August 13, 2007
Housing Plan Turns Disney Grumpy

Affordable housing, near the happiest place on earth

Published in The New York Times
May 18, 2007
Lessons Learned at the Academy for Anything

Cass Calder Smith comes to New York

Published in The New York Times
May 18, 2007
Getting In at the Underground Floor

Lillian Schloss bought Chinese antiquities early

Published in The New York Times
February 25, 2007
The Central Park of Southern California

Rare public space for Orange County, California

Published in The New York Times
February 4, 2007
A Former Studio, Still Filled With Art

Latin American art fills one of the city's most dramatic living rooms

Published in The New York Times
December 31, 2006
Homeowners Aren't Smlling for These Cameras

Cities assess properties remotely

Published in The New York Times
August 20, 2006
Makeover at Grand Hyatt Sheds the Trump GlitterPublished in The New York Times
January 11, 2011
Let in the Light. Show Off the Tub. Who Needs Privacy?Published in The New York Times
March 23, 2006
A Home for an Artist, and for ArtPublished in The New York Times
November 27, 2005
A Stone's Throw Away From the Other HousePublished in The New York Times
September 25, 2005
Bucking the Trend in the Land of the LargePublished in The New York Times
May 22, 2005
A 'Cooler' Edge to TucsonPublished in The New York Times
December 26, 2004
Let in the Light. Show Off the Tub. Who Needs Privacy?Published in The New York Times
March 23, 2006
Rushing for Tax Breaks on Historic HousesPublished in The New York Times
December 12, 2004
The Quest to Preserve Sarasota's Modern HomesPublished in The New York Times
October 10, 2004
Hotels Hit Pause on Pricey RenovationsPublished in The New York Times
May 9, 2009
Why Jack Was So Long at the FairPublished in The New York Times
May 15, 2009
Look, Kids! A Secret Room!Published in The New York Times
April 17, 2009
An Auction for the Upscale Beach BumPublished in The New York Times
February 19, 2010
Welcome to Your Condo. Please Don’t Stay.Published in The New York Times
February 2, 2010
The Four-Bedroom KibbutzPublished in The New York Times
February 10, 2010
Soil and the CityPublished in The New York Times
July 1, 2009
A Hotel’s Past vs. a City’s FuturePublished in The New York Times
July 21, 2009
Dressing It Up Before Tearing It DownPublished in The New York Times
June 6, 2009
Far From the Gavel, Convenient to TroutPublished in The New York Times
June 12, 2009
In the Penthouse, a True Garden ApartmentPublished in The New York Times
September 24, 2008
A Home That Offered a Second ChancePublished in The New York Times
September 5, 2008
Ordering Out for More SpacePublished in The New York Times
November 19, 2008
Bed-and-Breakfast, Doily-FreePublished in The New York Times
November 12, 2008
Sales From the Crypt (or Whatever Space He Can Manage to Rent)Published in The New York Times
October 7, 2008
Designing a House to Save a TreePublished in The New York Times
May 18, 2006
An Artist/Architect's Trophy Address: A Glass Box by MiesPublished in The New York Times
May 7, 2006
Add 'Elevation' to 'Location, Location'Published in The New York Times
May 14, 2006
Brad Pitt’s Gifts to New OrleansPublished in The New York Times
November 25, 2009
Surrendering to the LandscapePublished in The New York Times
January 7, 2009
Catskill Home Prices: How Low Will They Go?Published in The New York Times
December 31, 2008
A Silver Lining for a Hotel DeveloperPublished in The New York Times
March 14, 2009
Hotel Designs With Cinematic FlavorPublished in The New York Times
February 14, 2009
An Addition Defines Its Own StylePublished in The New York Times
July 9, 2006
Pratt Institute Takes an Interest in Making a Neighborhood NicerPublished in The New York Times
February 15, 2011
From Old Air Base to Residential AmenityPublished in The New York Times
February 4, 2007
Ranch House Made Over: From Modest to ModernistPublished in The New York Times
August 23, 2007
Royalton Shake-Up, From Top to LobbyPublished in The New York Times
November 11, 2007
