New York is (Finally) Building 5 World Trade Center

At last, the residential skyscraper at New York's World Trade Center site is moving ahead.
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[@rublygrubly]

I don’t care if they just build a Giant Bass Pro Shop on the land, I just want the construction to finish

[@TheB1M]

Pretty sure you'd care if they built a Giant Bass Pro Shop

[@rublygrubly]

@@TheB1M you’re right, I’d be very proud, NYC needs a Bass Pro Shop Pyramid of its own

[@veezerrscharnhorst]

This would be the world's greatest promotion act

[@siahsargus2013]

@@TheB1M If it was capped with a pyramid, I would support the project personally.

[@HobokenEscapee]

A Bass Pro Shop is slated for a site in NJ just south of the Driscoll bridge. It’s been a dirt patch since the early 2010s.

[@Westlander857]

That gaping hole in lower Manhattan was always so painful to look at. It was always such a stark and brutal reminder of what had happened there. The memorial and new tower should have been finished by 2006 or 2007, *at the latest.* The incredibly slow progress on getting anything done at the site played a role in prolonging the pain and grief.

[@martianbuilder5945]

New tower*s* - 3 and 4 are already finished, 5 is planned and 2 is on-hold.

[@DaleTuck31]

You expect to clear the rubble and build a super tall skyscraper in 5 years?

[@martianbuilder5945]

@@DaleTuck31 As mentioned in the video, the original site went from a neighborhood of radio shops to two giant supertalls in roughly that same amount of time.

[@jhostintola3092]

​@@martianbuilder5945Hope they buold the original tower 2 design the stacked box suck azz

[@martianbuilder5945]

@@jhostintola3092 There are leaked multiple designs for it floating around online though Silverstein has yet to make an official announcement of which one he's picking. I actually made a video where I took a 3D model of the "newest" iteration and tracked it into some NYC skyline clips.

[@MissFoxification]

I think the question has to be asked... "Do survivors of 9/11 or their families actually want to live in a place where they suffered such horrific trauma?". I wouldn't it would be the last place I'd want to see when I looked out my bedroom window of a morning.

[@_Breakdown]

💯% CORRECT YOU ARE

[@AMabud-lv7hy]

Don't think about it too much, goyim. All it matters is that you never forget.

[@qwerty112311]

Cool?

[@Starblockss]

If its cheap? Of course this is New York, it sure beats looking at someone's dumpster in the morning.

[@ten_tego_teges]

The real questions is: why does participating in a catastrophic event over 20 years ago give you a right to a flat in the middle of Manhattan? Why is surviving 9/11 more traumatic than a car crash? Or cancer? Or suicide? They deserve medical and mental health access, but so does anyone in my humble opinion. I'm all for housing for first responders that dedicated their life to serving New Yorkers, but that's frankly irrespective of 9/11.

[@cameronf3343]

What I can’t believe is that after all that’s happened in Manhattan these past few years.. • Massive, pivotal success with work from home • Crashing office demand and even a few intelligent companies buying their way out of their leases to stay WFH • Immense housing issues with affordability and availability unlike anything seen before …they’re still building millions of sqft in office buildings right there, where it’s prime opportunity to be millions of sqft of housing. Absolutely *absurd.*

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

Exactly. I miss the office culture and personal contact but I DO NOT miss the commute!

[@sfdko3291]

The government sadly doesn't control private property.

[@cameronf3343]

@@michaelrmurphy2734 Honestly I never valued and actually kinda disdain both of those things too. I’ve never liked the formality of office “culture”, and coworkers tend to be too backstabbing for personal contact I learned very quickly and young.

[@atomicgiraffe250]

Yup. No more new office space!

[@chrisbeaudoin9818]

Is NY converting any offices to residential? Where I live in Calgary the city government put some money towards that because something like 1/3 of all offices in downtown are vacant and, like all other cities, rent is becoming unaffordable real quick

[@siahsargus2013]

I think a mixed use skyscraper with both market rate and affordable housing is the perfect choice for the neighborhood. The market for office space isn't what it once was, and high-rise residential and mixed towers are now the money makers. Downtown Manhattan has bled population for decades, especially comparted to the peak of Manhattan's population during the turn of the century, it can afford to fit a few more people closer to the shops and jobs. With plenty of willing buyers for sitting on such a valuable spot, apartments in 5WTC could command a premium that would easily offset the modest number (in comparison) of affordable housing brought into the area. And as it sits in the confluence of so many subway lines (and a PATH line), it's not like a few thousand folks could really alter the character of this neighborhood. But ALL affordable is not viable. It's best practice both to mix income groups, and to ensure that the developers have some incentive to get the thing built.

