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1705 North Dayton Street Haute Property NEWS, STARS, AND TRENDS IN REAL ESTATE batting 1000 LUXURY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPER ANDY BOWYER HAS TURNED THE 2008 MARKET SHUTOUT INTO A WINNING STREAK FOR HIS STUNNING SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. BY LISA SKOLNIK PHOTOGRAPHY BY NATHAN KIRKMAN W hat do luxury buyers want? According to Andy Bowyer, president of Middlefork Development group, they want ���dramatic staircases, lots of light, four bedrooms on one floor, sumptuous master suites, great outdoor space, fantastic finishes, and professional-grade kitchen appliances. And quality construction with impeccable detailing.��� His latest home, a patrician, 5,800-square-foot Federal in Lincoln Park, has all that and more. Its elliptical grand staircase���which climbs four stories and is topped with a skylight that mimics its contours and floods the lower three floors with light���is worthy of a David Adler home. The dining room that edges it on the first floor actually soars two stories high. And the kitchen is stacked with all the right names: Wolf, Sub-Zero, Bosch, Fisher & Paykel, Franke, Perrin & Rowe, and more. Altogether, the stunner packs six bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms, a two-and-a-half-car connected and heated garage, three decks, a courtyard, and a full lower level. And it���s all continued on page 132 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM 131-132_MA_HP_Opener_Spring13.indd 131 131 2/8/13 2:01 PM