An exclusive look at the world's tallest residential building 

Very cool you can experience that, I can only imagine what it's like to be able to see those views.

@@mattmcclellan4011 or you can look at videos, or did you mean the real thing? cause they feel different yea

From the top observation deck and Penthouse you are looking down at the Freedom Tower. With the Penthouse being about 32 feet higher the One World Trade Centers roof. But I guess the Antenna still unofficially makes it taller.

@@Chris2745100 They allow for the antenna height to determine its official height as opposed to a Structure's building height without the antenna . Hence, why the Willis Tower in Chicago is still one of the tallest Structures in the World even at 50 years old 🤔🤔🤔🤔

Well, this is a beautiful build. I saw what this is going to be history.😅

THIS! I yelped when she said that cause I was thinking it

The reason housing is so expensive in New York City is that there's very limited capacity, and too many people want to live there. So, from an efficiency standpoint, residential towers would make sense. Obviously, luxury towers are not going to help, especially when people are not actually living in them. Maybe a few more residential buildings half the size without all the fancy accoutrements could help offset the housing demand.

Nah she don't know how to spend her paycheck. She acting like she broke

"few more residential buildings half the size without all the fancy accoutrements could help offset the housing demand." Can't be done. New York City makes it very expensive to build anything, you couldn't pay for all the costs associated with building there and sell to the poor without losing money, all while being told that you gouging the poor and that housing was a right @@Uarehere

Why do broke people deserve to live for free in a 200MM penthouse for free? Lol young lady you feeling ok?

Yes!

Ain’t gonna happen , they don’t care about that unfortunately. And when they do it’ll be too late

​@@iTsGonzothat's why a lot of residents of Boston are happy about the Shadow Law from the 90s. Keeps the sunlight on the Commons and Public Gardens.

Impressive but I’d be concerned about fire which they’ve obviously taken into account.

Jackie Onassis predicted this . She was against these monstrosities being built that will cast large shadows on Central Park .

Same here!

Especially when. The airplanes fly close by..

I can't even watch the video. 😟 lol

I’d be smoking blunts every night That view is amazing

When I start feeling that building swaying in the wind I’m out!

Oh your just jealous of them honey just say that

Yes because there are plenty of people sleeping in boxes and sleeping bags with two blocks of that building

@@diabetes1.564 that’s not our fault at some point ma’am

@@moshesierra6849 not at all! One has to question the value e. Great to park your money. NYC has outstanding culture whether people or museums and Super convenient. So much within 30 mile radius. It’s the value though. 200 million for homeless, drug addicts, cold weather, less energy after Covid, garbage piled up and rats, ect. It’s debatable.

Don't like how it's shadowing over Central Park

Exactly

Don’t worry. Your bank balance will ensure your safety.

@@pineapplemocktail lol right

It’s not for everyone, clearly. Whatever floats your boat.

That RINGING noise is horrible. There is no way you could sleep if that ringing noise keep happening daily.

If there's a lot of post-tensioned concrete in there, it could catastrophically fail leading to collapse. The safety margins likely aren't that good compared to traditional skyscrapers. Seems overly risky to live in it nor anywhere within its shadow.

u think the city would allow them to put up a skyscraper that wasn't fully vetted? lolz

Point is to push boundaries

@@minigiant8998 Ask the Millenium Tower condo owners this question.

San Fransisco's Millenium Tower is not anchored in bedrock as most Manhattan skyscrapers are.@@nolsp7240

yes its too high the views are boundless no doubt but i would much rather live lower, so it could see people moving around in the park for example that way you feel connected to the Park and city. Up there you feel disconnected. And the terraces are almost useless, i cant imagine someone having coffee there in the morning, too windy ...

What are you talking about? you could see the whole freaking skyline from up their and you say "you can't even really see anything up there". TheLusianPopa said that he/she would rather see the people moving in central park but that is literally all you will see besides some buildings

@@MagicToenail Can you not read? I said up close. I don’t want to see the skyline. I want to see individual trees, leaves, dogs and people, etc. Why do you care anyway? You have a different opinion, fine. I like what I like.

@@Dbeckdesign68 I saw plenty of individual trees

Yes. Now that you write it. It was at the back of my mind. But think about it. He gets to be the designer of the tallest building in the world. That is an achievement worthy of serious bragging rights.

