The Story Behind China’s 600-Metre Abandoned Skyscraper

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How China became home to the world's tallest ghostscraper.
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@stanm8462 3 жыл бұрын

when Eiffel Tower was built, Parisians were joking that best view of Paris is from the tower... because it is the only place where you can't see the tower.

@nomocreepyjoe1833 3 жыл бұрын

That was very witty of the French. Dripping w sarcasm, and French snot. Clever.

@traiver6685 3 жыл бұрын

@@nomocreepyjoe1833 French snot? What does that mean?

@fredfreddy8684 3 жыл бұрын

Now it's the pride of Paris. Even when it was despised, it functioned as a radio antennae. Maybe they can stick 5G towers all over the Ghost Tower and charge for space that way.

@georgebarnes8163 3 жыл бұрын

Not surprised , it is a total eyesore.

@robertbobbypelletreaujr2173 3 жыл бұрын

LOL.

@DTHRocket 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was there in 2015 and it stood out like the eye of mordor. I came back in 2019 expecting it to be finished... and there it was in all its unfinished glory.

@parallax9281 3 жыл бұрын

They ran out of tofu. Good thing they did.

@nedergubis2638 3 жыл бұрын

Eye of mordor!!thats funny.

@BKWhite07 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@jonathantan2469 3 жыл бұрын

Should just put a giant eye that lights up at the top...

@salmaroni4134 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@cypheru5 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Tianjin, and the 117 isn't the only failed real estate project, there's an entire ghost town at an area known as 于家堡 or 响螺湾. With the giant unfinished buildings all around, I feel like I was inside the world of TLOU.

@sunfl0wer_988 2 жыл бұрын

Hope ya didn't get jumped by like hobos there man

@cypheru5 2 жыл бұрын

@@sunfl0wer_988 You can barely see any hobos in China.

@sunfl0wer_988 2 жыл бұрын

@@cypheru5 Is that so? Well, I hope ya didn't get jumped by anybody shady then.

@EyFmS 2 жыл бұрын

If only it was really inhabited by "real ghosts", would make a nice tourist attraction.

@sws212 2 жыл бұрын

@@sunfl0wer_988 Hobos don't live in ghost towns, there's no garbage or people to beg from. They'd have a place for shelter but they would starve in some of these places with literally no one for hundreds of miles in an urban space.

@evil1knight 2 жыл бұрын

Lol everytime, ‘building began in 2008’ ohhh now it makes sense

@jeromegarcia5396 2 жыл бұрын

Lol foreals

@fiendish9474 2 жыл бұрын

A truly dark time for the global economy

@mid-s_to_earlysViBEZ 2 жыл бұрын

@@fiendish9474 The *mid-late* *2000’s* were a *VERY* dark *”era”* in general… *Not* *sure,* why *people* *think* *revisting* *2004-2008* is a good idea.. 🤔

@InfiniteGenresOfMusic 2 жыл бұрын

@@mid-s_to_earlysViBEZ Nostalgia. Not every memory from that time period is gloomy for everyone.

@ROBLOXGamingDavid 2 жыл бұрын

They began construction at the time when the economy across the world (not China) has gone into shit at the moment.

@holyboxer2.072 3 жыл бұрын

When the building was start to built, Tianjin was one of the richest cities in China and a prosperous industrial center. At that time, Tianjin was considered to be the fifth first tier city in China, which is why many real estate developers chose to invest in Tianjin and the building was built. However, since 2014-2015, the industrial development here has slowed down and the population and economy have shown negative growth, Now Tianjin even ranks low in second tier cities.

@user-uu3zj7ud2f 3 жыл бұрын

天津发展缓慢的原因是，太过于自我保护

@meanwhileinchina2720 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-uu3zj7ud2f 从来没见过一个地方城市的地铁董事长和总经理因为地铁工程建设太缓慢而被撸的。就那几条线，多少年了都没搞好，也是服气。说白了，就是一个个都不作为，天津的领导拍马屁倒是很在行。这些年看到李鸿忠的新闻多是第一个出来表态支持中央的政策，也不知道他在天津到底在干啥

@frownezhang1632 3 жыл бұрын

yes, tianjin‘s economy is one of the key reason. Bad planing and diction making is another key cause.

