Build Out: Villas Del Mar, Los Cabos, Mexico Luxury living at the tip of Baja.

Ground Floor: 1521 Second Avenue, Seattle Statuesque is one way to describe one of Seattle’s newest residential towers.

Ground Floor: 1706 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia Not so long ago nearly anyone you asked would insist that Philadelphia was as old fashioned as, well, Philadelphia.

Ground Floor: 21 Chesham Place, London Two dominant forces in English design are behind the modern residences soon to be completed at 21 Chesham Place in London’s desirable Belgravia neighborhood.

Ground Floor: 40 Bond, New York New York entrepreneur Ian Schrager now wants to create a new category in “high service” urban living.

Ground Floor: 485 Fifth Avenue, New York 485 Fifth Avenue promises to be the missing link for those who wish to literally surround themselves with fashion.

Ground Floor: 50 Gramercy Park North, New York Apartments bordering New York’s Gramercy Park are not only highly coveted, they are nearly impossible to procure.

Ground Floor: 81 Avenue Victor Hugo, Paris When Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann was commissioned by Napoléon III to redevelop Paris in the mid-19th century he succeeded in creating one of history’s best examples of urban planning.

Ground Floor: Adam's Rib Ranch, Colorado The 24-foot-tall bronze eagle sculpture in Adam’s Rib Ranch promises to be more than just a beautiful piece of art.

Ground Floor: Alta, Palm Springs The sophisticated mid-century modern architecture of Palm Springs is what draws the design-savvy to the city.

Ground Floor: Alys Beach, Florida Bermuda-style villas and houses with central courtyards inspired by Antigua, now rise on a stretch of Florida’s Panhandle.

Ground Floor: Amanyara, Turks and Caicos The Turks and Caicos have experienced head-turning growth over the last dozen years.