Flaws Exposed: Enes Yilmazer 432 Park Ave Japanese Penthouse Tour

[@venczchannel]

As an Architect, I've gained more experience on watching critiques videos like this! Greatly appreciated. Looking forward for more Arvin.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

Glad to be ur eyes in the trenches for you ❤🙏🏼

[@venczchannel]

@@ArvinHaddadOfficial Hell yeah, mad respect to this channel!

[@thomarch81]

I as well a design architect with hi end international hotel/reaort operators & owning companies enjoy & respect the realistic critiques he presents!

[@dnlass460]

@@ArvinHaddadOfficial Honestly it takes me a couple of videos to subscribe to a youtuber, but with yours, it only took 2 videos. Keep up the good work mate !!!

[@Kai...999]

Don't be making the lives of engineers harder, ya hear.

[@bigdaddy1279]

Craziest thing about the whole video is that the huge windows are 50% covered up by the wooden covers, and you can't remove them. You can't even look at the blue sky. Insane.

[@lusch.1790]

This is the most stupid thing ever!! You are at a prime location im the world, high up with large windows. HOW can you cover 50% of all the windows without even having the option to remove them???

[@JB-yb4wn]

@@lusch.1790 Absolutely stupidest element I have ever seen. Why not add blast shields as well?

[@aexetanius]

32:59 You can put them at the bottom half to look at the blue sky. But then you can't look at the city. You can't have both views at the same time.

[@system_philosophy]

As a Japanese who have interest in architecture, I fell your comment hit multiple point. Also for me call this property "Japanese penthouse" is at least cherrypicking the culture, or misunderstanding. "Japanese minimalism" or I'll say "wabisabi/侘び寂び" is not a blank white wall with wood and tatami. Yes this was planed by Japanese architect but that doesn't mean he understand wabisabi or other old style Japanese architecture, sukiya-zsukuri/数寄屋造り. Because its related to old Japanese art and architecture style centuries ago and its not common style now because of the cost and complexity. In Japan there is a specialist architects for that and other architects skill and knowledge are depends on thier carrier for how they know and experienced that kind of architecture. Its like if someone is modern paint artist who can draw like Norman Rockwell　that doesn't mean he knows much and can draw like Rembrandt. And at last thank you for this and other video.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

thanks for ur feedback ... i love japan ...going there again very soon

[@Shay-ShayTV]

“We can find something similar at IKEA” “You’ve never seen a rock before?” “That sink looks like a sushi box” 😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@sergpie]

“You’ve never seen a rock before.” Got me dead

[@Lola-dq9jd]

😂😂😂😂

[@Libertaro-i2u]

Never seen a rock in a high-rise 🥌🪨

[@artnunymiss2530]

That sushi box sink... how would you clean it?

[@chatteyj]

That long planter thing in the dining room with a large rock in it was pure genius a great use of space and looked great. Not.

[@18000rpm]

Absolutely crazy that all those giant square windows up to the ceiling are cut in half with those Japanese blinds!

[@Chris11249]

It's to prevent assassins from shooting you from another building while you lay in your bed. Or at least to stop papparazi lol. I'm sure there's millionaire peeping toms with night vision and big lenses and nothing better to do up in those buildings.

[@enkiduo]

Completely insanity, how many people looked at that proposal and didn't say anything

[@lesact]

The one room that could do with blinds for privacy - the bathroom - doesn't have them!

[@user-IDFK_GFY]

@@lesact Privacy from the birds?

[@lesact]

​@@user-IDFK_GFY​ Well, modesty is a neglected virtue in these modern times., LOL But seriously, you must have seen those NY apartments with telescopes? Well, those residents are NOT keen amateur astronomers, and the telescopes are NOT normally pointed at the sky, but at other buildings. So the lower floors in that block, will be visible from other skyscrapers. Even if a resident doesn't really care about nudity, a photo distributed amongst their employees, of them taking a dump on the toilet, is really not going to enhance their reputation.

[@Jasona1976]

Has all the warmth of the Post Office.

[@AFAskygoddess]

Best comment 🏆 award!

