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.
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.
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.
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♥️
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.
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.
@@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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
@@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.
“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!
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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 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).
i remenber visiting New York city... and thinking if i was a millionnaire , i would own an appartment in this building .. i had no idea it was empthy .... so sad .. it`s truly a beautiful building. ! please save it and great beautiful homes! it's so new york xx
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 💀💀💀
@@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?
Growing up in New Zealand I saw a black & white photo of this fascinating building. I decided one day I’d go see it. Took me 50 years but I did. Hope this magnificent piece of architecture is heritage listed?