@@jameskeener7251 True but at the same time what's the point. Most of these tall residential buildings in New York City hardly have any residents at all. So it's like your building these things for nothing if people aren't living there. These developers are better off building actual affordable housing in this city rather than building tall buildings that will mostly be empty

​@@Atrail_Mckinley4786 He designed the tallest building in the world. Period.

You never heard of taxes? They last forever. Also if you can’t afford a hotel then what are you doing in Manhattan? The most expensive place on earth.

@@lightbox8019 That building has 30 full time residents. Most of these tall skyscraper residential buildings are half empty. And with how some rich people like to pay as little tax as possible, I don't think it will bring as much tax revenue as they claim

$50,000 a Month forever. It’s a ton of money, but if you had $200,000,000,000 it would be nothing in perspective.

That was my very first thought as I watched the video (in fact, at the very beginning).

really strict guidelines on lawn care too...

Probably more for some units. The costs of maintaining such a building are astronomical. Even more so as it ages. Many structural components, such as roofs and windows, are only designed to last 10-30 years. Residents there will likely face many special assessments as time goes on.

@E Double it's actually this according to the listing agent Common Charges: $26,952 Monthly Taxes: $47,686

She won't even allow you into her house

there's literally 100+ floors... u do the math.

@@minigiant8998 You think this is the type of building with multiple apartments on each floor? There's barely one per floor and many take up multiple floors. They also skip a bunch of floors and allocate some as mechanical floors where no one lives. And it's well known that these apartments are often used as investment properties or a way to stash wealth by people with no intention of ever living there. If you watched the video, they said there's a total of about 30 full time residents in this building. You heard that right. 30 people in the tallest residential building in the world. And I guarantee you this isn't their only residence.

Nobody can afford to live in that dam place. No matter the floor.

@@DailyRants89 He isn't right. If he was the report wouldn't have said it only has 30 resident currently.

170+ units.

True. Most people here think that way.

and it stops every 4 seconds to wait for the building to stop twisting....

My dad worked for OTIS for 35 years. The Burj Khalifa has an OTIS elevator, halfway to the top I believe that there's another stage of the elevator that you have to board.

@@andyginterblues2961 You have to take the elevators from Concourse up to the transfer at 124F. You can then board a second set that'll go from 124 to 155F. There's no elevator that'll do one shot, not even the BS3 / mechanical one as they ran out of wall for buttons on the front walls or so I've heard (or more likely, safe cable run limits). That'll take you from Basement B2 to 136F then various mechanical transfers from there.

Same with Paris

that isn't ironic at all

If? When.

There's no way they don't have a just about fool proof back up system(s) for that. Right? Also, can't believe they only have 1 elevator

​@@rachelroberts633 Dear Ms. Roberts, please consider, " . . . just about foolproof . . . " Hmm. And the Titanic was unsinkable.

@@jameskeener7251 that was in 1912

@@rachelroberts633 And things have gotten considerably more complex than then. Complex systems fail. Must more often than others. Look at your own wording. You deny your point.

This building has over 100 floors of much smaller and cheaper apartments. The penthouse is for billionaires.

something u cant afford

Technically this isn't a residential-only building; there's a 5-story Nordstrom dept store at the base which was part of the design from the beginning.

I think they start around 7. Don't quote me.

The condos actually start on the 32nd floor. There's an 1800 sq. foot apartment on the 33rd floor for $6 million.

No earthquakes in NYC. So that's one less worry lol

@@edwink1467 not yet at least

@@ralphangel561 probably never will happen since the city is not on the end/edge of a tectonic plate

@@Laylowjay_ Earthquakes can still have affects outside plate tectonics

@spawnerist when?

Very well stated, and I agree.

If they want to pay for it, they can. What they spend on a residence in a city like NYC is only a fraction of what they'll spend on everything else everywhere else in the city. It benefits the city to be welcoming to "billionaires row" and the wealthy districts.

@@Nitrotix1 While there are more billionaires now than at any other time in history, the majority of the population is getting poorer because wealth is flowing upwards. So, it's usually not beneficial to cater to billionaires.

