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pied-à-terre

[pee-ay-duh-tair, -dah-, pyay-] / piˌeɪ dəˈtɛər, -dɑ-, ˌpjeɪ- /




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Mamdani took flak earlier this year when he announced the pied-à-terre tax outside billionaire financier Ken Griffin’s $238 million apartment in Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

New York City defended its new pied-à-terre tax rollout in a legal filing while acknowledging the launch created confusion for some property owners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration defended the launch of its new pied-à-terre tax in a legal filing Tuesday while acknowledging the rollout created confusion among some property owners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

City council member Gale Brewer said she and some other council members supported the pied-à-terre tax, but pointed to "challenges" with its implementation.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

I keep on my quarters in town," continues your hostess, "principally as a pied-à-terre.

From Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches by Helen C. Black

It alleges the Department of Finance hasn’t done proper due diligence to identify owners of luxury pieds-à-terre.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

As noted by the Wall Street Journal, the tax would “target wealthy individuals who own these pieds-à-terre but primarily live outside the city” and is aimed at closing the city’s $12 billion annual budget gap.

From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026

It would specifically target wealthy individuals who own these pieds-à-terre but primarily live outside the city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

A proposal from the Fiscal Policy Institute would impose a graduated tax on pieds-à-terre worth $5 million or more.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2015

What is more, Mr. Parrott said, the skyrocketing prices of the pieds-à-terre are affecting the price of real estate in the city more broadly.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2015


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