Designer James Huniford transformed a model apartment in the Shephard, a brand-new Manhattan condominium, into a serene escape from it all.

Another large, modern-style apartment building is in the works on Tompkins Avenue in Bed Stuy. We wrote about this one, at the corner of Lexington Avenue at 281-291 Tompkins Avenue, back in November, ...

But it’s block style apartments that first come to mind when locals think of pre-WWII Shanghai architecture. These buildings, typically found on the corners of intersecting streets, commonly have ...