@saltymonke3682 3 жыл бұрын

don't forget the port explosion

@thewinterbear7818 3 жыл бұрын

I’m from Tianjin :]

@alexanderch7525 3 жыл бұрын

Summing up: They bet their money by building a supertall skyscraper and residential area aimed for the super rich near a second rate industrial city, during the global financial crisis.

@TheB1M 3 жыл бұрын

Damn. Wanna join our script team?

@user-cp4cj1nu9c 3 жыл бұрын

lmao

@kb9880 3 жыл бұрын

Second Rate Industrial City!! Tianjin is a huge megacity, and will not tolerate insults like this!

@aaronhe6877 3 жыл бұрын

Tianjin is not an industrial city, it's a megalopolis, but it's in the industrial district nonetheless.

@sawyerhua3987 3 жыл бұрын

@@kb9880 The economy of Tianjing actually decline. The gdp growth rate of Tianjing is almost the lowest in China. Net population inflows are also negative. But Tianjing is still the scond largest city in North of China.

@fredfreddy8684 3 жыл бұрын

That would make for an interesting demolition project.

@fredfreddy8684 3 жыл бұрын

@AAA BBB That's good. Maybe economies will become more amenable to high-end corporate office leasing.

@JamesBond-uz2dm 2 жыл бұрын

I gentle nudge should knock it over.

@JohnSmith-bq1sj 2 жыл бұрын

I believe some professionals left their passports behind after a similar project..

@ZakhariusSilpheed 2 жыл бұрын

Mother Nature: Soon™

@Enochulate88 2 жыл бұрын

Like 911

@chrisogrady28 2 жыл бұрын

Habitable height should be all that counts towards records, spikes on top of buildings are the equivelent of a kid putting their hand in the air and saying that's how tall they are

@catzzzz1450 2 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@MJAY-N7129 2 жыл бұрын

Haha 🤣🤣

@catzzzz1450 2 жыл бұрын

@Rahul Gaikwad its not underrates its a false statement

@Batman-wv5ng 2 жыл бұрын

I agree .

@catzzzz1450 2 жыл бұрын

@@Batman-wv5ng dude its false

@pacldawson 3 жыл бұрын

It's an impressive structure - I've seen it in person - but it is sad to see it sitting like something frozen in time.

@hyy3657 3 жыл бұрын

if the economy goes up, it will do the job, just have to wait for a long time...

@balesjo 3 жыл бұрын

That atrium at the top, a diamond in the sky. What better symbol of a property meant to appeal to the super rich. But overall, it was an interesting design.

@LudicrousTorpedo 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, this video was literally posted before today of the 100th anniversary of the CCP.

@borntoclimb7116 3 жыл бұрын

true

@Mikamichae 3 жыл бұрын

@@hyy3657 so 10 years

@hhydar883 3 жыл бұрын

They should complete it atleast. Must be an eyesore to the city residents.

@oksowhat 3 жыл бұрын

yes just 5billion dollors requried, what could possibly go wrong

@N_ei_L 3 жыл бұрын

@@oksowhat I'm in love with your sarcasm 😆

@bababababababa6124 3 жыл бұрын

that’s literally what North Korea did with that dumbass hotel in Pyongyang ☠️it was an eyesore so they completed the outside of the building with glass and left the inside empty

@MABfan11 3 жыл бұрын

@@oksowhat just let the state complete it

@htin08 3 жыл бұрын

@@MABfan11 Why should state pick up the losses resulting from the company's wrong decision. If the company make a profit, the company will take it all.

@Rockiii9 2 жыл бұрын

I traveled to Tianjin often for work from 2012-17. Initially, seeing it from central Tianjin, i thought it was just another skyscraper. I eventually visited the area of western TJ where the project is located. Only then was I able to appreciate the stunning height of this building & wondered how such a massive project would fare in a 2nd tier city.

@lrn_news9171 Жыл бұрын

There are many supertall buildings in 2nd tier cities even third tier.

@nicholasmaude6906 2 жыл бұрын

The exterior cladding of the building should be completed so that the interior structure is protected from the elements,, you don't want the skyscraper falling down because its rebar corroded away.

@UzumakiNaruto_ 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. I don't understand why projects like these that even if they don't have the funds to finish things, why they wouldn't get enough money together to at least finish the outside and keep the interior protected so that perhaps someone else down the road can take over a decent condition building.

@Xhin229 2 жыл бұрын

@@tellucas well, as per the video, it says that thay can't pre-sell properties because it's forbidden to sell units that aren't fully finished.

