NYC Flatiron Building Auctioned Off!

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  • čas přidán 25. 03. 2023
  • Jacob Garlick / Jeff Gural Photo and Quote Credit: Commercial Observer
    Interior Photo credit: Bloomberg

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  • @KEVINRamos-zg3in
    @KEVINRamos-zg3in Před rokem +13773

    No business shall be conducted on Continental grounds

    • @ron.7105
      @ron.7105 Před rokem +260

      How about under the table?

    • @CrowsNestEntertainment
      @CrowsNestEntertainment Před rokem +172

      You've got the wrong building g

    • @redwolfe7049
      @redwolfe7049 Před rokem +67

      ​@@CrowsNestEntertainment they sure did. I know. I was down there when they filmed it.

    • @eafofny
      @eafofny Před rokem +27

      Wrong building

    • @KA-vs7nl
      @KA-vs7nl Před rokem +61

      You're thinking of the Beaver Building, both look very similar.

  • @staceykahn-denison9943
    @staceykahn-denison9943 Před rokem +6692

    I worked right down the street from the Flatiron building for years. There are times in the morning when the sun hits it just right, the whole building looks like it is made of gold. It is, indeed a beautiful old building.

    • @rasul407
      @rasul407 Před rokem +39

      Remember the year they set an iron man statue at the edge of it? 😆

    • @soiledhalo2296
      @soiledhalo2296 Před rokem +48

      NY has a lot of iconic buildings. My favourite is the Chrysler Building.

    • @christopherrasmussen8718
      @christopherrasmussen8718 Před rokem +35

      Seen it many times. They don’t make them like it anymore

    • @JohnSmith-li7xe
      @JohnSmith-li7xe Před rokem +7

      eh. make it useable or ith's not worth much more than a rich man's baubble. ANd building baubbles are the epitome of wasteful spending. It's just a money placeholder that now backfired because nobody wants it. The true value probably dropped so substantially at best someone would pay $12M I'd wager.

    • @takethecurseOFFwashingmachine
      @takethecurseOFFwashingmachine Před rokem +4

      UNSUBSCRIBED!!!!!!

  • @SOURMlLK
    @SOURMlLK Před 11 měsíci +168

    Selling for for $100k in 1933 is equivalent to $3M today with inflation. Won’t get any deals like that now days especially for a building in NY. Crazy.

    • @Jack-xh7nr
      @Jack-xh7nr Před 5 měsíci

      That was also in the middle of the Great Depression.

  • @gloriakubick5196
    @gloriakubick5196 Před rokem +1151

    I fell in love with this building when I was a small child. I named it “The Cake Building” because to me it looked exactly like a slice of cake! I’m 76 & still call it the same♥️

  • @HKLpodcast
    @HKLpodcast Před rokem +3478

    Jacob was there to raise the other bids. So he backs out and the 2nd highest bidder ends up paying more than they originally wanted to. Classic eBay scheme.

    • @nasis18
      @nasis18 Před rokem +72

      I was just thinking the same thing. 🤔

    • @HB-wl3nv
      @HB-wl3nv Před rokem +130

      Lol.... you realize that scheme is literally thousands of years old, right?

    • @83wasagoodyear
      @83wasagoodyear Před rokem +41

      ​@@HB-wl3nv whoop de do

    • @keisi1574
      @keisi1574 Před rokem +20

      @@83wasagoodyear You seem slow.

    • @TWLogik
      @TWLogik Před rokem +131

      I didn't think you could back out of an auction without a penalty.

  • @Stabby__
    @Stabby__ Před rokem +4118

    Man turn this into the continental and keep the John wick theme and watch the tourist dollars roll in

    • @mnomadvfx
      @mnomadvfx Před rokem +115

      Then watch them dry up as the film slides into history as Liam Neeson's Taken has already begun to.
      John Wick was great, but the sequels are mediocre by comparison the moment the fighting stops and the dialogue starts.
      It was great as a pretty simple concept of a revenge story, but their mythos building was ham fisted and boring.

    • @Stabby__
      @Stabby__ Před rokem +98

      @@mnomadvfx movies aside, having a place to go to that looked like the Continental would be great, not many of the old Hotels around, it's nice to have a building like this as a survivor

    • @customnyctours
      @customnyctours Před rokem +13

      Wrong building.

    • @JohnSmith-li7xe
      @JohnSmith-li7xe Před rokem +10

      how long can you milk john wick before it becomes another faded memory museaum. it would need more films taken place in the building before you can make it a film buff's dreamhouse.