There are more people than anytime in history, and the dollar has been devalued many times over its value. The billionaires of today are the millionaires of the 20th and 19th century. And that is only going by public-facing data like Forbes. There are people and entities far more powerful and wealthy than the mere billionaires like Musk and Bezos, they just don't appear on any of the magazines and social media. If you're going to commit to this ideology, focus on them first and for most. I have no problem with billionaires owning some floors of some building when there are trillionaires that own entire countries and their populations. I have no problem with a billionaire spending millions on the businesses of a city when the city itself takes tens of billions from the businesses each year and completely wastes most of the funds on absurdities. The vast majority of people are still wealthier and have access to a much higher standard of living than ever before. Yes, improvements can always be made, and there will always be richer and poorer groups. But it is not going to change if you stop some person from buying a house in one city. They will just move to the next city over and spend their money there.

@@Nitrotix1 Very well stated!

Me too🤣🤣 must be very unpleasant and the wind too

I wouldn't live above 9th story. That's the highest floor FDNY equipment can reach.

On the news a fire marshal said don't go over 7 stories in a hotel

LOL

ITS like here we are, see if you can fly into us again??

Planes cant fly over NYC that low! But god forbid a fire.

@@anitajensen Yes they can fly that low when they want to do a terrorist attack they can fly as low as they want you have no control over the situation

@@jasontomica8938 That is nearly impossible, theres something called air defense systems.

@Anita Jensen they can bypass it no problem and did u forget 911!!!!

They have no choice. They can’t build out.

@@214dude2 They didn't have to build at all.

@@peni1641 I doubt it. NYC is super dense and limited on space.

@@214dude2 Yeah that's why I'm worried. . This seems to me to be corporate housing. Wherein these apartments/condo's will be owned by foregin investors or venture capital groups, etc. And b/c of that more tall buildings will be built but only house about 50 ppl.

True hey. They should do a segment on affordable housing. Everyone has a choice

It should start where she lives. I bet she wouldn't like that lol

@E Double Not so fast. I think these builders get a ton of public money in tax abatements so these structures are not financed and paid for entirely with private money.

That announcer lady’s home would be a good place to start because I bet you it will be in top 10% in cost in USA.

@E Double so you’re saying people shouldn’t be able to afford housing?

its blocking sunlight for those trees in central park, terrible building design

I think it would be less sad if there were billionaires playing chess in those sky mansions, but they're all completely empty.

@@draco2xx Thats why its called "Central park tower" 🤦

@@TommyTom21 yeah they're just playing chess _with_ them, not inside them :) If I were a billionaire, I would buy a 250 million dollar penthouse apartment from that building and actually live in it

This building didn't increase prices elsewhere you oaf

She probably got into trouble saying it.

Yes, this is true. You can literally look down on the homeless people on the perimeter of Central Park from this location.

its a prison with no inmates 😁

Well it seems people don't even want to live there considering that there aren't many residents that life there anyways. That building is just a waste of money

Perfect...

30 people are living in there but they didn't mention what the sell rate is. It could be foreign money buying the units and most are sold.

Why?

I liked the piano.

Lol in a few years?? ask yourself how old is the empire state building. M sure it can do over a hundred years without an issue

​@@kudzaim5434 lol lol Yes! They don't "make em like they used to." I work in real estate. Most new buildings are crap. Look at the leaning tower of San Francisco as an example. I've been in new buildings where floors are not level and neither are walls. Read about the lawsuits for this building. It's total crap. Could not pay me to live in it.

@bigboat8329 I do in fact know what the word means. Clearly you do not. Why do you think some old buildings are torn down? One meaning of obsolete is: "falling into disuse or becoming out of date."

Nice. If I were rich and lived in NYC, I would prefer a renovated Brownstone. Keep the old NYC feel with updated interiors.

you are not "I'll spend $250 million on an apartment" rich

@@pyropulseIXXI True. I'm only "I'll spend $20 million on an apartment" rich.

She is only saying that because it doesn’t impact her. She’s wealthy she can open up her home, but won’t.

@@lvaldezr Your full of yourself aren't you? your statement is not logical if she says we need more affordable housing.

There is no should in society. It just is

Exactly. There's the old school "Millionaire's Row" on Fifth Avenue (Upper East Side along Central Park) which looks decent and then there's this hideous stretch on the south side of Central Park called "Billionaire's Row". These towers are hideous and hard to comprehend (homeless people downwind) when you unfortunately have to walk by them every day.

Land in Manhattan is way too expensive, especially in this part

Same reason they built the entire building - it’s not meant to really be a place to live, just a place to own. And the more expensive the better.

Just like Mr Burns from The Simpsons and we all know how that episode ended.