[@jody024]

The problem: affordable housing is a myth in places like NYC.

[@qwerty112311]

Putting affordable housing in super high priced areas is a dissservice to the perspective renters. Great… you are being subsidized by all your neighbors, but that isn’t going to work at Whole Foods, target, McDonald’s, etc. the high prices apply to everything in the area. Affordable housing is a joke. And that’s without considering the crap affordable housing people can do. In my building there are separate riders for affordable housing people - non smoking building, but affordable housing people were allowed to. Most of the building people were fine being in elevators with. To affordable housing floors… plug your nose. It’s ridiculous and extortion from the government.

[@emptiester]

If "affordable housing" was actually "affordable" then it wouldnt have to be called "affordable housing" . its just a bullshit lie to steal.

[@ten_tego_teges]

@@qwerty112311 The way affordable housing should actually work, is that the city pays a company to build housing that the city then owns. And they only charge tenants enough to maintain the place, instead of racking sky-high profits. The effect is that you drag prices down for everyone, because you compete with neighbouring landlords for customers. That's how it works in many European cities like Vienna.

[@xxdesertstorm]

if you want to live in a Judge Dred movie sure but we don't and its not needed, whats needed is to remove all freeloaders and make the Western countries great again as there is way to much dependency on freeloaders

[@nzerusocia9232]

"Affordable" * laughs in new york *

[@GarryLarryBarry]

Would 9/11 survivor want to live in the shadow of where probably the most traumatic moment of their life happened?

[@TheB1M]

Yeah we can’t get our heads around that

[@_Breakdown]

DEFINITELY NOT - - ITS ABSURD

[@Starblockss]

Someone else would take it, no need to worry.

[@sfdko3291]

Yes lmao I know several family members that will hop on the chance to do it. It seems morbid but NYers are different

[@HiyuMarten]

I can’t imagine why, but having gotten to know a New Yorker well over the past few weeks, those guys are just built different

[@xXpearcider19Xx]

Yes I'm sure that if one building in lower manhattan had "affordable" housing the 50 million people that would want it would be sorted through fairly and without special interests

[@phillm156]

Special interest?? In NYC?? Say it ain’t so!😂

[@pavelow235]

😂😂😂😂😂 Progressive Democrat policies in a nutshell !

[@YHDiamond]

Lol facts

[@justaguy2365]

​@pavelow235 This is good old American Capitalism son. Get used to it. It'll be there no matter who ya vote for. Democrat, Republicans... just a farce to keep guys like yourself ignorant. Rich and poor is, was and always will be the only split that matters.

[@darthbumblebee7310]

It said in the video that qualification is based on income and tenants are chosen through a lottery system. The idea that some sort of "special interests" would commit fraud to get around an income requirement and commit further felonies to game a lottery, in order to save a little bit on rent, is pretty far fetched

[@baahcusegamer4530]

Congratulations on nearing … scratch that… PASSING 3 million subs!!! You earned it!!!

[@baahcusegamer4530]

@@markbrown2296 updated! Thx!!!

[@itsjohndell]

My Father was a ham radio operator and I remember Radio Row well. I went to school across the river and ate my lunch watching the Towers being built. Worked my first job at 29 John Street in the shadow of Number One, commuted to the PATH station. Then i watched them come down. It was and is my opinion that they should have been rebuilt as they were as testimony to the bastards responsible that we can never be bested. The nightmare of our shattered politics has been testimony to the world that we were beaten that day.

[@matt-6683]

Fred & The B1M team. Thank you for what you do. You're on another level. Long time sub 🤝🏼

[@bmg50barrett74]

Good to see that B1M is doing more ethical advertising and not hiding it mid video to make it sound like it's part of the content.

[@james_fisch]

this aged well

[@Ezbpete]

I stay at Club Quarters, WTC, every other week when I commute to NYC for school. I have been since 8/22. It’s directly across the street from the lot that has “future home of WTC 5” signage. My suite overlooked the lot this past weekend (April 5 & 6, 2024) - and I can verify they have not yet begun construction on 5 WTC.