    • @Stabby__
      @Stabby__ Před rokem +4

      @@JohnSmith-li7xe read my comments already gave my thoughts

  • @gregoryashton
    @gregoryashton Před rokem +156

    I can tell you from a European perspective and as someone who has never visited New York, that that building is indeed iconic ❤

    • @Mdksupreme1
      @Mdksupreme1 Před 10 měsíci

      No tf it isn't

    • @stefthorman8548
      @stefthorman8548 Před 10 měsíci +16

      ​@@Mdksupreme1yes it is

    • @Mdksupreme1
      @Mdksupreme1 Před 10 měsíci

      @@stefthorman8548 No tf it isn't

    • @PH-lp2dg
      @PH-lp2dg Před 10 měsíci +11

      Yes its gorgeous

    • @87CVH
      @87CVH Před 9 měsíci +8

      ​@@Mdksupreme1yes it is it's used in architecture lectures

  • @KR-ki9hw
    @KR-ki9hw Před rokem +100

    The building is iconic, irreplaceable and, priceless. It needs preserved. I'd buy it if I could.

  • @seiboldtadelbertsmiter3735
    @seiboldtadelbertsmiter3735 Před rokem +3118

    Tons of buildings in new York are empty and it just keeps getting worse.

    • @joyaustin8515
      @joyaustin8515 Před rokem +347

      People are too greedy, same thing happening with these luxury apt. buildings.

    • @redwolfe7049
      @redwolfe7049 Před rokem +279

      ​@@joyaustin8515 the odd/interesting thing is that these empty spaces are owned by people who don't even use them.

    • @steamgent4592
      @steamgent4592 Před rokem +123

      Thank crazy ridiculous regulations, high taxes, and insane rents because of the previous......

    • @TG-ts3xn
      @TG-ts3xn Před rokem +73

      Meh, people voted for it.

    • @Val81121
      @Val81121 Před rokem +33

      ​@@joyaustin8515 No, it's the government.

  • @mejustme474
    @mejustme474 Před rokem +668

    Hotel would be perfect. What an iconic building. It should be preserved and honored and loved by all. ❤

    • @danielch6662
      @danielch6662 Před rokem +7

      Except Knotel pulled out waiting for Macmillan's lease to expire. To have a hotel, they needed somebody to run it. The 5 owners were owners. None of them wanted to go into the business of running a hotel.

    • @mejustme474
      @mejustme474 Před rokem +6

      @@danielch6662 How sad. Plenty of Hotel Manager Guru’s out there. I hope it becomes a reality for them.

    • @rhull3939
      @rhull3939 Před rokem +8

      75-100 ten million dollar apartments would be better.

    • @memorylane3457
      @memorylane3457 Před rokem +6

      Do you really expect hotel guests to treat the place with honor and respect? To love it as it were there own?

    • @ubroberts5541
      @ubroberts5541 Před rokem +1

      Yes, it should be saved.

  • @coffeepot3123
    @coffeepot3123 Před rokem +20

    A Norwegian civil engineer named "Joachim Gotsche Giæver" helped design this building, mainly the steel construction.
    He also was a co-designer of other amazing buildings in USA at that time.
    And he was responsible for the assembly of the Statue Of Liberty.

    • @bozomori2287
      @bozomori2287 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Thank you I appreciate the information very much.

  • @basilicon.
    @basilicon. Před rokem +25

    The exterior of the Continental Hotel in John Wick was filmed at a different building called 1 Wall Street Court, currently housing a sushi restaurant and residential condos. The interior of the Continental was filmed at a different location, 56 Beaver Street, which is actually a restaurant (currently closed) and has never once been a hotel since its construction in 1837. But I do agree, it would be cool to make an actual Continental Hotel out of the Flatiron building.

  • @ExploringCabinsandMines
    @ExploringCabinsandMines Před rokem +396

    The two best days in a partnership are the first and last.

    • @davidpetersen1
      @davidpetersen1 Před rokem +3

      Awesome! Who's quote?

    • @ExploringCabinsandMines
      @ExploringCabinsandMines Před rokem +3

      @@davidpetersen1 Timeless

    • @shanestanton5481
      @shanestanton5481 Před rokem +9

      A partnership is a ship that will not float. I learned that one the hard way

    • @ct0903
      @ct0903 Před rokem +1

      A partnership is when your girl dosnt cheat on you

    • @davidpetersen1
      @davidpetersen1 Před rokem +1

      @@ct0903 😂 Pretty simple definition but.. can't say you are wrong.

  • @philokevetch8691
    @philokevetch8691 Před rokem +650

    Flatiron is a national monument. Fix it but never tear history down for mere lucre.

