Pied-à-Terre: a small apartment, house, or room kept for occasional use; from the French, literally, "foot to earth". In New York City real estate, a pied-à-terre is an apartment to be used on weekends or short periods as a vacation home or a “non-primary residence.” Such a place provides access to the city on weekends … Continue reading You Call This a Pied-à-Terre? →