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Converted into luxury apartments, the fate of every old building

I’m so glad they went for the same style in architecture instead of a glass box.

In Chicago, the Blue Cross Blue Shield building had floors added on to it, but I remember reading that the building was originally designed to expand in case they needed more room.

I would love a video about tower cranes and why they are so expensive to install

An excited engineer- you don't see that everyday. It's cool to see someone describing his work with obvious enthusiasm

there is a lot of space in NYC but if you are talking about downtown Manhattan, then there isn't. Also, this isn't for housing, this is more for speculate investment. Most of those apartments will be sitting empty 90% of the time.

What you don’t hear about. In a troubling incident on Friday, September 18, 2020, security guard Troy Evans died after falling six stories into an underground construction shaft. The incident was reported at around 2:00 p.m. at 1 Wall Street in Manhattan. The 55-year-old was inside the partially-constructed building when he fell six stories through a ventilator duct shaft into the sub-basement. RIP Troy people put their lives on the line literally to build these skyscrapers.

Masterworks: Wealth creation for billionaires but not so much for the rest of us! 💸💸💸😂😂😂

I remember the works of Isaac Asimov, who wrote about Caves of Steel in NYC. In those books, they changed office buildings to residential but did not relocate the restrooms at all. Communical restrooms became a cultural thing. In the Mens Personal, no words were ever spoken. Quite the opposite is true in women's facilities. The only thing I didn't see in those books were showers. Also, the buildings themselves were now all connected with very little access to anything outside. They are 1970s books, but they are still good reading today.

Roof space in so many places is wasted. Like it could be a nice community nature space or something else. A good example is some of Singapore buildings

Great video Fred & B1M team! 😎👍🏼👍🏼 1 suggestion - - it would be even better if you held some of the visuals longer (the floor plans, exterior drone shots, etc); I think many viewers like to study the work + changes, engineering challenges, designs, improvements, vistas, etc.

The research, time, care, explanation, visuals, and connection to the audience with each of these subjects are what make this one of my absolute favorite channels. Fred’s narration adds a lot of intrigue into the subjects, and gives the videos an overall comfortable feel. Well done on every level.

Masterworks again?

Without the pricey real estate location, this just would not be possible. The cost on these types of conversions is astronomical. It looks like they did a fantastic job.

Great use of a building that would have sat there as a vacant office, and keeping the new section in line with the old style was well done and looks great also.

you are one of my favourite channels on YT, consistently informative and fascinating. Always look forward to a new episode.

More stuff for the rich. Meanwhile, average folks can’t buy a house thanks to prices and interest rates. Good ol’ America.

Why not just build a new New York on top of New York?

I think a video highlighting just why commercial -> residential conversions are much more difficult than we naively think would be interesting.

I worked for Irving Trust in the early 80's. The subway underneath was mentioned; does it still have an entrance directly into the building? Even though it had not been cleaned, the Red Room was quite beautiful back then.

Imagine living and working in the same building? Your commute time would be five minutes. Home for lunch! 😂

My buddy and I just walked by there in Feb. He said he had watched the construction but did not know the details. Now we do . I sent him the link

Great video!!! LOVE the addition of extra floors!! .. it makes the building more profitable a MASIVE benefit to every one living there!!! Also BRAVO to management and all the tradesmen!! for going above and beyond!! ... to keep the heritage aspects of he building!! .. great job!!

Fred, the filming done by the team was stunning. Well done. 👏🏼

In Germany this would never be allowed for most cases, simply due to the fact that those buildings have once been planned for a specific weight only..

Never mind crushing the floors below, what holds all those floors up are the foundations - which were designed to hold up the original number of floors with their original floor plan.

This channel is the best. As an architect and project manager from India, i learn so much from you guys. Keep up the good work. Cheers!!

hi TheB1M, would like to see more tech info on the plastic bubble method of reducing weight in the floor slab please.

Very good video! Your interviews with the actual players were placed perfectly.

Was fully expecting something along the lines of 'now let's move from artworks back to art deco' after the Masterworks bit.

this channel is masterclass! Very well presented and the videos are so artistic, enjoyable and informative. Great Job!

Very fascinating project for sure!

First steps to Coruscant ;b

Coruscant here we come

The transformation of One Wall Street is a remarkable example of how cities can adapt to changing needs by reimagining existing spaces. This project not only preserves a historic structure but also addresses urban housing demands creatively and sustainably.

An over build like this was also recently done in steel on the Tiffany's Building. Managed to avoid the tower crane problem by putting a mobile crane right on top of the structure!