    • @ScottAJacob
      @ScottAJacob Před rokem +42

      If only that sentiment were taught in schools, ingrained into our traditions, and expounded upon by our daily actions, we would surely be a richer, healthier, more culturally engrossed civilization than we are today.

    • @elizabethgpaquette6064
      @elizabethgpaquette6064 Před rokem +8

      ​@@ScottAJacob That's for sure!

    • @hop208
      @hop208 Před rokem +5

      I doubt it could happen to such a large protected building, but I know developers are using a loophole for smaller buildings like townhomes that are protected where they damage the building to make it “structurally unsound” and can then tear it down.

    • @theotheleo6830
      @theotheleo6830 Před rokem +4

      That's easy to say when it's someone else's money at risk. You would likely have a different mindset if your money was at stake.

    • @thomasauringer3401
      @thomasauringer3401 Před rokem +7

      Can’t be torn down it’s landmarked

  • @TerraChild1978
    @TerraChild1978 Před rokem +83

    Turn it into a hotel! I want to be able to stay there!

    • @2Bad4YOUuu
      @2Bad4YOUuu Před 6 měsíci +2

      I agree! ❤

    • @KingdomHeart12
      @KingdomHeart12 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Either that or at least an apartment complex like it was featured as being in one of the older Dr. Dolittle movies

  • @DeeRuss
    @DeeRuss Před 10 měsíci +147

    It needs to be a museum that contains old New York artifacts

    • @Lo.0se
      @Lo.0se Před 7 měsíci +5

      thats a good idea

    • @otrebla8944
      @otrebla8944 Před 7 měsíci +5

      Horrible idea. They should turn it into a condominium.

    • @hamzerpanzer
      @hamzerpanzer Před 6 měsíci +3

      New York's oldest artifacts that are barely even 300 years old?

    • @Lo.0se
      @Lo.0se Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@hamzerpanzer any item is considered a artifact after 50 years.

    • @AmaranthEternal
      @AmaranthEternal Před 6 měsíci

      This

  • @daddyjames9107
    @daddyjames9107 Před rokem +452

    Bruh that’s one of the first tall buildings in New York it’s a historical land mark

    • @mnomadvfx
      @mnomadvfx Před rokem +11

      Land mark or not it's going to go to ruin eventually if it isn't maintained.
      Contrary to popular thought all buildings require maintenance even (perhaps even especiallu) when they are not in use.
      No one is going to pay maintenance for such a large building in vain indefinitely if there is no use in it.
      The city could buy it and turn it into another museum if its so historically relevant, but that would only fill a small fraction of its square footage.

    • @daddyjames9107
      @daddyjames9107 Před rokem +1

      Wow you’re so smart. When I grow up I wanna be just like you. 🙄 Was simply making a statement my friend didn’t need the educational lecture.

    • @marshad82
      @marshad82 Před rokem +8

      @@daddyjames9107 On the other hand this is a kind of public forum, not private messaging. No need to respond. Somebody can find some useful information in these kinds of comments. Tame your ego, unless called out directly.

    • @daddyjames9107
      @daddyjames9107 Před rokem

      My very first comment has nothing to do with either one of you guys. But yet you’re telling me to watch my ego. Didn’t ask for any information nor were you even asked to chime in.

    • @marshad82
      @marshad82 Před rokem +1

      @@daddyjames9107 How did I knew, that you will take it personally and fail to understand or simply ignore what my comment said? Your first comment was perfectly fine, it went down hill from there. Don't worry, won't bother you no more - but as long as you comment on YT somebody will.

  • @reyleno926
    @reyleno926 Před rokem +215

    The Flatiron Building was the first skyscraper built, in the early 1900’s. Hopefully it doesn’t get torn down!

  • @booker9816
    @booker9816 Před rokem +36

    Straight up make the continental and you’ll have an amazing tourist attraction

  • @BloodNote
    @BloodNote Před rokem +17

    I've lived in New York my whole life and never knew that building was empty. I thought people were living there this whole time

  • @shanethomas6368
    @shanethomas6368 Před rokem +62

    It's a landmark in NYC. ...it's totally worth the money

    • @kx7500
      @kx7500 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @natmarelnam4871cool that you view homeless people like livestock

    • @Mr_Tooty
      @Mr_Tooty Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@kx7500 livestock is actually useful

    • @kx7500
      @kx7500 Před 10 měsíci

      @@Mr_Tooty fascists like that kind of rhetoric

    • @shanethomas6368
      @shanethomas6368 Před 10 měsíci

      @@Mr_Tooty for a minority ...