[@Someotherhigh1989]

Not only would this skyscraper be good for the housing shortage but it actually looks nice too and even incorporates nature into it

[@marionmarino1616]

Ha, ha, ha! Do you really think anyone but the VERY rich could afford to live near Battery Park???

[@gahandi]

We don't need more housing in midtown/downtown Manhattan, we can build so much more anywhere else

[@yc8167]

With that money, you can make thousands more affordable housing in other areas. It's not about solving the housing problem. It's about using our tax to pay for the building when the builder can't find enough tenents.

[@Jason-eu5zx]

Rich people aren’t the ones suffering from the housing crisis

[@AgentAO7]

I actually like the design. I think KPF did a great job in this. But it doesn’t look like a building with affordable housing units. And this location isn’t really affordable. In fact, it’s a very high end area, just like the ones along the Billionaire’s row!

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

Enh, I don't know. You see one glass covered high rise box, you've seen them all...

[@xxDxxism]

@@michaelrmurphy2734but it isn't a box though? I could name many boxes tbh but this aint it

[@GeekyMedia]

Absolutely superb video B1M team. Thanks for another spicy one. Looking forward to the podcast episode covering it

[@Reconseal4050]

I just wish they could build 2 WTC with the same design as 1 WTC except without the antenna on top.

[@jonathanlandau-litewski7405]

And have a double decker outdoor observation deck on a couple of the rings. Oh and FINALLY clad the spire on 1WTC as the designs originally promised!

[@verebellus]

1000 - 2000 a month for new york would be amazing

[@jpdemer5]

Enter the lottery! Your odds are only slightly better than in the state lottery, but hey ... you never know!

[@andrewparke1764]

1) Ground Zero no longer exists-it's The World Trade Center. 2) The site of the new 5WTC was never on Ground Zero-it was newly annexed into the WTC when the rebuilding process began.

[@axmat3436]

Nah, this is not the World Trade Center. These are more like skyscrapers that could fit into China

[@victorsamsung2921]

Not according to the NY Museum. The original wtc with the twin towers still stands there in the miniscale model of NYC. Their argument? Well, the ground zero present day is still not completed and still a building site. Can't say I disagree with them.

[@andrewparke1764]

@@victorsamsung2921 The term "Ground Zero" referred to the pit of debris. Since 5WTC never counted as "Ground Zero", the only piece remaining to construct is 2WTC. The thing is, 2WTC has already been built to street level, so it's not as though it's an empty hole in the ground. "Ground Zero" is a site of destruction, not construction.

[@victorsamsung2921]

@@andrewparke1764 The term "Ground Zero" actually refers to the 16 acre site that the World Trade Center was built on in 1966 (bathtub), with the addition of 7 WTC later in 1987. Then, after 9/11, the whole area that was severely damaged was referred to as Ground Zero, including the destroyed St. Nicholas Orthodox Church that was crushed under the weight of the collapsing South Tower. It further included the adjacent Deutsche Bank building, that was damaged to such an extent it was deemed unfeasible and ended up being demolished. Hence, the term Ground Zero applies here too. Then, with 2 WTC and 5 WTC still not being build today, the WTC is and remains Ground Zero. Hence, why the NY Museum hasn't removed the Twin Towers thus far from their NYC miniscale model. It's up to Silverstein and else to do what is right and stop Ground Zero from being empty. That hole in the sky needs to be filled again.

[@andrewparke1764]

@@victorsamsung2921 It would certainly stand to reason, then, that this more inclusive definition of "Ground Zero" should include the World Financial Center, as it was severely damaged in the attacks. In fact, Winter Garden was completely crushed and rebuilt almost exactly as it was before. Furthermore, how about the BMCC's then-recently-renovated Fiterman Hall, which had to be demolished because the damage was so severe? 5WTC is beginning construction this year, so it's indeed up to Silverstein to get 2WTC going. He has a lot of money but not a lot of time.

[@mattr8750]

It’s stupid to make this building affordable housing, it’s in an extremely premium location, esp for high earners who work in the area. Adding to housing supply *in any way* helps alleviate prices at all levels. And the idea that anyone would want to live across from the sight their loved one was brutally killed is ridiculous

[@Me97202]

Affordable to whom? Not the working class.

