From Michelin-Starred Chefs to Private Dining: The New Status Symbol Taking Over Luxury Real Estate

Luxury real estate has entered a new amenities arms race—and this time, it has very little to do with sprawling spas, cold plunges or tricked-out fitness centers.Instead, some of the biggest names in the culinary world are teaming up with high-end residential developers, with Michelin-starred chefs and celebrity restaurateurs creating private dining experiences exclusively for the people who live there.For ultra-wealthy buyers who can already afford private chefs and snag tables at some of the world's most sought-after restaurants, developers are taking exclusivity one step further: bringing restaurant-grade dining directly into the buildings they call home."Buyers at this level already have a private chef, a stocked kitchen, access to any restaurant in the city—so a building has to offer something they can't already get on their own," Nick Pérez, president of Related Group's Condominium Division, tells Realtor.com®."A Michelin-starred restaurant downstairs does that. It's not about convenience, it's about giving residents a level of culinary access that used to require a reservation months out, now available every night without leaving home."Loading...Luxury real estate has entere...