@seanfinn10 3 жыл бұрын

No need for throwing shade at Philly 😂

@vlsi54199 3 жыл бұрын

Lol we philly residents feel insulted as 2nd tier city

@xrq3223 3 жыл бұрын

@@vlsi54199 but philly is a second tier right

@daweilaotou1269 3 жыл бұрын

Not shade exactly, just a different magnitude of scale in China. To qualify as a 2nd tier city in China it needs a population of 3 to 15 million & a GDP of US$70 to 300 billion.

@ZackScriven 3 жыл бұрын

That’s not shade Philadelphia is a tier 2 city. Tier one would be like Los Angeles New York and San Francisco…

@daweilaotou1269 3 жыл бұрын

@@ZackScriven 2nd tier in the US, probably not in China.

@Treviisolion 3 жыл бұрын

A structure that tall feels like it would be a safety hazard if left uncompleted. Even with the solid core making it unlikely to collapse, just imagine window panes getting blown out from uncompleted floors and raining down on inhabitants below during a terrible storm.

@BobSmith-mc7uq 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You Mr. Doom & Gloom! Try POSITIVE thoughts for once in your life!

@captinbeyond 3 жыл бұрын

You make a valid point. A number of safety issues happen when mechanical equipment like those cranes on top not get used...rust sets up and eats away at cables, metal. And the final roof not being finished has to be an issue just like any house being built needs it's roof completed.

@dariomendoza1518 3 жыл бұрын

Scary too tall!!

@bigpapa2195 3 жыл бұрын

@@BobSmith-mc7uq youre on drugs ya?

@BS-nt9oc 3 жыл бұрын

That thing is coming down in a bad way…all I could think about

@KingMinosxxvi 3 жыл бұрын

The reason it has never been finished is simple. In it's current state of construction it is in perfect aesthetic balance with the rest of Tianjin. Have you been to Tianjin. I lived there for a year. It is a shithole.

@wolfvale7863 3 жыл бұрын

Now with a 600m turd monument....they should paint it brown.

@KingMinosxxvi 2 жыл бұрын

@Sherri T[A]P Me!! To Have [S]EX With Me It 's not a second rate industrial city. It's the bedroom of Beijing. It also happens to be a shithole. Maybe one day they will stop burning coal in the northeast (of china) and it will be a nicer place to live. Perhaps they will finished it then.

@billyandrew 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative and thanks for posting!

@danteeightsix9069 3 жыл бұрын

The Empire State Building went through a similar ordeal. Was built during The Great Depression in a location unideal for office buildings at the time, was built at it's height mainly to get the world record height, and cost $40 mil, but only made $1 mil the first year. Most floors were empty and employees in lower offices would turn on lights to make it look like the building wasn't a loss to the eyes of the public.

@rosampa1980 3 жыл бұрын

No. You are mistaken. To be similar The Empire State would have to be constructed in Staten Island, not Manhattan!!🤣🤷🏼

@julesguermonprez1392 2 жыл бұрын

offices mostly empty when it opened : hence its nicknames "Empty State Building" or "Empire du Vide" back in the day.

@micahc9509 2 жыл бұрын

it was empty but finished; not the same thing

@unvergebeneid 3 жыл бұрын

Usually, when a person can afford to lose $13 billion, they'll be fine.

@amadd5641 3 жыл бұрын

I think so, and they still have this marvel which appears to be close to completion, even though it doesn't look all that stable to my eye.

@harrickvharrick3957 3 жыл бұрын

Nowadays nobody in Hong Kong is fine, it is under Chinese dictatorial law which means liberty of thought, and liberty of (peaceful) expression have ceased to exist

@unvergebeneid 3 жыл бұрын

@@harrickvharrick3957 true

@philtripe 3 жыл бұрын

@@harrickvharrick3957 this place is like 1800 miles from Hong Kong in a city called Tianjin you Nit Wits... and NINE MORONS thumbed that up? 'Murica the uneducated doesnt even get it when they are show a map

@cjschmitt4882 3 жыл бұрын

@@harrickvharrick3957 bye bye freedom in Hong Kong!

@TheMrFishnDucks 2 жыл бұрын

This is very interesting. Looking forward to the next video. Keep up the good work.

@derBESIEGER 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid!