[@maladjustedmusician]

The thing about 5 World Trade Center is that it occupies a spot that was not previously occupied by any building that was targeted in the 9/11 attacks. Nobody died there. It was previously the location of 130 Liberty Street, which was critically damaged by debris from the South Tower, as were many other buildings in the vicinity. The fact that they demolished the old building and are now choosing to incorporate this location into the trade center complex is entirely incidental.

[@robynavilas7488]

Bro people die

[@MassiveBuild]

Everything you said is really admirable

[@choossuck7653]

Except for the fact that he didn't call out silverstein for attacking and killing and maiming Americans in 2001

[@vincentgrinn2665]

manhatten is such a tricky spot to build in, theres so few places that would even be reasonable to redevelop into higher density affordable housing, but even the spots that do have underutilized land it would be cheap to build there

[@vincentgrinn2665]

majority of manhatten is like 3-4 storey rowhouses which normally id say is a great balance for smaller cities, paris makes 7 storey work beautiful, but manhatten is such a dense hub of a city that it might even be reasonable to push 10 storey rowhouses, if public transit could be improved enough to handle it and even reduce the space taken up by cars compared to current levels

[@saccurate]

Always a delight to watch and a treasure trove of information, cheers Fred.

[@YolkaholicProductions]

Didn't the city also pay the developers of Hudson Yards to build affordable housing there? And didn't the developers end up weaseling out of that deal somehow? How does the city plan for that to not happen with WC5?

[@dynasty0019]

WTC is not owned by the city, it’s owned by the Port Authority.

[@larrysorenson4789]

Hudson yards was a political grab bag with Diane Feinstein’s hubbie, Blum, and his Tudor Perrini company getting the platform and infrastructure contract. This resulted in aa buildable site above the tracks. Then it was up to individual developers to get approval for whatever was built on top. So each new thing to be built went through and are still going through the agonizing process of approvals. If you don’t like what is being built then focus your anger on the city and those who “approved” each thing being built there.

[@CBMedia404]

This is why other countries, especially here in Asia get things completed, and quickly. They make a plan, get to work and don’t care about people whining and virtue signaling. While America’s projects are tied up in red tape, politics and “social issues”.

[@estelalopez3563]

I don’t know about China but I heard china said African countries live better

[@kimjong-un6994]

If it's so amazing in Asia why are so many Asians buying up all the high end real estate in Manhatten

[@TRUDEAUMUSTG0]

Asia? Wheres that dont crumble on me bro

[@jools7234]

I would like to see you do a video of how Singapore has addressed the issue of affordable housing for low to medium incomes. I believe they have something worth considering

[@martinhami3]

They also have a better culture. No crime, no looting... with rights come responsibilities

[@jontaedouglas7244]

Why is the government putting money towards a skyscraper that only 10% of the city can afford instead of putting money towards affordable housing that the actual taxpayers who are paying for it can have a decent priced apartment to live 😒

[@dynasty0019]

Because the people of New York demand the Port Authority to finish the World Trade Center rebuild. Your average NY'er will not care about any building going up anywhere in the city, but when it comes to the WTC site, everyone has an opinion.

[@jontaedouglas7244]

@@dynasty0019 noted, but instead of putting all of their focus on a piece of prized manhattan real estate, they should be focusing on most of their taxpayers not being able to make a 2,500 rent payment because they’re already living paycheck the paycheck like mostly every American at this moment

[@brucenassar9077]

peasants live in the ghetto

[@stijnhs]

​@@jontaedouglas7244that's simply not how the American dream works...

[@agbarugo]

Hi! It's a bit of a complicated issue. Let's play with an example. We have $100M and we can use it either to make 1) 1000 residential units in a skyscraper in the middle of downtown with each unit costing $5000 or 2) 5000 residential units elsewhere with each unit costing $1000. Now, it seems like a no-brainer. 5000 units at $1000 each is WAY better than 1000 units at $5000 each. But here's the thing: the fact that the skyscraper is downtown means that it is in close proximity to a lot of offices and commercial spaces (read: job opportunities). Plus, it's easier to access via public transit. The other option, farther away, has fewer and also lower-paying jobs and would probably need a car for a reasonable travel time to and from the city center. Unfortunately, it's a problem without an easy solution. Density does increase jobs and wages but it also drives up costs. That's just how the economic system works, and changing that is outside of the scope of expertise of architects and planners.

