Ground Floor: Cipriani Club Residences, New York When Giuseppe Cipriani first moved from Europe to New York to open the Harry Cipriani restaurant, he never had a chance to settle into his apartment properly.

Ground Floor: City Center, Las Vegas When it opens in late 2009, City Center will bring a roster of top architects to the Strip in Las Vegas.

Ground Floor: Cornerstone, Colorado Golf great Greg “The Shark” Norman is taking another big bite out of Colorado with a golf course design for the Cornerstone Club.

Ground Floor: Crane Resort & Residences, Barbados Welcome to the other Barbados.

Ground Floor: Dellis Cay, Turks and Caicos What do you get when you put seven well-known architects on a deserted island?

Ground Floor: Goldeneye, Jamaica While the name of the estate sounds like the title of a Bond novel, it actually draws its name from several sources.

Ground Floor: Greenbrier Sporting Club, West Virginia You can buy or build a primary or vacation home set amidst 2,000 of the Greenbrier Sporting Club's lush, 6,500 acres.

Ground Floor: Griffin Ranch, La Quinta When Merv Griffin began accumulating what would become 240 acres of raw desert land in La Quinta, Calif. he never dreamed the area would become one of the most sought-after second home destinations in the United States.

Ground Floor: Honua Kai, Hawaii Once word spread that Honua Kai would be the first opportunity in two decades to purchase whole-ownership condominiums on Maui’s Ka’anapali Beach, the property’s first tower—318 units—sold out in just one day.

Ground Floor: Humber Valley, Newfoundland A trip to the hospital finalized Jeff Kraengel’s decision to purchase a vacation home at the Humber Valley Resort.

Ground Floor: Is Molas, Sardinia The Immsi group, whose holdings include luxury yachts and scooter companies such as Vespa, has turned its attention to real estate.

Ground Floor: Jumeirah Essex House, New York Many New York real estate developments boast a spectacular location.