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That railing on the balcony is not nearly high enough for me to ever venture out there.

Fun fact: There are over 100,000 people in America worth more than $54 million. 756 of them are billionaires.

NOT "How the other half lives!" This is how the upper 1/4 of the 1% lives!

Manhattan Penthouses are so high up that most of the sounds of the city streets do not reach their balconies. What sound does reach that high up are completely deadened by very good insulation and often double-glazed windows. The lack of nature's sounds is common in all large cities. Be well :)

There's another one right next door that's going for $250 million, but you get not one, not two, but three floors the 129th through the 131st floors!

Yes, you actually saw a plane. The retired aircraft carrier USS Intrepid is a Museum Ship docked at a pier on the Hudson River. There is a large collection of aircraft including a retired British Airways Concorde and the retired Space Shuttle Enterprise.

I think he said this building is 1400 feet tall. One World Trade Center is 1776 feet. The thing is, anyone who spends $54M on an apartment, this isn't their only place. They have a few 8 digit houses in other places around the globe. If you have a billion in the bank, this is 5% of that.

The 3 rules of property: location, location, location. There are some nice amenities, so I could see that large apartment/condo being well over a million in almost any American city. But yeah, you're paying for the views.

Fun fact: this penthouse is actually pretty quiet, as it's too high up for the noise pollution of NYC to reach it. There's another penthouse in the building two doors down that's so high up you can see the curvature of the earth. (and yes, billionaire's row is a real thing; they've been struggling to sell those homes since the pandemic when people mass moved into the country and decided to stay there)

When he jumped up after the shot looking down, I was like, here's a kindred spirit. I'm right there with you bro.

If you spending 54 mill on a penthouse or apt you can get a house in the country too lol

I hate heights. Give me a ranch house in Hawaii with acreage.

The people who own apartments like this usually have other homes around the world. And yes that stretch of central park south is referred to as billionaires row. There are apartments on that streer costing much more

I'm having a panic attack just watching the video. No way could I perch up there on a daily basis, I'd lose my mind every time I walked into the living room. LOL. Give me a tiny home on my own private beach. ✌️❤️😎

No amount of money in the world would get me out on that balcony. My eyes watered and I started convulsing as the camera operator walked out the door. Nope nope nope nope nope nope. My acrophobia barely lets me look out the 6th story window of my apartment unit.

And here I am panicking over a $200 hike in our apartment's rent 😢

I would be terrified to stand out on any one of the balconies that high up. That is a long drop.

Yes, there is a billionaires row in Manhattan. Honestly, most people who can afford a place like this don't have just one home, so they can have apartments in cities, cabins in mountains, beach houses, etc... they don't have to choose. When looking at real estate like this you do have to factor in the location though, because it is part of the experience of living in the apartment. So many people who live in NYC do not spend a ton of time in their apartments, because there is so much to do all the time. That experience of living right in the heart of the city with central park outside your doorstep is part of what makes these homes so valuable. That plane on the dock is part of the USS Intrepid museum, which is a retired aircraft carrier from WWII. You can go on and tour the ship along with a bunch of planes, a space shuttle and more. I remember going as a kid but they have added so much more since then. It is a fixture along the west side highway in Manhattan.

The people who live in this area of Manhattan typically own more than one residence in the states. They will have a high-rise dwelling and a mansion on Long Island, NY, Connecticut, Florida , Los Angeles, and other areas. Elevators are fast, so it would be less than 5 minutes. The person living in a place like this could be in almost any industry. They could be in finance, Industry moguls, owner of sports franchises, entertainer, etc.

So, new here. Have to say I LOVE your content. I don’t get into reaction videos, but you make it SO entertaining!! Very glad I found your channel! Best of luck with the channel brother! Keep up the amazing work 😊

One Work Trade Center is the tallest building in NY and America. It's located near the former Twin Towers in lower Manhattan.