[@johngreydanus2033]

Come on, do you have a "hand-picked rock" in your local PO? 15:30 LOL. I often wonder what the engineering calculations are for the weight of all furnishings brought into any of these buildings after construction is finished? Is there a certain minimum allowance they use as a general rule for the overall load bearing per floor, or it just doesn't matter?

[@Jasona1976]

@@johngreydanus2033 haha

[@susanalfieri4487]

@@johngreydanus2033 It must matter. Physics says it has to matter, right? These super-tall, super-narrow skyscrapers scare me. I lived on the ground floor (of a 3-floor, converted brownstone) in a really cool neighborhood in Jersey City and was perfectly happy. No swaying there. Just a 100-year-old building with very solid (stone) construction. Went through Superstorm Sandy. Did not have to panic.

[@ms.x1669]

I initially saw the thumbnail and thought you were a hater but your critiques seem pretty fair and educational even to people who can't afford homes like these.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

So glad I could add value

[@SleepySuperhero]

I agree. I only found his channel this weekend, and his criticisms always have context (personal preference, design fundamentals, current trends, historical/architectural integrity, high-end requirements, functional requirements, etc).

[@bassman812]

I've been watching his videos when it was just 3 things he likes and 3 things he doesn't. I like his critic videos, but there are lots of channels he could do instead of just Enes.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

@@bassman812recommendations please

[@jamielancaster01]

He like an umpire - he’s calling balls and strikes as he sees them. He’s not pulling any punches.

[@scientificapproach6578]

The whole condo looks like a shared workspace, almost like a Japanese style We Work long narrow hallways connecting all the offices. Even one of the bedrooms had an office phone.

[@totaldeparture7848]

yeah it definitely giving me office/breakroom vibes too, especially the pointless little chair circle in the main room

[@moneypro85]

​@@totaldeparture7848 I hated that detail. Why would I want a desk nook in my primary as an adult with more than 1 room?

[@cyberla]

The building itself looks to be an office building as well 😂

[@Libertaro-i2u]

New York is the business and financial capital of America, after all.

[@justinmccarthy-z5c]

The apartment needs a hallway designed like a Tokto street, where you can pass out, drunk after work.

[@all0utmetal735]

I did stone work on the 91st floor in this building.. the designer chose onyx for the floors and walls in all the bathrooms. The building moves so much that the stone panel floors cracked and we had to go back and fill them with epoxy and polish them out again. I don’t see this issue ever getting resolved unless they choose different material. It will just keep cracking and moving.

[@Libertaro-i2u]

These apartments are basically for the purpose of money laundering, I doubt any buyers will be occupying these condos much if at all.

[@doreendaykin6693]

Gratitude for sharing that info. I wondered when I saw it.

[@lisalasers]

This reminds me of the original stones on the outside of the Prudential Tower in Chicago. It began to fall apart.

[@12point131]

Two observations: This place needed a traditional Japanese soaking tub surrounded by those Kyoto stones and a sauna off to the side, rather than a second primary bathroom. The bedrooms look like the world’s most expensive dorm rooms with those built in desks and shelving.

[@Mxdrg]

Enes has shown 10 million dollar penthouses in miami that are superior to this place in every way possible.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

which on is your fav ...i will react to it

[@Mxdrg]

This one is 28 million but I still think it's superior in every way. Let me know if you agree. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYXFooiegZKhgZosi=GF68Z3EuFLnrBNqC

[@RAVajayEN]

​@@ArvinHaddadOfficialCan u pls do 25 million dollars waterfront house with floating bedroom by enes it was uploaded 1 year ago out of all the houses he toured it's one of my favourite

[@nonya566]

My $1500 a month apartment has a balcony, free parking, a pool, and a park. My $135 million New York apartment has ahhh…. Drywall

[@IskzenMisishuw]

Which state u live in m8? Or country. No way 1.5k for such good luxury.

[@nonya566]

Best State in the US New Hampshire

[@zlord256]

Actually you missed some step.. The property was sold to an Asian entrepreneur who wanted to move back to NYC after the pandemic. The property, after an initial price reduction to 92 million dollars, was sold for 66 million dollars, less than half the initial asking price.