[@amyyafengliu4845]

I had been visiting 2 times to old World Trade Center as well as took some very good pictures for my memory. Just loved them!

[@michaelilo]

What are the economic conditions that would allow for low income housing to be built profitably? Was there ever a time in which this was the case?

[@renaissanceweeb]

Before the Second World War, basically. Low construction and especially litigation costs. Most of New York's housing was built before the second world war when it was really cheap to get permission to build and then to build. Rowhouses, tenements, and lofts were all very cheap because people built so many of them. This entire video is the problem: just let somebody build something, for fuck's sake. Too many special interests trying to get a slice of the pie. The only solution to housing unaffordability is to build more houses.

[@ZiotGaming]

Easy: don't build it in a place millions of people want to live.

[@bibekdas5595]

The B1m is the my favourite you tube channel

[@TheStrangeBloke]

Housing designated as 'affordable' is by definition subsidized housing. Its either subsidized by the developer, or subsidized by the government. Luxury housing meanwhile, is just a branding thing. Luxury housing CAN be affordable, but only in the context where housing is plentiful.

[@emptiester]

ie its a lie designed to steal

[@anita.b]

Luxury housing is also HEAVILY subsidized, please live in the real world. Did you not learn anything from Hudson Yards or are you just playing stupid.

[@eugene8524]

there is no "subsidized by the government", it all subsidized by our taxes

[@david-reason]

Congrats on 3M subs . . . . Best wishes from Bangkok.

[@JohnFromAccounting]

Building residential towers eases pressure on the rental market. Even building luxury apartments will have a positive affect on affordability in other areas.

[@jouaienttoi]

Exactly! The affordable housing requires, while admirable, only make development stop. Just build more housing! The affordability will come later. Right now there are 0 residential units there.

[@liamcollinson5695]

Bull shit if it's any thing like London it will just price poorer people out and destroy the market which will just leave rich people who will probably spend no time there because these type of buildings are treated like investments instead of actual practical homes destroying the communities that once existed

[@jalabi99]

Thanks to the B1M for producing yet another thought-provoking and professionally-produced video on this ongoing topic. I think it's fair to reserve a portion of 5 WTC for the families of 9/11, and to the people who say _"why would any of them want to live in a place that brought them such trauma?"_ I can only reply with: different people have different ways of working through their trauma. We none of us know each individual's response to the proposal so we can't say with blanket certainty that none of them would want to move there, all of them would want to move there, or anything in between. But as I said, it's only fair to reserve a portion of the residence for them, and then they each can choose to exercise the option to live there, or not, as they see fit. Personally speaking, I would not mind living there - if I could afford to that is!

[@MustardMan7321]

It comes off as condescending to me. "Here's a cheap apartment, but you have to live right next to where you experienced the most traumatic event of your life and will be reminded of it every time you look out your window."

[@bibekdas5595]

The B1m is the best of you tube

[@aaronjones8905]

This is economically insane. Affordable housing is created by increasing the housing supply. All of these regulations slow down housing supply. Everyone, regardless of income status, is seeking to move up the housing ladder. Adding housing at the top of the ladder therefore adds space at the bottom of the ladder as everyone subsequently moves up.

[@fytghggyungf7601]

I still want to see the original quad diamond design wtc 2 get built. That one was the best looking design concept

[@Bertrumes_Shiney_Factory]

Strange that anyone who survived or had family pass in 9/11 would wanna live that close to the site

[@josesalas3634]

So instead of straight building as many units as possible, even if only for the wealthier families, the policies prevents any construction. So wealthier families can’t go to those luxury units, occupying cheaper units that could have gone to medium income families, that are living in cheap units, that could be rented by poorer families. At the end, the regulations did what they usually do, put things more difficult to the poorest.

[@williamduke1756]

Without regulations, poor people would be crowded out to the outer parts of NYC, and only rich people would be able to live in Manhattan. There is always a simple rule of thumb: Without any regulations in place, the market will always favor the rich. And if you don't believe me, ask yourself why it's always rich people, politicians and billionaires asking for "de-regulation". Odd, isn't it?

