Stairs to nowhere among features of California mansion and other homes

The articles highlight distinctive architecture, from a new waterfront condominium development in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood to historic and unusual buildings in Pennsylvania and California. The Cove Residences, a 40-story project with 134 homes and private docking access, is under development with completion anticipated in 2028. In Pittsburgh, Mansions on Fifth recounts the history of a former family estate that later became a hotel and event venue, while Phipps Conservatory—gifted to the city by industrialist Henry Phipps Jr.—has expanded from its original nine display rooms into a botanical attraction with 14 rooms and 23 gardens. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater is celebrated for terraces that extend over a waterfall, and a California mansion draws attention for its intentionally baffling features, including stairs that lead nowhere and doors opening onto walls.