[@AB-hq1ye]

66 😮 and has 33tsd sqf 😂😂😂 thoose pesky masons

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

thanks for letting me know

[@nomanomen4611]

😂 ist immer noch zu teuer bei den ganzen Ärger der wegen dem baulichen Problem zu erwarten sind.

[@wdevil1280]

who would have paid 100M for it anyway? apart from living in the sky that property has nothing going for it

[@hircine92h]

And still not worth it.

[@kristjan2838]

Those desks make the guest suites feel like motel rooms

[@universalmeditation8631]

I’m actually glad 432 was a flop. It’s a great example to other architectural firms of what not to do.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

we learn from our mistakes

[@gabyfields3235]

@@ArvinHaddadOfficial Yeah, to the expense of the general public who has to endure the uglified skyline, and these pesky shadows in Central Park. Plus, these owners do not pay their fair share in property taxes!

[@thomasallen6980]

Even Trump eventually sold all his overpriced apts. after he pledged loyalty to the "Vlad-ster".

[@forzanerazzurri2339]

@@thomasallen6980 idiot

[@McVaio]

​@@thomasallen6980 Good for him.

[@marvinkigame2838]

Arvin I just want you know that you are one of the realest building critic on KZbin allow me to commend you on your insightful and honest critique of buildings that have taken advantage of people. Your videos are not only informative but also incredibly eye-opening. Your intelligence and honesty shine through in each review, and I am always left feeling more knowledgeable and aware after watching your videos. Thank you for shedding light on these issues and providing valuable information to your viewers. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@doreendaykin6693]

Amen!

[@pohoheli]

the pricing is insane for these condos.....it's basically a means to launder money at this point.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

ya crazy high

[@nomanomen4611]

Nicht Geld Wäsche ist Möglichkeit sehr effektiv sein Geld zu verbrennen. Und jede Menge Ärger zu haben mit dem ganzen technischen Problemen. Und glaube nicht dass einige je wirklich in den Griff zu bekommen sind.

[@truthseeker7649]

That’s exactly it! They use it to launder money…invest and then take a loan with condo as collateral….et voilà you just cleaned up your dirty money!

[@NickIggler1969]

@@ArvinHaddadOfficialgay AF 😂

[@OddlyLucky]

There are far easier ways for the rich to launder their money, like art

[@BMTucktube]

The kitchen cabinets look like employee lockers on an oil rig

[@cassandratq9301]

Best comment in the thread. 😆😆😆

[@ms.x1669]

I also understand that this is Japandi style, but after watching these luxury tour videos, I must say the audacity of these realtors amazes me. $100m + for a house that that looks like it was decorated by a tik tok beige mom and not a real interior designer. Just beige, uninspired H&M Home/Zara home looking decor. Something anyone could replicate. For $100m I'd want something next level.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

ya crazy high price for the finishes

[@anthonymartino9917]

@@ArvinHaddadOfficial Agreed! Ikea came to my mind too. I did like the coffee table in the sitting room though as it is simple and elegant in a way that resonated with my clean lines liking eye. I like a mix of soft, modern rustic and clean lines myself without being too over ostentatious or simple/minimalistic.

[@ClarkBK67]

I guess the price point is more on the developers. The Woolworth building penthouse started at over $100M and eventually sold for $30M, lol. Imagine padding out your price enough that you can cut it by $70M and (presumably) still make money.

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

Ya like 5 levels lol

[@jeffchastain2977]

Exactly. Couldn't have said it better myself!

[@ggusta1]

I'm quitting my 20.17 hour job and becoming a Japanese architect. Apparently there are a lot of rich people who want to give their money to Japanese architects and expect nothing in return and I am here for them

[@jamielancaster01]

I get smarter every time I watch this channel

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

thanks jamie ur the best

[@tamagomaniac]

Japanese minimalism became super popular after 311 earthquake&tsunami in 2011, because on that day many people lost their everything. I remembered a TV show found out about this phenomenon, so they visited some 311 victims. They say they lost everything, even the baby photos of their children, they feel meaningless to own things now cause who know what will happen in the future, so they became minimalists and value family time, they travel, camping, outdoor activities a lot than they used to. When you know the backstory, you’ll find it’s really awkward to put Japanese minimalism into a very very expensive home. It’s IRONIC!