Decades ago I was in both, what were called at the time, The Sears Tower and The John Hancock Center.The Sears Tower, renamed The Willis Tower, is 110 stories (1,729 feet tall) and The John Hancock Center is 100 stories (1,128-feet tall). I've been fairly high up on both on windy days and you definitely felt motion. ------ "Most skyscrapers can easily move several feet in either direction, like a swaying tree, without damaging their structural integrity. The main problem with this horizontal movement is how it affects the people inside. If the building moves a substantial horizontal distance, the occupants will definitely feel it."

Fun fact: that's the exact location of Mr. Peabody's house in the 2014 movie Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Ok at first im like hm not really worth it but now im thinking if I had that money im standing on the balcony with a Batman costume and have someone with a drone to take some shots of me

that bathtub 100% sells me on this place....it's bloody better than any King's Palace !!

Muffy has a party next door; get my helicopter. We are stopping by to say hello.

Exactly Adam! Plop a 💩 and take a selfie or ceiling reflection photo!😂

For New York it’s about location…this property is an investment

I have a friend who has lived in NYC most of his life. He just doesn't relate when I talk about listening to the birds, crickets, cicadas and wind in the trees. He's never been around that and isn't moved by it. Any well-made building will have muffled or silenced the street sounds after just a few stories up and even in NYC, you don't hear much when you're in a high-rise building, especially a luxury residence.

Skyscrapers are actually designed to sway in the wind, so yes you can definitely feel it lol. It’s not MASSIVE movement, but there’s definitely some give to it.

18:27 cue beautiful music.... 18:35 alright great cue Cop Sirens... fantastic. That's a wrap.

$54,000,000!!! I'll write a check tomorrow and then move my stuff from my shanty 😂😂😂

2:02 It's an unofficial term, but there is a section South of Central Park where there are a series of extremely tall residence buildings, like the one this condo is in, and they are EXTREMELY expensive, even for New York. Hence why it is called Billionaire's Row, because you literally have to have a net worth of at least $500 million to be able to even get into the lower apartments. What's funny is that a lot of the condos have been bought but don't get lived in, because billionaires from around the world buy the units as a secure investment. It is an investment because if there is one thing that will never go down in price in NYC, it's dollars per square foot. A 1,000 sq ft apartment in NYC can rent for like $4,000 and have a waitlist of tenants lining up to rent it. So, buying this unit in the video for $54 million, in like 10 years it'll be worth something around $60+ million.

I hate to say this, but this isn't the most expensive penthouse in NYC, let alone Manhattan.

anyone who can really afford that condo already comes from a family that owns all the land/oil lmao

The job to afford that? That's what my dear Mother (Mum) used to ask when seeing a new subvision or posh palazzos. "Just where do these people work? Do they ever get to come home to see the house they're working so hard to buy?"❤😂

I would buy a mountain with a river running through it with square miles of land. In the middle of it I would build a big, big cabin.

If i move in there im bringing a couple tvs i felt that lmao

Yes skyscrapers sway.... Not as bad as you would think, they found a way to put counter weights under the structure. The architects factor in high winds, earthquakes. et cetera. It seems counterintuitive but they need to sway, so they dont break. I lived in a high rise in Dallas and we rarely felt it.

I am with you... I live in the country, and I only have 21 acres, my own pond 12 acres of pine groves and hunting areas... I love it... I would not change that for the city

What always strikes me about these uber-expensive places is that they rarely seem like a place where people would actually live. They're just stuffed full of expensive shit but they always feel more like a hotel than an actual home.

These billionaires have penthouses in the city because that’s where they work…they also have weekend houses outside of the city.

I use to go to the city when i was a kid. Never in this world would i go back up there. Too much violence. I live in the most beautiful place in the world between the Blueridge Mountains and the Aplecaian Mountains of Virginia. We came here every year to visit my grandparents. We never wanted to go back to Long Island. We finally moved back here when I was 14. Manahatten use to he a nice place to visit, but not now! .

I think it is at the same bldg. there is the highest penthouse that starts on the 129th floor to 131st floor. It has a ballroom. If you want to spend 250 million. It is the highest apt in the world. There is no noise from the city You don't have to leave the bldg. Restaurants, cigar bar, pool.