Good to see NY is taking design notes from Kowloon City.

engineering is amazing and reaching new heights every time.

In February 2020, Macys at Harold Square announced it was considering placing a 900 foot skyscraper on top of its flagship store. It plans it as office space that they could rent out (not for their own use for the store). I don't know if it will materialize or not. They would need to update the underground subway lines as well to achieve it--for millions more.

Very enjoyable as always 👍

Oh how I wish that some developer would finish the original grand plan of a 100 story skyscraper for the Metropolitan Life North Building at 11-25 Madison Avenue. The current building stands at a mere 30 stories. If it were completed as originally planned, it would have stood taller than the ESB !! Imagine this Art Deco Masterpiece having a roof height of 1,286 ft (392 meters) and a pinnacle height of 1,460 ft (445 meters) !!! It's Never Too Late I guess ...,

So nice to see a project that preserves history and beauty, even if it's only for the very wealthy.

I like repurposing and getting more from available land. Those 6 extra floors...I'm curious to the building cost, the real estate value created, and the number of people that will ACTUALLY call it their one and only home. There is a shortage of affordable housing. Housing for the wealthy is plentiful. Perhaps Wall Street is the one place where it's not, making them go through all that trouble to convert this building?

Fred, you're the best I've ever seen when you merge your sponsor with your videos. Seamless, simply Seamless. Oh, and amazing engineering... 😏

This is interesting. In Thailand, there are a few towers that were constructed up to half their intended height and then construction was halted due to the financial crisis. For some of these, the owners didn't bother continuing to the original height but instead just added a facade and called it a day. Inspired by the video, I hope to one day see these towers reach their planned heights.

Thank you for the video. A good use for a classic building

Excellent !!! A great conversion!

That lobby is AMAZING.

your narration is crazy, that's the best part of all the videos!!!!!!! crazyyyy :)

Love your work.

Hi B1M, enthusiastic subscriber here - have loved your channel for quite some time. Just a small suggestion - while I know getting a camera crew to NYC is not possible for a short video, it would have been nice to see more interior shots of the building - from common areas to apartments. While info-graphics and interviews are great, I do wish there was more actual corresponding photos and video. Zoom call video feeds aren’t the most riveting 😉. Much thanks, keep up the good work.

Fantastic video as always!

I've noticed this has been happening in London last couple years, not to this extent mainly just 1 floor added to a 4/5 story block

Absolutely Amazing Construction and Craftsmanship to convert this building to Residential!

Great video as always! It is odd that Hildreth Meiere is named in the caption but not mentioned in the voice over. Was that a conscious choice @TheB1M?

Impressive! The red deco room is amazing.

In the movie The Fifth Element, New York is kind of like this. New skyscrapers are stacked on top of old ones. Life imitates Hollywood!

Every building in the New York area should be in inspected on a serious note.

A similar thing was done to two high rises in Brisbane Australia where they were joined together then had floors added to them

I come from Napier the Art Deco capital of the world so the fact they kept the Art Deco inspired mosaics rejuvenates and honor's New York's Past.

Great work!!👏

Excellent content

If this can work, then this is for me is the write way to go, as long as it's done in a way that benefits and fits the building and respects architecture of the building.

The Surfside Condominium that collapsed in Florida had an added penthouse that was not part of the original design.

I see a similar change at 4 New York Plaza, a massive overall😅 is currently underway where the building is transitioning from an office block to residential apartments.

A whole new meaning to working from home. Convert the office into your home.

Hell yea more luxury apartments that no real people can afford

What about that one building (i forgot the name) that had plans of being the tallest in the world at that time but ended up being only like 1/3 of its total height? That one WAS DESIGNED to hold the weight of a tower on top of it so... why not do it? Just finish the building as it was originally designed! That would be so cool imo. IF they stay true to the original design that is ofc.

wow..Informativve and interesting, as always. On these videos where you just narrate i wish you would do some video so it makes it seem you are more involved.

Amazing video on adaptive reuse🔥🔥🔥🔥

That segway though. Smooth. 👍

Thank God they kept the Art Deco feel of the building.

Always Waiting for your Video My Bro

Shout out naar alle mensen die weten dat Robbie deze video kijkt!

“Stories were added” seems to be about a third of disaster videos about buildings that collapsed, like the Hard Rock Casino in New Orleans, various buildings around the world.

They added to the old post office in Vancouver BC. It was pretty cool.

Best thing about building a roof top is that at the end of day, you get another rooftop! It's free real estate!

Soon only the rich will see the sunlight

I realized this is very possible for many buildings in different cities that can go up higher than the original.