@LC16210 3 жыл бұрын

That time of the week! Ik it sounds stupid, but your videos honestly make my morning. Please keep up the amazing work B1M

@TheB1M 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks so much! It does NOT sound stupid, it sounds amazing!!

@ishansharma1920 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheB1M please make a discord

@anp1609 3 жыл бұрын

I feel the same :)

@frankcarrasquillo6394 3 жыл бұрын

Shutup

@anp1609 3 жыл бұрын

@@frankcarrasquillo6394 what's your problem mate?

@__isagani4208 3 жыл бұрын

Well at least this one reached its full height so it’s likely to be finished and be used in the future. The Jeddah tower tho. ☠️ ☠️ ☠️

@frankfleming1103 3 жыл бұрын

the company is bankrupt, no other company want to buy it, it need much money

@saviomarius7654 3 жыл бұрын

Construction has continued on the jeddah tower.

@SFbayArea94121 3 жыл бұрын

The aloha Snackbar Tower

@titoslounge1946 3 жыл бұрын

@@saviomarius7654 link?

@azrrrrrrrr 3 жыл бұрын

@@saviomarius7654 in 2021? where did you read that?

@nathancommissariat3518 3 жыл бұрын

I cant say enough how much I enjoy watching these videos. Thanks once again Fred and team!

@prastagus3 3 жыл бұрын

"build it as they come" is for affordable housing and jobs, not for a super-rich catered skyscraper.

@prastagus3 2 жыл бұрын

@Phoenix 𝙾𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝙼𝚢 PROFILE some no doubt is so, like many EVERGRANDE projects right now, but others are not so. It really depends on the company building them

@Balancatraca 3 жыл бұрын

I love watching this channel's videos while i'm in my break from work, a nice meal and lots of information :D

@postahundredcommentsbutonl4408 3 жыл бұрын

Simple answer: Its construction location is neither in Yujiapu CBD (brand new, by the sea) Nor is it the traditional city center of Tianjin. It was inexplicably built in the Tianjin Industrial Zone.

@Eshanas 3 жыл бұрын

Easier zoning regulations?

@MrRezillo 3 жыл бұрын

Socialist planning? Closer to "the workers?"

@szurketaltos2693 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrRezillo ah yes, the "workers" who go to the polo club.

@MrRezillo 3 жыл бұрын

@@szurketaltos2693 LOL

@szurketaltos2693 3 жыл бұрын

@Nathan Taffijn ah yes, they planned to go bankrupt and not sell the properties they were planning on selling for a profit. A brilliant business strategy.

@inmate666 2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see how they take it down when it's beyond repairing

@thepylonperspective 2 жыл бұрын

Architecture nerds when they hear, “Construction began in 2008”: “You stupid son of a…”

@gagandeepsinghtalwar2498 3 жыл бұрын

My city tianjin...lived and studied there for six years....love from India...Hen Xiang Tianjin...

@Rohit-cj6eb 3 жыл бұрын

How? You studied there as a exchange student?

@liuby33 3 жыл бұрын

@@Rohit-cj6eb what do you think otherwise

@ultimatestoryteller 3 жыл бұрын

@@Rohit-cj6eb what's so rare about that ? I was supposed to study Management in Guangzhou myself but backed out literally 6 days before I left.

@dwaipayanroychowdhury7035 3 жыл бұрын

@@ultimatestoryteller Forgive my curiosity but why?

@kevinniroshan2102 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbhxhLyfzc67pWQ.html

@vaga4239 3 жыл бұрын

"Ghost-scraper" is great, I'll definitely use that

@paulacomstock3742 3 жыл бұрын

That was awesome!

@robertbobbypelletreaujr2173 3 жыл бұрын

We have a building that size in my town, i couldn't imagine it being vacant until now.

@RoelfvanderMerwe 3 жыл бұрын

"Ghostscraper". Damn! What a word!

@MrRezillo 3 жыл бұрын

Good one for the South Korean film industry.

@davidduffy2046 3 жыл бұрын

Because you can, doesn't mean you should

@MrRezillo 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidduffy2046 Amen!

@SFbayArea94121 3 жыл бұрын

It’s the Roast 🔥 Scraper

@todafett5865 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Just don’t type “ghosts craper” or it loses appeal…

@nedergubis2638 3 жыл бұрын

Its a worlds record, the highest condemnd building.

@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm 3 жыл бұрын

it is garbage = they do not understand ! just copy

@lightweight1974 3 жыл бұрын

@@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm ...and poorly I might add.

