The Year That Was 2011: December: Norman Foster; Holly Golightly; Gosling; More!

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Friday, December 30, 2011, by Sarah Firshein

Because you can't move forward without looking back, here now is The Year That Was, wherein Curbed briefly and by no means exhaustively recaps important things that happened in the realms of real estate, interior design and decor, architecture, and shelter media. Month by month, here it goes: sayonara, 2011!

· Announced: America's first Hello Kitty house, which is currently underway in the Hamptons.
· Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's love nest hits the market.
· Architect Norman Forst buys President Obama's Martha's Vineyard getaway.
· For charity, Tory Burch offers to redecorate a room in your house to resemble a Tory Burch store.

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On the Market: Holly Golightly's Breakfast at Tiffany's House For Sale

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Friday, December 9, 2011, by Rob Bear

Photo: Michael Weinstein/NYT

After 11 years under the thumb of a former Merrill Lynch broker who was docked for insider trading, the Manhattan townhouse made famous by the iconic Audrey Hepburn flick Breakfast at Tiffany's has again come up for sale. Listed for $5.85M, the 15-foot-wide Upper East Side house served as the backdrop for the exterior shots, but, disappointingly, it seems most of the interiors were shot on a sound stage. That would explain why Mr. Yunioshi's top-floor artist's atelier is nowhere to be found on the floor plan! Check out the listing photos and floor plan, courtesy of Curbed NY, after the jump.

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