[@Americans4Israel4Ever]

It looks like my 2002 dorm room. Person has to be crazy to pay that.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

It really does in some areas… the walls seem so thin like drywall

[@kirstinreimer6996]

Seriously!

[@steellio5526]

Those rooms reminded me of my dorm room in 1992! 😂

[@thomasallen6980]

@@steellio5526 Ok, the dorm room analagy is tired.

[@mgkelly3389]

The grates in the sinks look nice, as long as no one uses them. Wouldn’t toothpaste, hair and other things get stuck on the grates in the baths? Also, it seems it would be tougher to fully rinse out the sinks. 😕

You have to replace them with fresh ones monthly

[@acsody]

This place comes with a cleaning staff of undocumented immigrants for the football field size glass panes and all those nooks and crannies ...

[@ETamJP]

I’ve seen this design for sinks in Japanese hotels in the past. My last stay at the New Hotel Otani was in one of their more traditional rooms, which i remember had a sink with the grating on it. I think the grate was removable though.

[@Shay-ShayTV]

“This is the ugliest kitchen counter I’ve ever seen!!!” Arvin be telling us how he really feels 😂😂😂. Love it❤

[@xr6lad]

Yet it’s not. It’s actually nice modern and muted. The ugliest kitchen counters I’ve seen is what many Americans like based on their home shows. Black or dark colours with speckles. Somehow they think it’s classy. Not only tacky, hasn’t been in fashion since 1985.

[@ovrjoyd]

I totally agree with the floor height. And I noticed that not one of these showers had a built-in bench for shaving my legs. Maybe I can buy one at Ikea. 🤣

[@caitlinelizabeth7808]

I have followed all of the press around this building; apparently there are trash chutes that are absolutely deafening when upper floor residents throw stuff out…can you imagine being the developer thinking like ‘oh yeah these trash chutes are a great idea, your garbage can rain down from the heavens’

[@jimh4072]

I absolutely hate those window shutters. If it were my apartment I would take a saw to them. 😂

[@randomchannel323]

We have plaster walls throughout 😂

[@tonepoem4438]

I don’t like it, because yeah true they thought of everything but where’s the ritual seppuku room?

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

Hehehe

[@randomchannel323]

@@tonepoem4438 Cheap wooden trim everywhere = Japanese according to this property

[@yaasmiynbrown7095]

Money doesn’t buy taste

[@itsROMPERS...]

This means it's not drywall.

[@l-y-d-s]

130 mil and the centerpiece of the décor is a hand picked rock.

[@ineffige]

it really gives off vibes of 'modern art' scam if you know what i mean

[@Trillobite9]

When I saw the thumbnail I first thought it was about the "$250M Penthouse" that Enes (and Ryan Serhant, on a another occasion) visited once. I think your reaction to either one of the videos would bring good content. And also, your critiques are great. You are not trying to shit on anyone, you just say what you really think about the proprieties by your perspective (and try to see the perspective of a potential buyer). Keep up the good work!

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

thanks ... i really appreciate the support

[@elpasomaggot]

​@@ArvinHaddadOfficial I really would love your critique on that 250 million dollar one @Trillobite9 here is referencing to. 👍

[@stellviahohenheim]

These are not homes, these are art instalations. It's like an expensive painting that you cannot move

[@footballgeorgiebest]

Some of the interior design gives off a prison of war camp vibe

[@Stargirl4lyfe]

imagine trying to tell a guest where the bathroom is? Ah yes its down the hall, down the other hall, go past the hall and the door is on the right. Its a maze..

[@mikemotorbike4283]

just poop behind the rock

[@markstgeorge405]

My dentist was right across the street at the corner of 57th and Madison. I watched this cluster being built from the chair over a period of years, two hours at a time. I remember thinking, "I'm enjoying this root canal more than I'd enjoy paying $100 million for one of those places." And it is indeed almost a full block from Park Avenue.

[@Revolver_92]

English is not my mother language, so I did not know what a Jack & Jill bathroom was. When you explained that there is a shared bathroom in a 135 million apartment was just jawdropping.