“It was nothing insurmountable” he could’ve just said it was a fun challenging task 😅

The older solid construction is usually much more solid than the current modern built just enough to stand tall.

Not crushing the floors below is job # 1 IMHO. If you get that one wrong, you’re going to have a lot of explaining to do to the building owner. I’m glad they figured it out.

hey you guys you could do a comparative video on the old North Sydney CBD,,,a row of 6 office buildings all converted to residential and now some of the most wanted in the state

I worked at One Wall Street for 12 years from 1998 to 2010. I don’t know how I feel about this.

Must of the people that buy expensive arts, those people dont love art. Its just business, just tangible assets.

Those old mosaics are awesome, I love the attention to detail in old work like that. New construction is all just dog shit these days, everything done as cheap and as fast as possible, there is no craftsmanship these days. At least not on the projects I get to work on.

Wow, great job. Repurposing is so much better than demolition, only I bet these places end up being slightly pricey 😳

Can you cover a video on Chongqing city in China? Especially the rooftop on the 22nd floor which seems like the ground until you get to the edge?

Here's a sort of off topic bit of history for those of you that enjoy hearing about such things. Starting at Time Mark 10:14, we see the beautiful, original Trinity Church gilded (gold) cross and spire come into view, seemingly dwarfed while sitting amidst the colossal structures surrounding it on all sides. When built in the 1840's, Trinity church was the tallest building in all of the United States! It held that title until about 1870(?) when St. Michaels Catholic church in Chicago was built taller. Nevertheless, Trinity churches Gothic style spire and surmounted huge gold cross, dominated the Manhattan skyline at the time! The gilded gold cross held high above the city, was the first thing visible to ships and passengers sailing into New York Harbor. Captains even used it as a navigational aid. It must have really been a sight to see. Especially to all those people arriving by ship. All of the most famous people in our countries history, have been at Trinity church at one time or another, to attend service. BTW, it currently holds the record for being the oldest, continually open to the public, building in New York city. No trip to NYC is complete, without going to Trinity Church. To imagine it standing there in the 1840's, and being amazed at its height! Additionally, there are some fantastic historical films, (some even on youtube) of lower Manhattan in the 1880's and 1890's, which show street traffic and Trinity church in the background. Some of these films have been painstakingly restored, and some have even had color added in. But B&W or color, all are great to watch. All the foot traffic and horses with buggies etc.. Just imaging walking down Wall street, and there being no loud engines running! No honking horns, no aircraft noise, but rather, just the relatively quiet sound of horses hooves and people talking and walking! That would be so strange, because we all know how loud it is when walking down any street in lower Manhattan! Finally, so this comment doesn't go on forever, I do want to say that I'm extremely happy with the fact the 'Historical Society' has insured that these old buildings, churches, and other places, are in fact being safeguarded from being torn down and/or defaced, for the sole purpose of profit. While I like making a profit just as much as anyone does, there are things more important than turning a quick buck. And, there's way to still make a profit while preserving those things important to our history and heritage. #1 Wall street is most certainly one of the most beautiful, iconic Art Deco structures in the city. To deface that building and have it look like any other modern apartment building, would be a travesty. So I applaud those who maintained its appearance, and those who enforced maintaining its appearance. And while this kind of thing CAN go overboard if not occasionally checked, #1 Wall St. is a perfect example of where no amount of protection is too much. Thanks for the interesting video! And hope some enjoyed the info about #1 Wall Streets closest neighbor, Trinity Church!

That's impressive from a technical and engineering point of view, but NYC is facing so many social problems according to Cash Jordan that living in NYC has become a pain even when you're financially stable to buy an apartment at One Wall Street or any central district in NYC for that matter.

The floor type used in this construction is called bubble deck flooring!

When they mentioned cleaning the Mosiacs, cigarette smoke came to mind!

Now the real question is how many of these new luxury apartments actually have people living in them and not just serve as a place for billionaires to park their money.

Then why are there 1,700 offices empty and 2,400 empty apts? Location -Location-location

I wonder if megaprojects in NYC will slow down in the next few years, since many businesspeople are questioning the wisdom of doing business there.

Most of the skyscrapers in New York are in a small part of south Manhattan, for the northern half of the island the median height of buildings is lower then Paris which has outlawed buildings above 7 floors.

Should have done a video on 488 University Ave in Toronto they added 37 floors to an existing office.

Maybe now there’s a chance they can finally build the original Metropolitan Life North Building’s design! 🤞

What were the price ranges of the new apartments? Necessary information to discern the economic impact of the conversion.