Hungry Caterpillar in the Florida KeysPublished in The New York Times
December 13, 2007
In Hotel Design, He’s Mr. ProlificPublished in The New York Times
February 17, 2008
Bubble-Gum Pink to a Restful BeigePublished in The New York Times
January 27, 2008
Turning Minuses Into PlusesPublished in The New York Times
February 17, 2008
The natural world, up close and personalPublished in The New York Times
March 12, 2008
Happiness Is a Tub Big Enough for TwoPublished in The New York Times
April 6, 2008
Arriving in London: Hotels Made in ChinaPublished in The New York Times
May 11, 2008
Calibrating a Hotel for the Luxury MarketPublished in The New York Times
April 13, 2008
In Inner Mongolia, Pushing Architecture’s Outer LimitsPublished in The New York Times
May 1, 2008
Sacrificing Space for SceneryPublished in The New York Times
June 1, 2008
Hidden Away in Frenetic QueensPublished in The New York Times
June 29, 2008
Country Inns, a World ApartPublished in The New York Times
April 22, 2010
For Baltimore, Arts District Offers HopePublished in The New York Times
May 18, 2010
AIDS Agency Gets a New Home, and a Founder’s IrePublished in The New York Times
July 13, 2010
Reviving a Modernist Development in the HamptonsPublished in The New York Times
July 16, 2010
Holiday Inn Reaches Back to Its Memphis RootsPublished in The New York Times
August 25, 2009
For Foreign Investors, Profit Isn’t Only GoalPublished in The New York Times
March 16, 2008
Will Americans Accept Greener Hotel Rooms?Published in The New York Times
August 3, 2008
A Hotel in Theory, With an Image in FactPublished in The New York Times
August 30, 2008
A House Not for Mere MortalsPublished in The New York Times
April 3, 2008
To Help Make Sure Your Home Is Healthy, an Ingredients ListPublished in The New York Times
February 1, 2012
In Waikiki, Fears That Construction Will Spoil BeachPublished in The New York Times
November 2, 2010
Renovation RoadPublished in The New York Times
January 23, 2009
The Sofa That Ate BrooklynPublished in The New York Times
February 20, 2009
A Hotel Chain Turns Upscale in ChinaPublished in The New York Times
November 21, 2008
A Bird’s-Eye View of TomorrowPublished in The New York Times
November 28, 2008
A Corporate Campus Made to Mirror FacebookPublished in The New York Times
April 5, 2011
Not Only the Bride Is BeamingPublished in The New York Times
March 24, 2011
Restoring the Past to Improve the FuturePublished in The New York Times
July 1, 2007
Restoring the Past to Improve the FuturePublished in The New York Times
July 1, 2007
In the Right Place at the Right TimePublished in The New York Times
January 28, 2007
A Modernist Inn, Built From ScratchPublished in The New York Times
January 17, 2009
A View of Modernism Through a Vegas LensPublished in The New York Times
December 31, 2009
Is a Solution Within Reach?Published in The New York Times
December 30, 2009
Come to Park; Stay for the ArchitecturePublished in The New York Times
December 1, 2009
Saving Philip Johnson’s Brick HousePublished in The New York Times
October 12, 2011
A Key West House Built by a StormPublished in The New York Times
October 19, 2011
The Defense Department in Their MidstPublished in The New York Times
December 6, 2011
Reaching for the Clouds in DubaiPublished in The New York Times
August 8, 2008
Liu Bolin’s Disappearing ActPublished in T Magazine (The New York Times)
May 17, 2011
Holding the Line on New DevelopmentPublished in The New York Times
March 11, 2007
A Business Grows and a Family Follows, Under the Same RoofPublished in The New York Times
March 25, 2007
A Retreat in Ulster County, Shipped Partly From BoliviaPublished in The New York Times
June 14, 2007
Stay Put, or Move to a Modern Icon?Published in The New York Times
October 7, 2007
Paradise, Jolted by the Financial CrisisPublished in The New York Times
December 20, 2008
A Little Resort on a Big Lake

Visiting Saugatuck, Michigan

Published in The New York Times
August 25, 2006
The Home Where Charity Begins

How the contractor behind "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" works so fast