[@mikeletaurus4728]

Right? Imagine having to sniff each other's bowel movements....

[@kingsittystudios2400]

Nobody actually lives in 'most" these apartments. they are" investments". Lived in NY forever, I can tell you ,most are empty.

[@anonymousman9824]

They are rather poor investments😊

[@yoonkim3335]

@@anonymousman9824 Yes like One57 88\87\86\85 all of them resell price is lower than the first owner cost

[@thomasallen6980]

@@anonymousman9824 The new ones are. I will be happy in something pre-war on CPW. thanks. Look at what you are giving up for a distant view?

[@Mijah1016]

I will say it since no one sees the real truth. It's for money laundering purposes. Do you guys think locals buy these properties? Hell no!

[@cqbarnieify]

Too many of these ultra-expensive homes, created by famous architects and/or designers, feel cold, unwelcoming, and not well suited for families. It’s as though the designer’s idea of beauty overrides comfort and function. Seeing places like this makes me happy I’m not rich enough for such foolishness.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

well said

[@kyoak957]

I feel like they got carried away by big piles of cash being offered, so they focused too much on the "artistic" feel of houses rather than function.

[@deanchur]

If you look at the houses outside of NYC and LA then the properties are much more reasonably priced and function-focussed; the one in Utah with that 3-storey tower comes to mind.

[@evanhughes3027]

I think I'd be wealthy and just have better taste. Maybe a nice restored country mansion with an in-ground pool.....and still have 125,000,000 left over.

[@jaygatz4335]

Current designers seem to be afraid of colour, sticking to grey, taupe, white, off-white, black. There's a whole colour palette out there, folks.

[@LondonEE16]

The family room seating reminds me of the waiting room at my dentist's office. You can tell the real estate agent is despondent having to describe this boring IKEA showroom. He doesn't smile once and his shoulders are sloping downwards with the load of bilge he has to deliver to the viewer.

[@Wurlyscope]

This 130 M$ apartment is like a movie set. Spectacular and absolutely unlivable. You’ll need an army of employees to tend to your every day needs but there’s no place for them. There i would do a remake of the 1968 Peter Sellers movie : The Party.

[@TacticalStrudel]

That’s what I don’t get. $135m means anyone considering this is a multi billionaire. I was surprised there isn’t a prep kitchen etc where a professional chef would work. No multi billionaire is heating up their own Kraft shells n cheese.

[@LouisMacPherson-zv1jc]

Arvin, you left out some other crucial issues but I'm betting that you are aware of them. The wind 'whistles' in the elevator shafts and throughout owner's suites despite the porous sections to mitigate the wind. Additionally, the wind can create 'pressurization' zones that make some it difficult for some owners to open the doors of their suites. One can't make this shit up. P.T. Barnum couldn't sell this building.

[@Libertaro-i2u]

The building's crappy engineering alone is reason enough for wise people to immediately turn down units in it.

[@Czeslaw_cn4tv]

I can say one thing - that ficus microcarpa is not surviving in that dining room. I don't know the other tree but bonsais are usually outdoor trees and they will not survive indoors. The ficus can but it needs a lot of direct sunlight. Generally speaking keeping such plants at home is a disaster waiting to happen.

[@fordaculture5014]

"You never seen a rock before?" 😂😂😂

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

It’s hand picked

[@DennisJosephin]

Yup😂​@@ArvinHaddadOfficial

[@Libertaro-i2u]

Not in a high-rise.

[@MsKarpalo]

This is the most claustrophobic large apartment i have seen.

[@doreendaykin6693]

Well said.

[@NHX610]

I almost bought this place but, uh....no balconies!

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

hehehehe

[@Megalania1]

11:46 Ah yes that kitchen screams to me nothing more relaxing then a medieval dungeon cupboards

[@xr6lad]

Yet while I dislike the apartment the kitchen for the rest of us in the civilised world is what we have in many kitchens. After watching a decade is US home programmes American kitchens are backward in design and what you think is ‘nice’. Kd fashioned wooden cabinetry often in dark colours or cherry wood that was last in fashion in 1980, garish stone benchtops often that mismatch the cabinetry (black with speckles on is my favourite tacky colour Americans like or even worse).