[@DailyRants89]

@@williamduke1756people always want to push out lower income folks until it comes a time when a freaking pandemic happens and they’re considered essential to society. How quickly everyone forgets who does many of these service jobs. A city needs to cater to everyone to thrive.

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

And if so much housing is needed, that is a "small" building. How about 5,000 units in a 150 floor building?!

[@darthbumblebee7310]

Well there is a perception that the luxury units being built are sold to foreign investors who leave them unoccupied.

[@quintenelijah6586]

❤

[@jcarm185]

I was disappointed they did not just either build back the original buildings, or do a better version of the two towers. I'm still not a fan of what they have built now but I guess its better than nothing.

[@aps-pictures9335]

The government subsidy is weird. In the UK - things like affordable housing and creation/funding for local amenities is simply forced on developers as a requirement for planning permission. You want to build? Okay. Make it 25% affordable and build a local school for free - then sell all your luxury apartments for whatever you like.

[@plazmaguy13yago9]

so nobody builds buildings there

[@aps-pictures9335]

@@plazmaguy13yago9 um… have you heard of London??

[@SKAOG21]

@@aps-pictures9335 Yeah, London, Ontario /s, i.e. fake London

[@joshuaevans7090]

This idea works in theory. But I think the in this situation, developers just interested, they can build something else in another city, 100% market rate and make more money.

[@aps-pictures9335]

@@joshuaevans7090 lol it’s Manhattan… you’ll find a developer to build. Silly argument. An actual viable argument is that by using said system, you get benefits for the community and some affordable housing, but they tend to be bought to rent out and the expensive properties drive the rent up/resale value. Thus defeating the purpose over time. To combat that you need to cap house prices, but then you lose taxes and stamp duty… it’s complicated.

[@kentd4762]

"Low cost (affordable) housing": what a farce. Thanks, though, for looking at this B1M.

[@Da1PrettyT]

They need to change it all to housing. We barely need the office space we have

[@yannisstath]

When a new B1M video loads... stop - watch and listen.

[@Khai_ser]

We have One WTC, 2,3,4,5 and 7 wtc. why is 6 wtc never rebuilt?

[@jonathanlandau-litewski7405]

We don't have 2 WTC though.

[@titanictx883]

Because Freedom Tower (1WTC) stands where the old Six World Trade Center building once stood. It is a nod/acknowledgment of that former building and the history in that spot.

[@epicjcl6345]

This was one of the videos I awash anticipating

[@faustinpippin9208]

5:26 50-80k$ is considered"low income" for one person? wtf? i live in poland where people used to make like 2-3k$ per year per 4 person household like 4 years ago and everything is as expensive or more expensive like in germany rn...wtf....

[@siahsargus2013]

Cost of living in Manhattan is on a whole other level. It's one of the priciest areas in the world.

[@faustinpippin9208]

@@siahsargus2013 yea for housing. but stuff like electronics can be cheaper then in poland from what is saw....

[@siahsargus2013]

@@faustinpippin9208 that’s true. Consumer goods are cheaper, but housing, healthcare, and education are the biggest drivers of cost of living.

[@nochance3914]

​@@faustinpippin9208 You don't need electronics every month/every year. One TV for multiple years. Mobile phone every 2/3/4 year only. Can't say about other things like health After 30s/40s,one has to do routine checkups. Pregnancy costs come after marriage. Delivery cost in US is too high.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you fir sharing the observations of New York City. I, with continued hope, there will be the building of the additional buildings that make up this beautiful neighborhood that was there before the disaster of 9/11. The politics will continue for or against any developers. I have not visited the new World Trade One or the Memorial site. I still remember the previous World Trade Center neighborhood.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Furthermore, I had famoly and friends working in the previous neighborhood before the incident. I use to sit down and eat pizza in front of borh of the old World Trade Centers. Many great memories of the previous of that great city. It us now unfortunate by many news reports 22 yeats after the incident, people are having post medical problems from all the material fall out. I continue to send blessings to all of the best first responders and their families.

[@df1985]

Working from home isn’t going away, more residential is the way to go

[@loloflac2667]

Housing needs to be build for the workers fueling the city, not the white-collars working from home.

[@nabagaca]

@@loloflac2667 Housing built for one will likely service the other. Most white collar workers arent the ones earning millions, most of them are on salaries that put them much closer to the workers fueling the city than it does the millionaire investors buying apartments and leaving them empty.

