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Many of the pieces in the house were created by Jeff’s sister, Pam Goldblum, and her husband, Jeff Kaisershot, including a massive Gainsborough-esque painting of a fine lady that commands the stairwell beside a shimmering Murano glass chandelier.
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Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
1 July 2026
The cause of the fire has not been publicly shared, but the BBC reports that the building lacked emergency exits and occupants were trapped inside after flames spread to the sole stairwell.
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Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
The man also threw items out the front door at officers who had made their way into the building’s stairwell, Marquez said.
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Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2026
Melanie Hamrick, a former member of American Ballet Theatre’s corps de ballet, was leaping down a dingy stairwell in the company’s lower-Broadway rehearsal building recently.
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Bob Morris,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
1 July 2026
The cause of the fire has not been publicly shared, but the BBC reports that the building lacked emergency exits and occupants were trapped inside after flames spread to the sole stairwell.
—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
The man also threw items out the front door at officers who had made their way into the building’s stairwell, Marquez said.
—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2026
Melanie Hamrick, a former member of American Ballet Theatre’s corps de ballet, was leaping down a dingy stairwell in the company’s lower-Broadway rehearsal building recently.
—
Bob Morris,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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“Stairwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairwell. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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stairwell
noun
stair·well
-ˌwel 
: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located
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