@sannewgen 3 жыл бұрын

Billdingdong

@plantiron 3 жыл бұрын

*Lots of appreciative rats and roaches out there*

@francissantos7448 3 жыл бұрын

In short, location, location, location.

@thenestcpd Жыл бұрын

I just have to say I think you guys do incredible work... I have done nothing but enjoyed this since I ran across it.. As a lover of skyscrapers and of cities, I'm not really sure how I was unaware of it ?!? It looks great it sounds great it is great thank you

@non9886 3 жыл бұрын

the view of city is very impressive, especially during night...

@Geertt 3 жыл бұрын

"The building was proposed back in 2008" Ah shit, here we go again

@sirgeorgioalastrata4104 3 жыл бұрын

@@ravencoinspremiumadminasse6265 shut up

@ravencoinspremiumadminasse6265 3 жыл бұрын

@@sirgeorgioalastrata4104 ok

@AllPileup 3 жыл бұрын

What a good time to propose construction.

@RjhnlyNm 3 жыл бұрын

More city planning video please 🙏. B1M is my therapy.

@Girtharmstrong69 3 жыл бұрын

Cringe

@ljacobs357 2 жыл бұрын

Timing is everything.

@kattmilk 2 жыл бұрын

If their building codes are anything like Miami’s, they just left an abandoned, oversized Jenga puzzle.

@proudkiwi7641 3 жыл бұрын

Wish I understood economics so I could understand how a skyscraper, which is 90% complete, could just be abandoned like that.

@dogbone1065 3 жыл бұрын

It's because of construction flaws. The concrete crumbles because of cutting costs. There is videos showing new building that had to be evacuated. Poor building codes.

@tenabarnes3269 3 жыл бұрын

Me too, but that's also why we have an unfinished highspeed train with one completed station stop in California that has already exceeded the entire cost of funding (68 billion) on which construction has stopped, but the California taxpayers are still paying.

@marks4471 3 жыл бұрын

@@tenabarnes3269 That's different! Not due to construction flaws, but Democrat greediness!

@robman2095 3 жыл бұрын

What’s hard to understand about running out of money? I assume that the company that was actually building it went broke, so there is nobody to pursue to get it completed or demolished.

@tenabarnes3269 3 жыл бұрын

@@marks4471 the construction "flaws" were caused by greedy business men using cheaper materials and cutting corners when the building was designed and pushing the project through without the final study . By the way, in the late seventies and through the eighties there were many greedy businessmen in both the Democrat and Republican parties .

@miraflynn8935 3 жыл бұрын

That animation at 2:56 was really awesome to see. I love your videos, and the rest of this video was incredible too, but I specifically wanted to call that out because I would love to see animations like this continue to be used in yhe future!

@monsterman51 3 жыл бұрын

And that is not the only building or complex that are sitting completely empty either!

@grantbennett333 3 жыл бұрын

free electrical atmospheric harvesting

@francescos7361 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this studies.

@AlanShore4god 3 жыл бұрын

The editing in this video is tight. Love the use of lines in transitions and animations

@kevinniroshan2102 3 жыл бұрын

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@potts995 3 жыл бұрын

Building projects like this one remind me why I’ve fallen out of love with skyscrapers lately. It’s little more than a vanity project, and all of the money used to build this stagnant stick to the sky could’ve been better spent elsewhere.

@Rich-hy2ey 2 жыл бұрын

Given that most buildings fall to ruin in 50-100 years, the investment just isn't worth it.

@NoovGuyMC 2 жыл бұрын

Ikr it's a stupid dumb tower of steel and glass

@Automedon2 2 жыл бұрын

Money that makes money isn't wasted. Money poured into the bottomless pit of social programs always is.

@brokentombot 2 жыл бұрын

When they are that tall they are mostly frame and core with barely any space for people. It really is just a stagnant stick to the sky.

@Be.authentic_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@Automedon2 you mean men women and children who have less and are suffering to survive? That is a waste of money and they deserve to die you say?

@jasonjara4569 2 жыл бұрын

So beautiful.

@kophiedogbey2227 2 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this building from across town, on the 70th floor. We called it the "Yao Yao Qi[chi]" ...117. and that was in 2015

@kevintang5473 3 жыл бұрын

6:45 Damn, that's such a cool scene. The skeleton of the building looks like some space elevator thing rising from the skyline of a city on Mars. Definitely cooler than any finished skyscrapers.

