Luxury Living that was Built in 1898 | Open House TV 

Are these one of those places that require you to have social status to live in them? I dream about lving in such luxury places, but I feel like I won't fit in and the people in the neighborhood will force me out.

no this is individual house, you are referring to coops, which are generally apartments.The one similarity is their age, detailing, room sized. Ppl cannot force you out of a neighbourhood in this day and age..

TheLusianPopa True, but they can make it a pain.

i dont think so.The people who live on the UES are very classy( in general), and because they are wealthy-and own mutiple homes they arent always there to make it a pain....

brilliant response !

all the wrought iron work needs a complete restoration

18 years before the Titanic. I doubt they had Elevators and they would not be putting them in anytime soon.

@@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753 dude is obviously a peasant

Feline Queen yes i know but the expensive part of that house was the location and location is a big turning point of a porperty

Well, it sold after 2 yrs for $41.5 million.

@@riverafranzjethrod.5272- But anyone willing to pay $50 million can buy another place where the kitchen isn't in a crawl space and all the modern amenities nearby.

@@GaelinW well for that one i will say that new york is a very expensive place to find a nice home and it depends which part of new york ( manhattan , 5th avenue etc ) and aome people are willing to pay 50 mil in a property because of its historical reference , previous owners , the localtion itself and ofcourse as you said the ammenities of the peoperty.

Jethro Dacanay - Indeed people are willing to pay $50 million for a place in NY, just not this place. Given that this sold for almost $10 million less than the asking price more than 2 yrs later.

When the house was first built, kitchens were not considered living spaces. People wealthy enough to afford a house like this might have never even stepped foot in their own kitchen, as it was common to have servants at that time.

@@jimbo1637 That is true! They all just sat on the Dinning room, rang a bell and the servants brought in the food!

When it was built, people not only had lots of kids but multiple generations lived in one house.

I agree! Who would want to go down a trap door in the floor, of a closet; to get to the kitchen? Gees!!

@@Chutney1luv it's the catering kitchen for events, not the family kitchen.