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

I (sort of) love New York. And I saw the Twin Towers myself before 9-11. But there is no replacing them. One World Trade is a disappointment. And anything else there is pretty mediocre. And not anywhere anyone but the super rich would live. Its not anything for my market, so why think about it? New York used to be fun in the 1970-1980s. Tokyo, the capital of a culture based on collective harmony is far more attractive. Nice knowing ya, NYC.

[@ErnestJay88]

"affordable housing" in Manhattan is still as expensive as a mansion in Wyoming or Oregon 😂

[@siahsargus2013]

Well, location is everything. That mansion in Wyoming isn't all that great when you've got a forty minute drive to get groceries, and have to constantly fly elsewhere for your lucrative tech job. It's really the land that is valuable, because of its proximity to so much of everything. You could fix the house prices in city via land value tax. Read Poverty and Progress for an explanation!

[@serebii666]

You could not pay me to live in Wyoming or Oregon

[@mistermood4164]

duh? Manhattan has high demand thus high prices

[@mistermood4164]

Portland pretty nice @@serebii666

[@mistergoodbear]

​@serebii666 The problem is that a lot of the people demanding "affordable housing" in Manhattan have this same sentiment. If you can't afford to live in New York, don't live in New York.

[@Walkology78611.]

Beautiful work. Moments can be more beautiful with camera eye. cheers!

[@georgesealy4706]

I don't understand why there is a need for "affordable housing" in the financial district. I used to work there. It becomes a dead zone on the weekends because it is a center for commerce and business. People leave it and go home, just like I did. The taxpayers are going to pay for a round peg in a square hole. If they want "affordable housing" in NYC then build space in regular and thriving neighborhoods. Build schools, playgrounds, and parks. Attract grocery stores and other businesses. Create true, safe communities. Frankly, this is a stupid idea. There are so many alternatives where the taxpayer money could be better spent.

[@thomperry1187]

Why would any family member of/or a survivor of September 11 want to live any where near the site of so much personal suffering?

[@nochance3914]

World is not small.

[@ez4039]

If the developer can’t charge the fair market value for rent…they can’t profit from a building..they won’t even bother building..The problem gets worse. Free economic lesson how government programs like “affordable housing” have the exact opposite effect. And it’s no coincidence the problem is worse than ever with more “affordable housing” than ever

[@paranoidhumanoid]

I was three blocks away from Ground 0 that morning and more than two decades later, I still avoid that area unless I have to go for meetings or when I am forced to transit through the neighborhood. I simply can't fathom why developers would make this into a residential or tourist area. It's gross.

[@pneumatasaur]

A vertical amusement park with a house of mirrors at the bottom, a ferris wheel at the top, a couple of roller-coasters around the outside and a bunch of rides in the middle; maybe a thousand (911) flower beds.

[@mygetawayart]

i will say that, at least, the design isn't an eyesore, it's in fact, actually quite pleasant. It blends in with the rest of the complex, it's creative and modern without having to stand out in weird ways and i can see it becoming somewhat of an icon. I wish i could say the same for the latest 2WTC designs. Though, that being said, i'm not a 9/11 survivor but, personally...i wouldn't wanna wake up every morning overlooking the place where my most traumatic moment happened, you know what i'm saying?

[@davetv4705]

Well-explained! Keep it up.

[@flashflame4952]

My Father and I used to go to Canal Street and Radio Row on a Saturday to just cruise around looking at 'stuff'. I wasn't thrilled that all those little Mom and Pop stores were gone. Not that I ever wanted the trade center buildings to go down in anyway, but honestly I really disliked them as far as boring architecture. They were nothing to look at, just two sticks reaching the sky. I went for a job interview on some wildly high floor. I took one look out the window and told the receptionist 'I'm leaving'. She asked 'why when you haven't been interviewed yet?' I told her that 'I couldn't do this ride up here every day, it's way tooo high for me'.

[@Alan.livingston]

What difference does it make if it’s office or residential. It’s splitting hairs. The site is either a monument, in which case they need to cover it with grass and put in a fountain, or it’s in use.