@fallenshallrise 3 жыл бұрын

The way they measure these "tallest" buildings by adding whatever skinny antenna they put on top doesn't make any sense. Wireless is now all interlocked cells rather than one large broadcast tower so they are all just for decoration. It's like saying Slash is 6'4" because he wears a top hat.

@szurketaltos2693 3 жыл бұрын

Radio still uses the big towers, and I imagine it does help in dense urban environments to have multiple. Lot fewer people listening to radio now though.

@joermnyc 3 жыл бұрын

@@szurketaltos2693 and broadcast TV, when the World Trade Center went down we lost all TV stations except CBS, because they never moved from the Empire State Building.

@simonjames9481 3 жыл бұрын

Yah. Without Spire, PNB 118 in Malaysia will not be in the top 10

@joermnyc 3 жыл бұрын

Actually until the new 1 World Trade Center somehow cheated by calling their antenna a “spire”, an antenna wasn’t counted for the buildings full height, the Sears/Willis Tower in Chicago is only counted up to the roof, The massive antennas are excluded from the record.

@awsomemodels 3 жыл бұрын

Glad i wasn't the only one bothered by this !

@casinosavant 2 жыл бұрын

Great comparison- building New York’s Hudson Yards on the outskirts of Philadelphia. That brings it into perspective on this side of the pond

@FirstLast-tb7qn 2 жыл бұрын

What a brave workers and engineers who work on these enormose heights.

@Samuel_J1 3 жыл бұрын

A nice building design in principle, but clearly flawed master-planning and economy speculation. Great video on the extended history of an ill-fated project!

@ihabammoury2879 3 жыл бұрын

Can we all have a moment and appreciate the work that B1M does 👏

@jeffmorris5802 2 жыл бұрын

LOL. That shade thrown at Philly haha

@StephenfromChch 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Greetings from nearby Hebei province.

@petriepretorius4085 3 жыл бұрын

yet another super great B1M video... ☺

@brainjuice6931 2 жыл бұрын

@Angel-pg5jj 3 жыл бұрын

I wish Ghostscrapers in China get used as filming locations.

@Girtharmstrong69 3 жыл бұрын

China only allows western films to be made there if they include Chinese propaganda

@Girtharmstrong69 3 жыл бұрын

@@dh00mk3tu what a useless comment….. care to expand ?

@Girtharmstrong69 3 жыл бұрын

@@dh00mk3tu name one western film made in China or any film made in China the last 20 years that doesn’t include pro China or anti western propaganda I will wait

@ayakaham1041 3 жыл бұрын

@@Girtharmstrong69 How about mission impossible 3?

@Girtharmstrong69 3 жыл бұрын

@@ayakaham1041 yes check the credits thanking ccp

@jimmack1071 2 жыл бұрын

they did this sort in Vegas, might be about 10 years ago. high rise casino, one of three had to be taken down. cost to build the three, around 8/9 billion. lots of small quakes in Vegas.

@MSDesignASMR 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully it gets finished. It's really a pretty design.

@Lazirus951 3 жыл бұрын

This is like taking out a loan to build a house you hope to repay by renting it, but then you lose your job. Fascinating to see financial gambles on such a grand scale.

@jaywalker712 3 жыл бұрын

Yes here in America the government bails out the big investors that make such a large boo boo.

@dr.jamesolack8504 2 жыл бұрын

It gives me great pleasure to see the plans of the affluent go tits up! Even if it’s 10,000 miles away.

@NameNotAlreadyTaken2 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I used to follow this one's construction back in the beginning. I had totally forgotten its existence.

@canadianloon6433 2 жыл бұрын

Looks good on them

@erinpitman8246 3 жыл бұрын

Glue googly eyes all over the building for the world record in that category.

@Panster7 3 жыл бұрын

3 of the most important things in real estate: Location, Location and Location

@drey8 3 жыл бұрын

alright Kirsty keep yer knickers on

@non9886 3 жыл бұрын

but good location is expensive, it means lower profit! what about milions in pr which would turn location into desired one?! :-)

@NPNN-xt4ot 3 жыл бұрын

And I thought Location, Location and Location was about making movies he he he.

@wolfvale7863 3 жыл бұрын

A roof and windows would be a good selling feature.

@kbtube8125 2 жыл бұрын

and i thought it was height.

