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Leading Interior Design Firms to Showcase Styles
in Decorating New Model Residences at The Club
Bloomingdale’s Interior Design Studio, W.L. Landau - Ethan Allen
and J.R. Cattington Interiors Selected for Design Team
BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY (September 2010) – The Club at Briarcliff Manor is
bringing together an all-star team of some of the region’s leading interior designers to
showcase their unique styles in decorating the model residences at this new $350M
continuing care retirement community currently under development in Briarcliff
Manor.
Bloomingdale’s Interior Design Studio, W.L. Landau - Ethan Allen and J.R.
Cattington Interiors will each decorate one of the three model residences. The model
residences, which are under construction, are scheduled to be completed in early
October.
“We’re delighted to assemble this team group of outstanding interior designers
to showcase their styles in the décor and finishes of our new model residences. The
extraordinary work of these three talented designer teams exemplifies the quality and
excellence in design that we are offering at The Club,” said Matthew K. Phillips,
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Integrated Development Group (IDG), which is
developing The Club at Briarcliff Manor.
The three firms bring to The Club a wealth of interior design experience as well
as their own signature styles.
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Bloomingdale’s Interior Design Studio, located at Bloomingdale’s flagship store in
Manhattan, has designed beautiful homes for New Yorkers for over fifty years. In decorating
the two-bedroom, 2,226-square-foot Harrison townhome, Eileen Joyce, Operating Vice
President of Interior Design for Bloomingdale’s, draws inspiration from the lush natural
surroundings of The Club, focusing on colors of the fall and spring seasons. “The living
room and guest bedroom are designed using natural tones of autumnal soft rusts, khaki
greens and creamy ivories. These tones are complemented by warm antique bronzes
and juxtaposed by cool polished chromes. The master bedroom is a refreshing and
spritely color combination of spring greens and refreshing whites which are contrasted
by deep dark rich woods,” she said.
W.L. Landau, an independent Ethan Allen retailer with multiple locations, is a second
generation, family-owned-and-operated business with a 45-year association with Ethan Allen.
W.L. Landau – Ethan Allen’s nationally recognized design team is decorating the twobedroom, 2,234-square-foot Hastings model townhome. “We’ve planned a home that
features a relaxed, easy-to-manage traditional look with a modern simplicity and an
unfussy palette. It’s a comfortable and livable home,” said David Connolly, partner of
W.L. Landau. “The silhouettes and finishes will be familiar and comforting but the
fabrics are flexible neutrals with a light touch. It will be a signature Ethan Allen look –
classic design with a modern perspective.”
J.R. Cattington Interiors, located just a few miles from The Club in the Village of
Briarcliff Manor, has been recognized numerous times for their work in the New York
Metropolitan area and in the luxury second home market in Florida.In its design of the one-
bedroom, 1,104 square-foot Jefferson apartment-style residence, J.R. Cattington Interiors
conveys a feeling that is contemporary yet very comfortable. “Walnut brown wood
floors on a diagonal create an open spacious feeling. Neutral cool creams and beige
with touches of blue and gray is the palette throughout. There is ample seating for
entertaining. The master bedroom truly is an oasis. It’s all designed with clean simple
uncluttered lines,” said Joseph Stabile, President of J.R. Cattington Interiors.
Located on a 59-acre wooded site overlooking the Hudson River where once
stood the famed Briarcliff Lodge resort hotel and later the King’s College campus, The
Club at Briarcliff Manor will feature 325 Independent Living residences in two
“villages,” world-class amenities and services and a 60-unit Supportive Living Center
where a licensed and professional staff will provide assisted living, memory support
and skilled nursing care on-site 24 hours a day. The project broke ground in January
2010 on the first townhome building which will serve as an on-site Information &
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Design Center, with the three new model residences. The Center and furnished models
are expected to open in October. The community is scheduled to open in 2013.
Amenities will include a full-service spa and salon; multiple dining venues; a
state-of-the-art fitness center; Aquatics Center with heated indoor pool and whirlpool;
Lodge Room with social space; outdoor tennis courts; private library; multi-media
business center with wireless Internet; surround sound theater; 24-hour security; and
extensive walking trails.
The Upper Village will enjoy Hudson river and New York City skyline views
and feature Tudor-style buildings with 288 spacious one-, two and three-bedroom
residences. The Lower Village will consist of 24 townhomes and 13 free-standing villa
homes designed for today’s active adult lifestyle with first-floor master suites, attached
two-car garages and an optional elevator. The townhomes and villas will enjoy views of
the pond and large meadows. Perkins Eastman is the Architect for the Upper Village
apartment homes and Sullivan Architecture is the Architect for the Townhome and
Villa residences.
Services included in the monthly service fee are: concierge; interior and exterior
maintenance, utilities, multiple dining venues; weekly housekeeping and flat linen
services; valet parking; regularly scheduled transportation to shopping and medical
appointments, and educational, social and cultural events. Entrance fees for residences,
which are 90% refundable, will start at $599,900. Monthly fees for amenities and
services are projected to start at $3,190.
The Club at Briarcliff Manor is conveniently located a short 45-minute ride from
Manhattan by Metro North Railroad.
IDG is developing The Club at Briarcliff Manor in partnership with the National
Electrical Benefit Fund (NEBF), a Washington D.C. based pension fund with over $10
billion in assets. IDG, in partnership with the National Electrical Benefit Fund, is also
developing 850 Lake Shore Drive, a $150 million senior living community, preserving
this historic building along Chicago’s north Lake Shore Drive.
For more information about The Club at Briarcliff Manor, call (914) 923-4050 or visit
www.TheClubBCM.com