The tallest building in New York and in the western hemisphere is one World Trade Center(freedom tower) but Central Park tower which is in billionaire row has the highest roof line in the city

Adam, if you're a multi-billionaire this would be just one of many places you own. You'd also own that tropical island where it's just you, nature and endless water, that house in the western US where it's just you, and endless stretch of land and mountains, the multiplex in Dubai, the villa/castle in the south of France, and more. That kind of money buys you multiple houses and rental properties...and it isn't nearly the tallest building in NYC.

The southern wing..😂😂😂

Location is everything. And in Manhattan, it's worth it. It's a New York thing. But you understand that this penthouse isn't your only home. It's likely your 3rd or 4th. You have a Hampton's estate, a Wyoming or Colorado ranch and maybe a Florida mansion. or penthouse.

Whoever has the disposable income to purchase a property like that, likely also has MANY other residences throughout the US/World - Ski chateau, beach house, etc.

And me, RED dbl decker 🚌 buses in London (well, in the past) and black cabs to go get FISH & CHIPS!!

The problem with these new towers is that because they are so slim, they tend to sway in the wind. This has caused issues with plumbing and elevators. Sorry, I'll take a townhome in the west village.

I love how you were so focused on the "garage". Adam. They paid 54,600,000 for it. They don't drive themselves anywhere lol They have drivers. They don't have TVs. Because people with that kind of money entertain themselves with other activities. Like Squid Games. 😆

For a mere 12 million pounds you could own: The Butte Valley Ranch, it spans nearly 900,000 acres with 7,300+/- deeded throughout 4 Counties.

You are hilarious!! Love your videos 😂❤

As a New Yorker, I agree, it's extremely expensive to live here, in order to live here you need to make 250,000 a year

My friend back in the 90s had an apartment that was smaller than my living room and paid 2500.00 a month. That was 30+ years ago so now it is probably 5k. Look up small NYC apartments and how much they are. This PH is actually a fair price comparatively.

That balcony is so narrow. I would go out there maybe once to look around. But what else could you do really do out there? It's too high up to be cozy, and too narrow for any kind of activity. And too windy. And too cold most of the year.

Yea up in a really high tower surounded by glass on all sides in a country know for strong storms with hail and tornadoes. I think ill pass on that one 😂

In terms of NYC apartments, the same apartment in a different location is most definitely at least a million.

Mortgages in the US are 30 years, typically. So $53.6mil would be $4,894.98 per day for 30 years. So a little less than 5 grand is about what you could expect per day.

Adam, I agree $54 Mill for an place in NYC is just dumb even for a Billionaire. 💚💚💚💚

Many NYC sports stars make 25 to 35 million dollars a year. Yellow taxis & yellow school buses are loved by Europeans.

That is so incredible! WOW! Perspective: Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones paid 250 million for his yacht. For people in that tax bracket, this place is a bargain. He already has the land, and the house for his family to have for generation, 2 in fact. This would be better than a hotel for him, a vacation home for when he is visiting New York. 😜

No way I'm standing on that balcony without a parachute on..Not sure what kind of turbulence can happen but if planes move i will lol

Sometime check out the Biltmore in North Carolina. It is INSANE and 100% more beautiful than this tiny apartment! You’ll love it! It’s the closest thing to a castle that the US has! Great video as always!

The downside is that the shadows cast by all these skyscrapers are affecting trees and plants in central park.

How does those windows get cleaned ? I can not see a window washer hanging outside cleaning these windows..

Overlooking were Seneca village once was. Until all the inhabitants; Black mostly were subjected to _imminent domain_ by the government of New Amsterdam.

did this magazine advert floor display realtor just call the corner windows of the room a "nice corner moment"? what. the actual. HELL?? 🤦‍♀️

No way! Wouldn’t do it. I’m a nature lover girl. The first severe thunderstorm with 60 plus miles per hour, I’m out of there!! lol

That tower will never give you Fresh Air or a Beautiful Summer Breeze.. no thanks..

Let me put the height of the apartment into perspective. When I was in Jump school in the U.S. Army we did pur qualification jumps at 1200 feet. That means if your in that apartment, your looking 200 feet DOWN on guys jumping out of airplanes. Lol

54 mill? Ya, I'm buying an island somewhere.