@vproscelle 3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully the project is completed someday even if it means 100 years from now

@Yora21 3 жыл бұрын

@David Reinforced concrete actually really doesn't like water.

@NecumNaTo 3 жыл бұрын

Why?

@user-re9gj2zd5e 3 жыл бұрын

Like the sagrada la familia lol

@daRich_X 3 жыл бұрын

Without maintenance it will not last that long

@AndrewManook 3 жыл бұрын

@@akshar4561 That's India you are talking about oh and the US...

@chrisguerrier8734 3 жыл бұрын

Still remember when this page had 200k

@qimingwong9933 3 жыл бұрын

Why is he considered self-made when his family owned a chain of Chinese restaurants?

@GameControlYT 3 жыл бұрын

Its called good market ans use of buzz words

@itsm3th3b33 3 жыл бұрын

His former fortune didn't come from Chinese restaurants. He lost it all. His company is all but bankrupt. He took 3 mortgages in his HK mansion. Will lose that too.

@dr.jamesolack8504 2 жыл бұрын

@@itsm3th3b33 Wrong.

@neeleshparavastu8464 3 жыл бұрын

yalls videos just keep getting better and better, im absolutely addicted

@jayface 3 жыл бұрын

really enjoyed this one, Fred.

@TheB1M 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@jayface 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheB1M credit where credit is due. I used to live in Saigon and there is a ghostscraper in the downtown area. I always wondered why it just got left unfinished, or why no one else picked up the project.

@spammerscammer 2 жыл бұрын

Man I wouldn't want to be anywhere near that building. You know it's gonna fall anytime.

@boi5599 2 жыл бұрын

The CFL Residents that dealt with the i-4 eyesore: "This ain't shit!"

@fiercedevil6955 3 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of the Oceanwide Plaza Complex in Downtown LA. Construction stopped on it in late 2019. The reason was for debt and not enough money to continue. The exterior was almost completely finished. The interior construction was put on hold. Now dtla residents have to see the Oceanwide eye sore next to Staples Center.

@shirleylavernerosej.120 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a way to wrap outside with safety escape.

@kallurisubrahmanyam4350 2 жыл бұрын

What does it mean

@georgehill3087 3 жыл бұрын

I read somewhere they are still slowly building it. The main structure was done in 2016. And they are just slowly installing things like windows, piping and whatnot.

@retrochristmas7329 2 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous building though.

@pyaj3954 3 жыл бұрын

god bless b1m. trying to find something to watch while eating and the video popped up ❤️

@charlesxavier4409 3 жыл бұрын

Ghostscraper, that is a very generous way of saying abandoned building.

@henkholdingastate 3 жыл бұрын

No maintenance.....concrete rot.....unsafe......demolition

@NPNN-xt4ot 3 жыл бұрын

@@henkholdingastate Kaboom?? Yes big kaboom!! dust...dust..Cough! cough! I love demolition contracts.

@jkardez4794 2 жыл бұрын

It could be used for base jumping and other sports activities.

@IvarDaigon 3 жыл бұрын

They need to do a video on how exactly someone would go about demolishing a building that big. even if it fell perfectly in line to the ground the rubble pile would probably be a dozen or so floors high.

@majorchungus 3 жыл бұрын

They would probably have to take it apart just like they built it.

@marshallbeck9101 2 жыл бұрын

It’s possible but extremely expensive and who’s gonna pay for that, it’s going to stand there for a very long time weather its operational or not

@billhart9832 3 жыл бұрын

Seems to be the fate of Tianjin in particular. 20 years ago I worked there for 2-1/2 years for Motorola. At the time there were at least 6 buildings over 30 floors where the construction had halted and they were left uncompleted. Speculation building is routine in China but this has to be the most extreme example.

@alicexu5471 3 жыл бұрын

Yep! It was a common sight, but mostly of them if not all later got auditioned off and all the ones I can remember are up and running (not sure how well they are doing though)

@kevinniroshan2102 3 жыл бұрын

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@danielzanercik6577 3 жыл бұрын

Also in Chengdu there are many building like this that have nearly finished but have remained unfinished for nearly 5 years. Unlike Tianjin, these buildings were in prime locations near subway intersections. It seems like such a waste to have unfinished buildings in the locations.

@undertheflatsun 3 жыл бұрын

Have you been back since? You wouldn’t recognize Tianjin anymore, it’s shocking how quickly they throw up buildings here.