[@pbcash7788]

Those shutters are a crime against humanity! How can you block half of that view at all times?? That’s the biggest reason this is a cool dwelling. Huge miss.

[@steelwind2334]

Do you need to look up from 50th floor?

[@ivaniii9707]

I am not sure how tall the guy presenting the tour is, but he seems about average height and the shutters are almost at his eye level. So if you are tall you will need to bend down to look at the view out of your 100+ million dollar apartment. Seems very much like luxury doesn't it.

[@pbcash7788]

@@steelwind2334 not necessarily about that. The effect of full light + ability to look at your view from different angles. It’s just a pointless thing they did! Doesn’t help with anything!

[@Daniela-Christianson]

The finishes aren't giving me 7 million, they're giving me IKEA

[@karagawer6143]

Does it come with a parachute?

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

it should

[@jafooli]

The shutters not going all the way up is criminal. If you're over 6 foot you won't see any sky

[@SoulfulVeg]

My mouth dropped when he entered the kitchen. Looking at the entire place, I now see that rich people are gullible too. 😂😂😂 And, not having floor to ceiling views is crazy.

[@evaflintironstag9356]

Worst kitchen ever.

[@ziaf999]

The wood coverings on bathroom sinks is confusing to me. There’s a reason sinks are usually acrylic. Soap and toothpaste stains wash off easily with water. Why would you want a wood grating to get covered in that?

[@fartbart8355]

" I want to see a traditional Japanese well that goes from the 79th floor all the way to the bedrock and gets fresh water " is one of the funniest things I've heard Arvin say. The thought of it made me laugh for a good minute or two.

[@18000rpm]

LOL imagine spoilt scions of billionaire Oligarchs and dictator having to share the Jack-and-Jill bathroom.

[@hawaiihardy7285]

Another winner Arvid !! I shuddered when I saw the shutters ! 😂

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

hahahha thanks for the support pal

[@stopato5772]

Ikea and You should collaborate and put together a display in their showroom and call it '432' . Would love o see it.

[@sergpie]

This entire unit looks like the waiting room for a spa. I’d be looking for hot towels after a few minutes. Gives me Westin hotel vibes from circa 2015. The dining area is completely squandered, and that kitchen has an off putting brutalist feel. No me gusta.

[@marcrodet4900]

Excellent video. It's also quite interesting and re-assuring to see that all the money in the world cannot buy taste, comfort, common sense and efficiency. One of the most expensive units in the world suffers from poor design and space usage, small spaces, cheap-looking parts. Many rooms also make you feel you're in a mid-range, bland, standardized hotel

[@sas2300]

16.04 Enis "These are details that I've never seen in my life before" Arvin "You've never seen a rock in your life before" ... that cracked me up 😂😂😂 17.00 Enis "I love these horizontal shelves".... what other types of shelves are there?

[@genyavera]

I laughed at the horizontal shelves.

[@pupawupagus]

those guest bedrooms look like freshman dorm rooms on the very first day 😨

[@quant2011]

Acrylic back panels! Bonsai trees (two of them), plain 4 meters long table, from bamboo! Wooohooo gimme 135 million , take my moneyyy

[@JIMBEARRI]

Years ago, a building with a similar, bland exterior appearance of multiple squares was built in my city. It very quickly acquired the disparaging nickname : "Rubik's Cube". The CEO of a major corporation who could see it from his office window often stated that he would be happy to buy it, simply for the pleasure of seeing it torn down. ;-)

[@josealqueres]

lol.. this is not an apartment decoration.. it's a sushi bar !

[@martinaasandersen3775]

30:00 What happens if one of those outlets break, lol? Wouldn't you have to remove the entire marble wall to get access.

[@plowking57]

I thought the wall in kitchen was the electrical room with all the meters on the wall 😂

[@twostate7822]

For being Japanese inspired, it was very surprising to see that the toilet area wasn't set up with an electrical outlet to plug in an electric bidet. Even inexpensive business class hotels in Japan have those electric bidets where the water temperature can be adjusted. Also, the toilet at the 23:39 mark is so narrow, and can't be made ADA compliant. 8000 square feet and that's the best that can be done? I didn't like the tile in the hallways. Why not wood floors, especially when in a Japanese house you don't wear shoes.