And fyi - you're not paying for the size of the condo per se - it's about the building prestige, it's amenities, the height, and the views. You can get a house 10x as big with way more amenities for less than half the price if you're not in the biggest city in the USA

I've been told that many of those luxury apartments are both sound proof and bullet proof.

$54.6 million is not the crazy part, it’s the building maintenance that needs to be paid some places in Manhattan are charging hundreds of thousands of dollars a year!

I bet living that high up, there’s plenty of silence 😃. Also right next to Central Park. If I had money coming out of my ears, who knows. I might consider it. 😊

Of the high end New York real estate videos I’ve watched , this is probably the most gorgeous place I’ve ever seen. This is the one place I would feel comfortable living in without changing anything. I would absolutely hire an interior decorator to do the place justice. But that’s all just dreams since husband and I are banking on multiple inheritances to eventually afford our own place around retirement age

I wouldn't pay $54.00 for that place. I'm with you, Adam - a nature lover. The only thing about this apartment that is "natural" is, as the guy in the video kept pointing out, sunlight which I admit seems more abundant than I get where I live back in the woods. It's after midnight and a Whippoorwill is singing outside right now. Yep, I'll stay here in my cozy little country home sweet home. Rich folk can have their high rise compartments.

The people who buy these 54 million penthouses in New York are billionaire businessmen that own mansions in other places like Texas, Florida etc. They go to New York on business all the time so the penthouse is used almost like a hotel but this way they can leave their belongings behind and not have to share a bed etc

54 million and when walk down the street get hit in face, and get used to the building moving back and forth in the wind

Those big windows will let you see the plane coming.

Here we have another corner moment lol

Thanks!

Please do not lean against the building as it may fall over.

No, I would not buy that apartment, and here's why: As cool as it is, there have been many reported issues in the building. The biggest issue for me is that due to the extreme height, the building sways a lot. That is by design, and I'm sure you would get used to it, but I hear there are major concerns with the elevators and power. On windy days, it's not uncommon for the elevators to shut down, leaving people trapped for sometimes up to two hours. Screw that. NYC is a great city, but I'd spend my money on an awesome condo in Tribeca or Chelsea personally.

Tune New Yorker that is the ultimate luxury because 95% of New York City is apartments. Billionaires Road (It’s a real road) is also where the people that are coming into the country illegally like from Venezuela are demanding to stay in the penthouse and apartments that aren’t occupied at the moment! They’re funny! I live in a shared brownstone on 101st St. in Spanish Harlem, which is really far from there and I pay $1400 a month for a room! And yeah, that apartment is pretty sweet!

Yo bro theres a 4 floor apt that cost 250 million..they show the building in this video at 10:18.. Them 3 floors on that building that looks different is it..look that up..its bonkers!!!..lol

Feeling anxiety and vertigo just viewing on a tablet.

Been to NYC six different times. You couldn’t pay me to live there.

Most people on Billionaires' Row don't live in the properties they buy; they purchase them expecting the value to increase over the years.

Billionaires can afford it so it’s not a big deal…they probably have a massive mansion somewhere

It cost that much because in New York City 1 in 24 people are MILLIONAIRES!!! Also New York City is the Fashion and Financial Center of the World so you have to consider that.

Yes, there is a section of high sky scrappers that the ultra rich live in. It's called Billionaires row.

If I had 54 million, I'd have a farmstead somewhere in the rockies and about 1,000 acres of ranch land. I want flowing brooks and streams, meadows, evergreen forests, and natural beauty in every direction. I used to sit on the hill side on my 8 acre homestead and wwtch the wildlife. Id encounter foxes, bear, coyotes, and deer. I miss those days.

Dude!!!! Their Sound Proof!!

The most expensive penthouse in the world is in new york as well. The original asking price was two hundred and fifty million dollars.

It's funny you mentioned what would this be worth in the middle of nowhere. Well I've got some news for you. They are planning to build the tallest skyscraper in the USA in Oklahoma City. How's that for being in the middle of nowhere. Gotta love the USAs adventurous spirit bro.

Not only is it 54m $s.. there is a fee they have to pay every month for amenities and this place would be astronomical