    • @Mr_Tooty
      @Mr_Tooty Před 10 měsíci

      @@shanethomas6368 for the majority

  • @lisaferreira4848
    @lisaferreira4848 Před rokem +197

    The building is stunning! Save it!

    • @moremiaj4786
      @moremiaj4786 Před rokem +3

      Unfortunately greed will destroy it.

    • @am-vy1fb
      @am-vy1fb Před rokem

      It held a record of tallest building in the world in early 1900s

    • @ericengvall8619
      @ericengvall8619 Před rokem

      @@moremiaj4786 Greed? How so?

    • @TatersEatsCrayons
      @TatersEatsCrayons Před rokem +1

      there’s no need to save it, it’s legally a landmark so it can’t be destroyed

  • @ejohnson3131
    @ejohnson3131 Před 7 měsíci +4

    “Not really worth that much?” He clearly doesn’t deserve that building. I’m glad it’s going to someone who will appreciate it and restore it to its original glory. Such an iconic landmark!

    • @monkeyman9856
      @monkeyman9856 Před 6 měsíci

      It’s definitely not worth that much, the highest bidder didn’t even go through with the purchase. No building that has rot and water damage is worth $190 million. That type of money is incomprehensible to the 99% of people

  • @CirceIsland
    @CirceIsland Před rokem +27

    I used to work in that area it's an awesome hotel location. You'd have to get clever with the spacing for the rooms, but it's a great idea. Also, triangle themed art all over would be hilarious.

    • @Sybill6859
      @Sybill6859 Před 10 měsíci

      The Brown Palace in Denver is "clone" of the Flat Iron. Gorgeous hotel!!

    • @otrebla8944
      @otrebla8944 Před 7 měsíci +1

      It's better as a condominium.

    • @stevenroshni1228
      @stevenroshni1228 Před 7 měsíci

      Some of the corner rooms could be bi level to make up for being smaller

  • @Mary-lo3zl
    @Mary-lo3zl Před rokem +241

    Don’t destroy the flat iron building make it a hotel so everyone can enjoy it .❤

    • @Da_Publick
      @Da_Publick Před rokem +17

      They can't destroy it. It's a landmark. If they could demolish it, they probably would've done so years ago.

    • @newdefsys
      @newdefsys Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@Da_Publick The Park Service regularly removes buildings from their registered landmarks list, which go on to be demolished.

    • @Da_Publick
      @Da_Publick Před 11 měsíci +3

      @@newdefsys Are ya crazy, they're not removing the Flatiron Building!

    • @newdefsys
      @newdefsys Před 11 měsíci +3

      @@Da_Publick They said the same exact thing about the the Penn Station Building. But guess what happened, , ,

    • @Da_Publick
      @Da_Publick Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@newdefsys Penn Station was not a landmark.

  • @hevnervals
    @hevnervals Před rokem +36

    A hotel would be very successful for sure. Iconic well known building is gonna attract guests.

  • @CodaMission
    @CodaMission Před 11 měsíci +6

    The Flatiron Hotel does indeed sound like THE place

  • @daisy4750
    @daisy4750 Před 8 měsíci +10

    Beautiful building!!

    • @Lenny.262
      @Lenny.262 Před 6 měsíci

      Triangular shaped. Illuminati confirmed.

    • @daisy4750
      @daisy4750 Před 6 měsíci

      @@Lenny.262 Interesting. You could be right. Never thought of that.

    • @Lenny.262
      @Lenny.262 Před 6 měsíci

      @@daisy4750 I'm joking. I'm mocking conspiracy theorists 😂 "Illuminati confirmed" is a meme.

  • @dougtube9870
    @dougtube9870 Před rokem +240

    “And the highest bid goes to…what is your name, sir?”
    “Uhhh Jayyycoooob Jacob uhhh Garlick.”

    • @Winteramen
      @Winteramen Před rokem +27

      Lmfao it does sound fake

    • @slappy8941
      @slappy8941 Před rokem +9

      ​@@Winteramen Especially with the fake beard.

    • @PurveyorOfCuriosities
      @PurveyorOfCuriosities Před rokem +1

      That was probably Winston from "John Wick" in disguise.

    • @GeneralDisarray1892
      @GeneralDisarray1892 Před rokem +3

      Ssshhhhhhhhhhh 😅

    • @Winteramen
      @Winteramen Před rokem +3

      @Slappy dude what, i just rewatched it and you're right, the beard is not real. Dude is not a real person 😂

  • @James-cs2wi
    @James-cs2wi Před rokem +45

    That would make a lovely one bedroom flat with about 500 ensuite bathrooms😊😮❤

  • @lisabrown482
    @lisabrown482 Před rokem +6

    that building is gorgeous look at the detail on it is just absolutely stunning.