@vanities7374 3 жыл бұрын

It is on the same side of town as Motorola was. Over 30 Tianjin government officials, have gone to jail recently for bribery. It may just be a political move by Xi but I am sure from personal experience they were dirty. Our company sent out many red envelopes to officials to get things done.

@sea-saw2654 3 жыл бұрын

I love finding out shit I never knew I wanted to know . excellent job..👍

@marcellajupining6126 2 жыл бұрын

This building would be one of a majestic building

@aimee-lynndonovan6077 2 жыл бұрын

The wind! Perhaps is a Hugh factor. Have to finish watching.

@johnschumacher4006 3 жыл бұрын

We should be careful on money disposal , if you're not spending to earn or get back money, then stop spending.

@katewilliams7252 3 жыл бұрын

Apparently my view on the solution is to venture into trading cryptocurrency

@marymiles7827 3 жыл бұрын

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@lisadonald258 3 жыл бұрын

Most intelligent words I've heard.

@clarkkenneth2229 3 жыл бұрын

Crypto is the new gold for sure 👍

@zekeroberts8569 3 жыл бұрын

I wanted to trade Crypto but got discouraged by the fluctuations in price

@zzz4854 3 жыл бұрын

Ryugyong Hotel, North Korea: Finally a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary.

@awsomemodels 3 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what i was thinking of !

@Bob_Smith19 3 жыл бұрын

Even North Korea completed the facade 😂

@tonychen7757 2 жыл бұрын

There is a political angle to the project as well. Tianjin is the hometown of Wen Jiabao, China's former premier. When he was in power, many investment projects went to Tianjin and Tianjin reported some of the fastest growth rates in the country. Now with him gone, and the city no longer getting preferential treatments, it has fallen on hard times.

@austinobst8989 2 жыл бұрын

"ghost scraper" is a band name if I ever heard one

@vipahman 3 жыл бұрын

This ghostscraper reminds me of my house. It's been undergoing renovation for a decade now. I shall now christen thee ghosthouse.

@easonhuang7117 3 жыл бұрын

My family is an investor of this property. 😂 So basically, when the new district was proposed, the new mayor of TianJing gave a promising future of the project. He has been government official in Fujian province for a long time with lots of connection with real estate businessperson in Fujian, so most of investors were from Fujian. However, those investors thought this would be a free money for them, the government didn't back the project as promised. Rationally saying, the new district is very embarrassing consider its position. It is too close to Beijing making it hard to distinguish itself. Plus, Tianjing's main city is developed enough that they don't really need to expand to a new district.

@easonhuang7117 3 жыл бұрын

The new district proposed was supposed to be a financial center of Tianjing, while the location of it is too close to Beijing which is already a mature financial center. There is just not incentive for investors to invest money here. Plus, the land in this project was pushed very high because they blindly believe this is going to be successful. Right now, investors of this project is waiting the government to bail out. Unlikely to happen in near future. LOL

@davidjma7226 2 жыл бұрын

Last time I was in Tianjin in 2008 there were loads of abandoned high rise buildings.

@georgeholloway3981 3 жыл бұрын

I lived in Tianjin for years, I actually like the way the tower looks. Shame it's still not finished.

2 жыл бұрын

Its architecture is superb but it doesn't make sense if the general public can't enjoy it, the owner made it to milk the super rich so there it is. 🤷🏾‍♂️

@georgeholloway3981 2 жыл бұрын

于家堡應該有一些人住在那裡現在吧？還是還沒有？！

@Trananism 3 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this tower last time I was in Tianjin in 2019. I first saw it from the plane flying over and I was thinking wow it really sticks out as its away from the main city. Shame it wasn't able to be finished. I hope they are able to finish it in the not too distant future. There is a pretty big one over in the Binhai area with more to come it seems.

@asukaakusawang2511 3 жыл бұрын

I use this video as my listening pratise.

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@livewire4495 10 ай бұрын

Gotta Love IT!😎

@brian_atc 3 жыл бұрын

I worry at times that the UAE might fall under a similar overambitious mindset. It's the most impressive place I've ever lived and I marvel especially at the architectural feats built in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Simply spectacular. But am concerned that some areas might be overbuilt and create beautiful ghost towns. Hope this amazing place built out of the desert thrives and will continue to show what's possible in the future.