NYC's Billionaires' Row

https://www.businessinsider.com/billionaires-row-nyc-map-apartments-real-estate-photos-2019-4

The combination of high land costs and those with a very high income make this possible.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billionaires'_Row_(Manhattan)

The Salesforce Tower in NYC and SF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWCBDfrjDaE
The NYC tower is more of a standard utilitarian office tower design.

https://www.theb1m.com/video/salesforce-tower-building-san-franciscos-vertical-village
The SF tower in SF is quite a stylish and elegant looking building.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF8M_fovMuQ SF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbZdl98KNpg

The Brooklyn Bridge Through the Ages

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQeSM_JgA7o 1877...


The Brooklyn Bridge: A Journey Through Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ3LrklBFrQ ,

James Fox

Published on Oct 2, 2017


A fantastic NYC bridge that was truly built ahead of its time.

Building New York's 21st Century Superscraper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teMXRIXrYpE

NYC still has plenty of room to grow upward.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Vanderbilt , https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=171


https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=8&status=15

The Flatiron District, NYC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatiron_District
A very nice historic part of the city.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatiron_Building 1902

The Empire State Building

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Building
Back in 1931 the idea of any building over a 100 stories was a new reality, even in NYC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Building#/media/File:Empire_State_Building_by_David_Shankbone_crop.jpg
Less than a century later, the world has several building that are taller than the ESB.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings#Tallest_buildings_in_the_world

The Emergence of the skyscraper

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_skyscrapers#Emergence_of_the_skyscraper:_1880%E2%80%931899


New York: A Journey Through Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJyl5yzzKFo&t=273s ,

James Fox

Published on May 3, 2016


NYC really started to embrace the skyscraper by the early 20th century. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings#Tallest_buildings_in_the_world

Eventually not just short and wide buildings, but office towers became hubs for telephones and eventually computers...

https://theurbanintersection.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-digital-intersection-tdi.html

The Rise and Rise of New York's Billionaire's Row

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYLQThUxpvQ

Hype and location isn't always enough but people keep moving to NYC. Therefore, the high end vacancies could eventually end, someday.

https://www.theb1m.com/video/the-rise-and-rise-of-new-yorks-billionaires-row

2 real-estate investors dish on why they think NYC's Billionaires' Row is not a good investment

https://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-city-billionaires-row-real-estate-investment-2019-6

It just goes to show that hype alone isn't always enough.

https://ny.curbed.com/2019/4/30/18524040/billionaires-row-new-york-condo-glut

Sometimes very expensive real estate just sits empty for quite a while.

56 Leonard, NYC

https://www.theb1m.com/video/building-56-leonard-new-york-s-jenga-tower
Another tall and cool looking residential tower.