  • @vmwindustries
    @vmwindustries Před rokem +4

    What a beautiful building! Amazing how fantastic the craftsmanship used to be.

  • @danieltonnessen656
    @danieltonnessen656 Před rokem +42

    Bet it went to the back bidder,who was one of the original owners who wanted to make it condo hotel

  • @ABerCul
    @ABerCul Před rokem +48

    Reposition means to move, alter, or adjust the position or to change the image of....
    So they are not repositioning the building but remodeling or possibly redeveloping the lot by demolishing the building.

    • @CS-zn6pp
      @CS-zn6pp Před rokem +3

      So just BS hipster talk...
      Not going to get a more stylish building on that footprint. Not really got the ft² for a hotel. A high end apartment building is about the best use for it.
      No way it's worth $190m.

    • @janegardener1662
      @janegardener1662 Před rokem +5

      @@CS-zn6pp It's worth whatever anyone is willing to pay for it.

    • @ashtheviking5007
      @ashtheviking5007 Před rokem +2

      ​@@janegardener1662 That is exactly the correct answer. It's NYC and it's iconic.

    • @alloztome
      @alloztome Před rokem +3

      In this case, repositioning it's use, as in converting it to a hotel or apartments.

    • @Gottenhimfella
      @Gottenhimfella Před rokem +8

      @@alloztome There's already a perfectly good word for that: repurposing.
      But hey, Americuh!

  • @valerieannshort7109
    @valerieannshort7109 Před rokem +4

    My favorite building!❤

  • @zachall101
    @zachall101 Před rokem +3

    It really should be a hotel, it wouldn’t look out of place like that, also it does have a beautiful old look to it

  • @bobair2
    @bobair2 Před rokem +31

    What ever happens as long as it still stands ,I am okay with it. The building is priceless and iconic so give it the respect it deserves!

    • @ericengvall8619
      @ericengvall8619 Před rokem

      Sure, as long as they don't gut the rest of the insides.

  • @julianray5240
    @julianray5240 Před rokem +168

    A hotel, a few restaurants, cafes scattered throughout the building- all high class and elegantly designed, with a jazz club and bar at the top.

    • @TheProptechScout
      @TheProptechScout  Před rokem +31

      The owners estimate $100mm renovation cost, and hotels in NYC haven't been doing so well post-pandemic, so the price of the building has to come down significantly for the financials to make sense. I personally think a hotel would be awesome though.

    • @Musicescape17
      @Musicescape17 Před rokem +12

      Not affordable to everyone in the city, but it’s a nice idea

    • @TG-ts3xn
      @TG-ts3xn Před rokem +8

      And always empty due to prices.

    • @privateprivate1865
      @privateprivate1865 Před rokem +6

      I think we should use old buildings to house the homeless sense rent us criminally high priced

    • @privateprivate1865
      @privateprivate1865 Před rokem

      ​@@TG-ts3xn true.
      Its like mant filthy rich are walking around with blinders on when is comes to the homeless and economic disaster thats happening

  • @oniichann7170
    @oniichann7170 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Such a beautiful building should stay standing as long as possible so convert it into anything that will last

  • @luvondarox
    @luvondarox Před rokem +5

    I hope it gets turned into a hotel, homes, or something lovely. It's a gorgeous looking building.

  • @ronaldweed6103
    @ronaldweed6103 Před rokem +20

    '68 & I still love this design.

  • @stevesloan7266
    @stevesloan7266 Před rokem +15

    They need to make that building a historical monument. For more than one reason. I would hate to see somebody buy it and tear it apart on the inside. Just save the building

    • @ericengvall8619
      @ericengvall8619 Před rokem +1

      It's not a historical monument? Finally, someone who cares about the insides of historic buildings too.

    • @TatersEatsCrayons
      @TatersEatsCrayons Před rokem

      It already is

  • @tomalator
    @tomalator Před rokem +12

    The Flat Iron building is too iconic to sit empty. Someone get on this.

  • @heatherprice588
    @heatherprice588 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Its such an iconic building it would make a fabulous hotel.

  • @melissacastle5172
    @melissacastle5172 Před rokem +12

    This building is iconic, it is worth that much.

  • @imsleepingbeauty
    @imsleepingbeauty Před rokem +9

    That's such a cool building. I hope it doesn't end up getting demolished.

    • @kozmickarmakoala3526
      @kozmickarmakoala3526 Před rokem

      It's a NYC landmark, it will collapse from neglect before they tear it down. See Havana before and after the revolution...We are at the beginning of NYC being largely abandoned.

