fresh start
Like so many urbanites, Michele Promaulayko, the editor in chief of Yahoo Health, found herself craving a weekend getaway. So, in 2002, she purchased a bungalow in Holgate, New Jersey, just a couple of hours outside New York City. The lot upon which the house sat boasted spectacular views, and from the start, Promaulayko and her boyfriend, Jay Maxwell, cherished plans of demolishing the existing structure and building anew. So the couple spent the next nine years stashing away cash to build their dream house. Finally, in 2011, they were ready to take the plunge and began construction on a three-level home, complete with a pool on the roof. “I am the prototypical Type A East Coaster,” says Promaulayko, “but I was also attracted to the easygoing, West…