[@ladadog3977]

The apartment looks like a training facility or a school, with so much redundancy and seating. That first walkway, with the 2" raised areas is an absolute tripping hazard. In the tearoom, good luck reaching over and lifting the tea pot in the huge table. Most guys would not think to properly care for the bonsai trees, and they are necessary design elements. The weight in this apartment, over time, will stress the underpinnings. A single tossed jacket, a lamp, or the coffee maker, and the design is wrecked. The best thing is obviously the view, and we have hardened blinds blocking half the windows. On the other hand, you get to live on Park Avenue!

[@jaygatz4335]

. . . by way of an easement.

[@Sunlight_Oplyser]

I was bored to death already seeing this cold building from the outside. A pencilholder??? Cold and soulless. And dead inside. That bores me. I don't care for heights, cause I have anxiety that way. It's not a home - It's a mausoleum. Looks like an autopsy-room. You are the only uplifting element and I like that you are honest and brutal. Love/darkness from Sunlight Luciano in Denmark

[@laurenm6511]

I'd be terrified to live in this building. And apparently minimalist means they don't have to do any actual work on the property. Less is better but just as expensive? I love these videos you're doing! They are extremely fair and I like learning what to look for. PS... I don't believe Enes likes this place either. Especially the kitchen. He's saying the words but there's no enthusiasm. I wonder how much they paid him

[@243wayne1]

Exaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaactly...

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

ya i felt that too .... im his anger translator

[@michaelmoore2591]

Does the price include a master bonsai gardener to upkeep your bonsai trees?

[@crgutman]

I remember seeing this when it was first posted. My primary thought was 'unlivable'.

[@blobbb]

Amazing video as always. I've been watching Enes for a while, and it always bothers me when he gushes over these average, very expensive properties. This is refreshing!

[@WolfBoehme]

The family room doesn't have a single seat facing the view. Insane 🤣

[@cassandratq9301]

IKR?? Insane.

[@datanewsanalysis]

You are officially my new favourite KZbinr! I watched the tour episode when it came out and share your opinions 100%, back then I thought to myself: you have so much potential with a Japanese style apartment and then you deliver this…?!

[@TheGuvnuor]

First thing i noticed, Enez himself doesnt seem too convincing in what he is doing. Like he doesnt really want to present it.

[@laurenm6511]

Right? He sounds bored and I don't think he likes this place either.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

ya at the start of the video he didnt seem excited at all

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

ya he is normally much more excited ... he probably wanted to do the penthouse ... the hermes one but serhant did that one

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

But it's "just incredible" lol

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

"its just stunning" lol

[@pawekurdys3375]

Not sure why people are complaining. Nicest hotel lobby I have seen. We all need 40 eating spaces in 2 bedroom flats.

[@shreyanshverma2295]

You really did change my persepective on these so called modern architectural marvel. Great work man!!!

[@deanchur]

Wouldn't surprise me if half the stuff from Japan was pulled from an akiya (abandoned house) that the developer bought for $5000. Also living at a higher floor means more time spent in an elevator; it'll get old really quick if you want to go to the local cafe but you're looking at 5 minutes before you leave the building.

[@Bacnow]

$135 million = 1) $20 million home in prestigious community 2) $2 million yacht + 🎉vehicles 3) $13 million inv in short term liquid assets 4) $100 million inv in long term assets How would you guys spend 135 million if you had it?

[@AFAskygoddess]

I'd buy a small island in the South Pacific surrounded by a healthy coral reef. I would declare myself the queen and still have most of the $135 million left to employ a live-in masseuse, caretaker, gardener, and a new, hot pool boy every month.

[@RaulEdu33]

I would just buy a house, $4 million max, safe community near a beach somewhere I can surf. A trust fund for my son and invest the rest. Perhaps even a used Pilatus or Turboprop plane I can fly myself. 😁

[@ClarkBK67]

The primary bathroom is so big. Its luxurious size seems out of proportion to the average size bedrooms. They had to add a lounge chair in it to fill space. Like who is going to lounge in the bathroom? And contrasted with how small the walk in closet is? Very poor space allocation.