    • @TatersEatsCrayons
      @TatersEatsCrayons Před rokem

      it’s legally a landmark so it can’t be demolished

  • @kathryndunn8052
    @kathryndunn8052 Před rokem +1

    The Flatiron should be either a hotel or some NYC historical museum. I remember in my first year of college seeing old photos from NYC and seeing the Flatiron in these photos. It was one of the most jaw-dropping photos I’d ever seen and wondering where this building was. I now work in an office 5 blocks away and the first time I saw it in person was even more awe-inspiring. It’s currently covered in scaffolding (I assume to protect it) but the beautiful shape and architecture still shine through and it’s my favorite thing to pass by.

  • @mrrobot0509
    @mrrobot0509 Před rokem +1

    This should be made into the actual continental and established as a safe house for all witness protection with the highest contract security. IMO..

  • @Glen.Danielsen
    @Glen.Danielsen Před rokem +14

    Really an stunning structure. 🙌🏽

  • @natedawg3926
    @natedawg3926 Před rokem +1

    I'll always remember it as the building that became the Daily Bugle from the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy

  • @OMEGAMAN1300
    @OMEGAMAN1300 Před rokem +5

    From a historical point of view that building is priceless.

  • @HiyaEverybody.
    @HiyaEverybody. Před rokem +11

    It's such an iconic building it should be preserved and made into different spaces. A museum of NYC history, elegant shops and restaurants, hotel, accommodation rental, so much potential.

    • @ericengvall8619
      @ericengvall8619 Před rokem +1

      I know. Hasn't NYC learned their lesson from The Singer Building and Penn Station?

  • @beverlyjohnson2266
    @beverlyjohnson2266 Před rokem +3

    Wonderful building!! Beautiful! It's worth more because it is historic, iconic. Its a building you see and you know it. ❤❤

  • @E_PHI_r
    @E_PHI_r Před 11 měsíci +1

    The property sold for $2.351 million in 1933 post inflation. Today it sold for $190 million, with a mark up price. Even without the mark up value, it will still cost tens of millions of dollars. Shits fucked when you can get 2 bed 2 bath apartment in NYC for $10 mil, and 90 years ago you can get a giant building for $2.4 mil 💀💀💀

  • @RLF1
    @RLF1 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Jacob never intended on buying it. He stopped others from buying it temporarily.

  • @shifrabaila4074
    @shifrabaila4074 Před rokem +27

    I used to live around the corner from the Flat Iron Building. I used to imagine buying a "loft" in that building and having my kitchen in the corner overlooking the crossing of Broadway with 5th Avenue. I would have loved living there.

    • @jonathanandrew2909
      @jonathanandrew2909 Před rokem +2

      And I would love to live on the moon.

    • @shifrabaila4074
      @shifrabaila4074 Před rokem +5

      @@jonathanandrew2909 It was not so far fetched as you think. I lived around the corner from the Flat Iron in a factory building that was rezoned for living. This was in 1978, which was at time when there was great interest in "lofts", which were factory buildings built around the turn of the 20th century (mine was built in 1910). At this time lofts were cheap ( paid $21,000 for 2,100 square feet of space - I won't tell you what I sold it for 10 years later). The idea of converting factory buildings into residential started with the artists who could not find reasonably priced apartments, and moved into abandoned factory buildings. After that the Yuppies took over and that is when we bought in - thankfully so. So you see, this building could yet be rezoned residential, especially since there was a beautiful, tall, apartment house built just down the block from the Flat Iron (this was circa 1987).

  • @dulynoted2427
    @dulynoted2427 Před rokem +7

    There's a building in Chicago that looks exactly the same that's located at whats called, The 5 corners.

  • @Doomsdaysunsetfan290
    @Doomsdaysunsetfan290 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I feel like we should turn it into a newspaper company

  • @mizko1407
    @mizko1407 Před 11 měsíci

    I will watch tomorrow as well. Happy to give you vuews.😊

  • @lingeriedeparis7274
    @lingeriedeparis7274 Před rokem +8

    If you really want to read up about the flatiron building 🏫 you will find a lot of interesting facts like how it is one of the first using iron as a support structure and the person who built created the idea of general contracting. I think it has twenty-two floors or 24, if it was made into condos each floor would easily be worth five or ten million after renovation and refitting

    • @briankozlowski8302
      @briankozlowski8302 Před rokem

      It almost sold for 190 mill they would lose money at 5 mill

    • @ericengvall8619
      @ericengvall8619 Před rokem

      Sure, as long as they only do it on the floors they've already gutted, and not the ones that are original.

