Pied-a-Terre Available

Judy Judge is selling for $9 million.

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/01/17/judge_judy_lists_sherry_netherland_piedaterre_for_9m.php



• They just call it a pied a terre because the kitchen sucks.

• What does "foot to earth" mean in that context?

• It's a term referring to a small apartment in the city, typically owned by someone who has a larger house somewhere else, r2. The little apartment is their "foot on the ground," their little acre of earth in the city.

• It's an idiom so the origin may be obscure--possibly something like having one foot on the ground

• Thanks, R3 & R4

• Not sure this is what you are asking R2, but it's a fairly commonplace term for a small living space that is not one's primary residence, usually secured for business purposes. If it waws a vacation residence, you'd call it that. When we lived way out in the boonies my father kept a small studio apartment downtown, where he worked. He'd use it if he had to work late or if there was a snow storm. Later we found out he used it for several trysts.

• Somebody sure likes beige!

• That's not that big. The kitchen is tiny. $9 million? Really?

• Since when is 3,000 sq/feet small?

• When you're asking $9MIL for it, R9.

• R8, when you live in the Sherry-Netherland, and pay $17,000/month in maintenance, you don't need a large kitchen. They have a huge mansion in Connecticut and don't stay in the apartment for long stretches.

• [quote]but the maintenance at Judge J's is still, brace, a whopping $17,411/month. Holy shit.

• Why do people want to live in a place that feels like a 2 star hotel? Horrid furnishings. And $17,000 a month in maintenance? More money than sense.

• Don't assume this is Judge Judy's furnishings. Most likely her stuff is out and the place has been staged.

• What does that $17,000 a month cover??

• For $17,000 a month, I'd expect repairs, cleaning, all meals cooked, a car services, and a high-end escort agency on call.

• I love the Sherry-Netherland. It does include daily maid service.