[@lummoxx8586]

The knobs in the kitchen look like they were scrapped from an Iowa class battleship.

[@garywatson]

Has anyone checked with an engineer about the floor loading? Giant hunks of rock, huge stone and iron planter, crazy heavy kitchen?

[@johngreydanus2033]

I often wonder what the engineering calculations are for the weight of all furnishings brought into any of these buildings after construction is finished? Is there a certain minimum allowance they use as a general rule for the overall load bearing per floor, or it just doesn't matter?

[@ReneAlexisPenalozaMunoz]

After watching this video, I can’t stand the word phenomenal anymore.😂

[@cassandratq9301]

🎯

[@euancox]

29:50 love the toilet seat auto-opening and squeaking as he passes 😂

[@mohammadshah4562]

My man is back! This has to be your best video yet. You’re doing a stellar job with these critique videos. Keep at it!

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

Much appreciated my man

[@tracysills257]

This building always reminds me of that Law and Order: Criminal Intent episode where the new high-rise had soooo many problems like rainwater leaking into the apartment from the window seams and elevator shaft issues 😅😅 5:29 😂

[@emerson3799]

I also got lost during this tour. I literally went on google to find the blueprint. Not the worse I've seen but I confess I got some hard time to understand it. 2 bedrooms sharing a bathroom, 1 bedroom with a tiny bathroom but the primary bedroom with two separate bathrooms... Also, for this price, there are way too many missed details which could be much better quality/luxury style.

[@mastersmmaandfitness7661]

I agree with u totally , it’s best middle class design with minimal japan restaurant vibe , its expansive at 4-5 million already, but again for wealthiest its about prestige and I can afford to waste money mentality, other than that no point of living in a apartment not don’t look like authentic japanese style but modern city like japanese experience

[@Whatreally123]

Take a shot everytime he said "phenomenal". 😂

[@babushkalady9250]

😂 you'd be drunk within 5 minutes lol

[@DCL26]

Thank you for all your very valid points. At $135,000,000, no bueno! 😮

[@fade2gray]

When I watched this video, I went back and found Enes' original video of 432 Park Ave, and checked out my comments there: 1) The interior designer nicked the rooms from Ibis Hotels (for those who don't know, Ibis is a European economy (3-stars) hotel chain) 2) The outlets at 19:34 have just heard that this flat sells for $135M

[@lottalava]

how can someone clean those windows on outside?

[@jobrownsmith116]

When I look at that building it reminds me of a toy skyscraper kit from the 1960s. 😂I think that was the real inspiration. Watched Enes, and Mikey, when his channel was very small. Very sweet and humble guy.

[@richardr5888]

Looks are subjective, but for the price, I wouldn't want to live in a building that looks inside and out, like it was originally designed to be an office building and the developer decided to make it residential at the last minute. For that price, you want something that looks special, both inside and out. To have such an amazing view out, only to have it appear chopped up by the design of the windows (why no floor to ceiling like everyone else?) is what you forgive in a 50 year old building, not in a new design. I don't think "retro" is a good thing in this case. Again, taste varies, but for the price, (not even counting the issues in the building) this channel will even show you much better options.

[@ozankabakyesheplayedcentreback]

I'm loving this channel right now! It educates us all about the fallacies of marketing hype

[@scriptgee5176]

Excellent video really enjoyed it! Keep these long-form videos coming Arvin 🎉🎉

[@pbspbs4882]

So many questions. Some are more about individual taste, but others are practical and general questions, who puts a toilet next to the glas doors of a walk-in-closet for example. But I do love the stone they used in some of the bathrooms in that birds-egg spottet-blueish-tone.

[@Booksaplenty1]

Just came across you, these critiques are perfection. Subscribed 😂

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

thanks pal ..i appreciate the support

[@YTSupreme]

Price question: At 12:49, are you in a Japanese themed ultra luxury Penthouse, or in a 1960 sovjet nuclear power plant?

[@ericstevendennis3206]

22:50 - "Only green space in the city"???? There are several that are much bigger! Then again, Pelham Bay or Flushing Meadows practically do not exist for whoever's buying at 432.