  • @ssoffshore5111
    @ssoffshore5111 Před rokem +10

    If restored and turned into condos/apartments, they would go for BIG $!

    • @shecravesit7072
      @shecravesit7072 Před rokem

      That’s the new plan

    • @Leigh-bq2jo
      @Leigh-bq2jo Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@shecravesit7072I was hoping it would end up as a Hotel; as a New Yorker I love walking by it.. true icon

  • @ccharles33
    @ccharles33 Před rokem

    This is where the term 23 skidoo originated. An iconic building that should be getting the love it deserves

  • @wiseguy371
    @wiseguy371 Před 11 měsíci

    I just remember landing on this building in Spider-man 2 to start all your Daily Bugle missions

  • @dimitrygornomelikov3146
    @dimitrygornomelikov3146 Před rokem +6

    Jeffery Gural is a very good manipulator. The building is 100% worth around $100 mil to $200 mil

  • @jimoconnor6382
    @jimoconnor6382 Před rokem +10

    I'll move in and think about it and get back to ya!!!

  • @charlieinfinite9434
    @charlieinfinite9434 Před 6 měsíci

    Awesome choice to put the subtitle box down low, where it's covered by the channel/video info that can't be closed.

  • @jacksont79
    @jacksont79 Před 11 měsíci

    Possibly my favorite building in NYC. I went to school on 23rd and loved walking by this building almost every day

  • @robbiebunge859
    @robbiebunge859 Před rokem +5

    It's really beautiful

  • @M60gunner1971
    @M60gunner1971 Před rokem +4

    I love that building.

  • @tonyt160
    @tonyt160 Před rokem

    It looks beautiful. I alwaxs stop and look up at buildings and appreciate how beautiful the design is. Love Gargoyles on top of buildings.

  • @DjBolt11
    @DjBolt11 Před rokem

    The amount of money it can make as a hotel! Is insane to think about. It’ll automatically become super iconic. Imagine the view you’ll get

  • @jeanmccorkle1035
    @jeanmccorkle1035 Před rokem +4

    That's why I ask people what they want rather than waste my money on something that ends up in a drawer or gets regifted.

  • @BEder-it4lf
    @BEder-it4lf Před rokem +16

    It's a beautiful Architectural design and should be preserved.

  • @wlam4321
    @wlam4321 Před rokem

    The Flat Iron is the Continental well Thank You Mr Wick. I had no idea 😂😂😂

  • @corbanx0809
    @corbanx0809 Před rokem

    It's a landmark that was well-known even before the movies. Worldwide. Hopefully, they'll keep it like it is.

  • @benjaminthame4174
    @benjaminthame4174 Před rokem +36

    Everyone in Australia knows this building. It's beautiful. I thought it would have been worth more then $190m

    • @slappy8941
      @slappy8941 Před rokem +6

      Well you don't know the difference between then and than, so you can't be expected to know the price of New York real estate. 😂😂😂

    • @Rich-yj4ub
      @Rich-yj4ub Před rokem +8

      It would take another 100 million to fix it up.
      And there is no guarantee people would come. The crime keeps the people away.

    • @talkingbread2012
      @talkingbread2012 Před rokem +4

      @@Rich-yj4ub crime is low in NYC

    • @mrmrsmarshall9110
      @mrmrsmarshall9110 Před rokem +7

      ​@@talkingbread2012 😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂

    • @talkingbread2012
      @talkingbread2012 Před rokem +1

      @@mrmrsmarshall9110 I"s NYC still one of the safest cities?
      Image result
      You may have read that the crime rate in NYC went up in 2022 compared to 2021, but (and this is what counts) the city is still very safe. In fact, NYC is one of the top five safest large cities in the United States.Mar 2, 2023?

  • @jameswhite4874
    @jameswhite4874 Před rokem

    I used to work for mr gural. At one oh his casinos in the sticks. Dude walked around the casino in a button up shirt and bright orange crocs and talked to every old lady that approached him. Even covered the cost of renting the golf course for my wedding there.

  • @patcomerford5596
    @patcomerford5596 Před rokem +6

    An architectural gem. If the former First Lady, J Kennedy, was around this would not be happening.

  • @rickardrakkoon2500
    @rickardrakkoon2500 Před rokem +13

    If I was a billionaire just convert it to penthouses and lease them out by floor. That is such an iconic spot you could do some amazing things.

    • @mnomadvfx
      @mnomadvfx Před rokem +1

      Penthouses are the top floor only.