Published in The New York Times
August 27, 2006
Apartment Living, Home Schooling

A wonderful amenity in a poor neighborhood: after-school tutoring

Published in The New York Times
September 17, 2006
Living Small, but Living Well

A "new urbanist" architect's tiny quarters

Published in The New York Times
November 5, 2006
They Bought but Never BuiltPublished in The New York Times
December 17, 2006
Quick and Easy, for a PricePublished in The New York Times
December 21, 2006
Living the Wright WayPublished in The New York Times
September 14, 2004
When a Famous Architect Designed the House for SalePublished in The New York Times
March 25, 1979
A Box of Fresh AirPublished in The New York Times
August 25, 2010
Yikes! It’s a GaragePublished in The New York Times
July 30, 2010
Stew Leonard’s Halts 14-Year Battle to Open Store in Connecticut TownPublished in The New York Times
August 3, 2010
On a Mission to Save Cruise Ship DécorPublished in The New York Times
September 8, 2010
Elite or Expansionist? Soho Clubs Want to Be BothPublished in The New York Times
September 7, 2010
As Condos Fill, Retail Space Remains Vacant

The developers of some of the city’s most expensive condominiums would rather wait for the right tenant

Published in The New York Times
June 2, 2011
New Brokerage Donates Portion of Fees to Charity

Rubicon Property has raised $8,000 for a group called charity:water, which provides potable water to developing countries.

Published in The New York Times
May 19, 2011
Buildings Once Institutional, Now Exclusive

The creation of a small number of high-end units from buildings that once housed multitudes

Published in The New York Times
January 19, 2012
South Florida Poised for Birth of Casino Gambling

Real estate developers have begun gobbling up properties in South Florida.

Published in The New York Times
December 27, 2011
In Barclays Center’s Shadow, Awaiting What’s Next

With the Barclays Center set to open in September, property owners await big changes

Published in The New York Times
May 20, 2012
The View From the Catbird Seat

In real estate, the secret may be timing, timing, timing

Published in The New York Times
March 16, 2008
A Bird’s-Eye View of Tomorrow

Toni Griffin lives in a former office building that was converted into 317 rental apartments — the first new luxury building in Newark in more than 40 years

Published in The New York Times
November 28, 2008
Trump's plans for a golf empire meet resistance in ScotlandPublished in The New York Times
July 7, 2008
A Vision of a Park on a Restored Los Angeles River

The Friends of the Los Angeles River want to transform a 130-acre rail yard into a park that would serve as a flood detention plain for a river restored to its natural state

Published in The New York Times
September 28, 2010
Buildings Once Institutional, Now Exclusive

The creation of a small number of high-end units from buildings that once housed multitudes may seem incongruous, but developers say the decision is driven by the market

Published in The New York Times
January 19, 2012
It Takes a City to Help Open a Hotel

The Terranea Resort, a $480 million hotel, opened last month in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., after the city agreed to a tax rebate plan

Published in The New York Times
July 4, 2009
Thoroughly Modern, Amid the Traditional

For Stan Allen and his wife, Polly Apfelbaum, finding a contemporary house in history-laden Princeton, N.J., was a process fraught with disappointment

Published in The New York Times
October 3, 2008
The Price for Building a Home in This Town: $300,000 Water Meter

The small California town of Bolinas has kept out development for decades by restricting the number of water meters it issues

Published in The New York Times
April 13, 2010
The Quietest Neighbors

As Brooklyn’s residential building boom continues, more luxury buildings are going up alongside Green-Wood Cemetery

Published in The New York Times
April 8, 2007
A Gallerist Turned Developer

Built in 1915 and used as a machinery warehouse until last year, the Grand Machinery Exchange is being converted to 14 condos by gallery owner Max Protetch

Published in The New York Times
March 18, 2007
Larger Units for a Richard Meier Condo

The developers of On Prospect Park, a Richard Meier building, have reworked the interiors to include more family-sized apartments

Published in The New York Times
May 28, 2010
A New City Handbook Demystifies Zoning

A new 168-page supplement makes the city’s 1,500-page zoning resolution a little less daunting

Published in The New York Times
February 3, 2011
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