  • @plap.
    @plap. Před 6 měsíci

    The building is iconic for sure. Millions of people have seen it on film and in person for decades. It is beautiful and needs to be saved. If not by individuals by the city. This kind of sturdy construction will never be replicated again and has decades more use. What else can be on that odd lot, parking? Nothing of relevance certainly not as relevant as this structure

  • @LK-yn9xv
    @LK-yn9xv Před rokem +1

    Should be made to look like the Continental and have the lounges and bars just like John Wick. That place would make a killing!

  • @queenratv115
    @queenratv115 Před rokem +9

    This is my favorite building in nyc

  • @hylacinerea970
    @hylacinerea970 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I always wondered why they didn't just turn it into a hotel building. to me it's the perfect set up. and infinitely iconic

  • @coreychildress156
    @coreychildress156 Před rokem

    I've seen this building playing spider man so many times. It's iconic.

  • @chayyimnahar2568
    @chayyimnahar2568 Před rokem +4

    Make it a shelter for the homeless

  • @Joeyfugawi
    @Joeyfugawi Před rokem +9

    Should turn the building into condos.

  • @Romeoweroluffy3
    @Romeoweroluffy3 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Wow, the table really held up their end of the bargain. Happy to see Wicks death wasn't in vain 🙏🏻

  • @AllFlimmits
    @AllFlimmits Před rokem

    It's an iconic piece of architecture. It's worth a great deal.

  • @islmhhh4987
    @islmhhh4987 Před 10 měsíci +6

    Of course someone named Nathan Silverstein would not only own one of the landmarks of NYC, but would also sell it off 😂

  • @TheProptechScout
    @TheProptechScout  Před rokem +263

    Understandable mistake, but this isn't the hotel from John Wick. Full explanation here: czcams.com/users/shortsS2K_YJdj0GQ
    Part 2 is finally out! czcams.com/users/shortscYIast57Sss

    • @Andrew-fs3rl
      @Andrew-fs3rl Před rokem +2

      No that one is near wall street in fiDi

    • @kylewilliams6091
      @kylewilliams6091 Před rokem

      Is this not the one from babies day out ?

    • @slumptxjr2589
      @slumptxjr2589 Před rokem +2

      Probably the one from spiderman

    • @datboi__
      @datboi__ Před rokem +2

      It is the one from the boys though right?

    • @broncomcbane6382
      @broncomcbane6382 Před rokem +3

      the John Wiick hotel is down in the financial district

  • @MyName-sk8wl
    @MyName-sk8wl Před 8 měsíci +1

    I think hotel is the best route for this beauty building

  • @Cheryl_55
    @Cheryl_55 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Love that building
    It would make great apartments too

  • @Ndw1995
    @Ndw1995 Před rokem +9

    Of course the “Stein” wanted to sell it off 😂

  • @henrymeredith1818
    @henrymeredith1818 Před rokem +3

    I'd absolutely love to own this. It's a wonderful building. Shame how it's empty. Having a home in this place would be wonderful.

  • @porterijsseldijk3953
    @porterijsseldijk3953 Před rokem +1

    Time to turn it into the Daily Bugle📯

  • @henryj5954
    @henryj5954 Před rokem +1

    I haven't seen this building in person... But I hope if they turn it into a hotel I can have a permanent room if I ask nicely .😎🇺🇸

  • @SkypowerwithKarl
    @SkypowerwithKarl Před rokem +7

    It’s New York. The guy got a reality check, buyers remorse and walked. The money is leaving the city. Escape from New York!

    • @hackskrap
      @hackskrap Před rokem

      Lol dude was unknown in the real-estate market - he didn't have the money in the first place!

  • @rikcleary1680
    @rikcleary1680 Před rokem +84

    Would that be THE Nathan Silverstein, of The World Trade Center insurance scam????

    • @ashishpatel350
      @ashishpatel350 Před rokem +17

      Oye vey you notices something

    • @KillerBYTE367
      @KillerBYTE367 Před rokem +17

      Be careful noticing such a coincidence

    • @nomercyforthewicked
      @nomercyforthewicked Před rokem +13

      Maybe they need a plane to go in to the building and then take the insurance company to court for billions

    • @mariano7699
      @mariano7699 Před rokem +2

      : 😮😮😮😢

    • @originalhuggies9740
      @originalhuggies9740 Před rokem +7

      Larry. I'm sure many people with names like Silverstein own much of Manhatten. Kushner rings a bell also.

  • @firewizzard86
    @firewizzard86 Před 6 měsíci +2

    'Silverstien'

  • @nathanielliddy638
    @nathanielliddy638 Před rokem

    That building is iconic