[@fintan3563]

Usually I dislike NYC skyscraper designs. I HATED 1wtc’s first design. The current one is nice. I really like the proposed 5wtc! I like the “green” spaces, the setbacks, window frames and the rounded corners. It looks inviting to me. Not a bad thing if it is to include affordable housing.

[@kylemcqueen9465]

I laugh at this comment. I live in Ontario, Canada and every single time a new building gets proposed. All anyone wants it to look like is something from New York😂 PS. I'm not a big fan of New York's architectural style either

[@LUIS-ox1bv]

​​@@kylemcqueen9465And what, precisely, is New York's , " architectural style?" I'm an architecture buff who has lived in Europe, Philadelphia, Chicago and now NYC. I await your definition.

[@kylemcqueen9465]

@@LUIS-ox1bv when I think of North American skyscrapers and high rises are more, think of boxy square edges, bulky masonry and no curves. European generally think of stuff that doesn't really hit above 50 stories but has elegant curves and generally more glass and generally whenever I think of more Middle Eastern and Arab ideas there is generally are proposal for technologies that have not been tested and just built as ego projects normally turn out beautiful, but don't actually function as intended or provide any real benefit to the actual people that live in the country only to the people in power

[@ElvisPelicer]

*A second tower along the lines of One Trade Center/Feeedom Tower would be a solution in the space next door...*

[@dougtanno]

We need more housing for normal people, not millionaires. Old buildings are only being demolished for luxurious residential buildings. It’s making the problem worse.

[@marcrigor6423]

An update on 2 WTC please!!

[@pira416]

They should make 2 World Trade Center and 5 World Trade Center mixed use buildings. It's sad to think that neither tower will be completed in time for the 30th anniversary of 9/11 😢. By the way, this has to be one of the most interesting videos about the new World Trade Center development. I loved the video on 2 World Trade Center as well. Thank you BM1 🤝🙏.

[@joermnyc]

I thought the Bjark Ingalls Group design for 2 WTC was perfect, but no media company wanted to move downtown (I think Fox News/News Corp was slated to be the anchor tenant, but they were not that interested in moving from midtown.)

[@bibekdas5595]

Love you bro

[@s24584jgdft]

This isn't where I parked my car...

[@westcoastY2K]

Love the B1M content! What happened to your 4K uploads!?

[@happilyham6769]

I'm not a fan of Donald Trump but I absolutely agree that they should have rebuilt the towers as they were. Obviously with modern technology and to the highest possible efficiency rating. And possibly even a bit taller than before.

[@MrBRolls]

Do a video on the renovation of the Domino Sugar Factory that just finished in brooklyn

[@kentslocum]

Public housing rents should be a percentage of the household's income, not a percentage of the median area rent.

[@imilegofreak]

If only New York would implement Vienna public housing policies

[@htimsid]

Could you describe these policies?

[@Arcanine1995]

This is the type of comment from someone who's a New Yorker but never been to Vienna or someone from Vienna who has never been to NYC...America and Europe historically rarely do things the same way, but you want them to start in 2023??

[@ninocraft1]

​@@Arcanine1995no, dont do the same, let the USA project fail even harder first

[@faustinpippin9208]

I have seen some people who worked like 1 year in ther entire life and got free apartments from my taxes, and tbh i dont like this....

[@serebii666]

" implement Vienna public housing policies" lol. You have not lived in Vienna have you. Viennese social housing is indeed cheap, mostly due to the city being left with lots of undeveloped land after the collapse of Austria-Hungary. The private market is however something quite different, and one must rent privately before they are eligible for social housing, and likewise only qualify for social housing as it relates to their salaries. The worst externality of Viennese social housing policies is the inefficiency: the policies set rent caps based on the age of building, but not in relative age, but specific year cutoffs, that haven't changed in 50 years. This is leading to many owners of older, traditional (and more spaciously arranged) housing stock, tearing down their Art Nouveau buildings to replace them with equally dense new-builds that are not touched by regulation. It is literally causing Vienna to lose its genius loci.

[@Lathnor]

Maybe 2WTC should also adopt a mixed residential and office building

[@user-kr6jg6qb7l]

it should be a skyscraper full of studio apartments that all cost $911 a month

[@littlereptilian7580]

Lol

[@bobm2421]

The title of the video is somewhat irrelevant to the issue of affordable housing. I used to live across the street from the WTC site. It’s not a question of who should.

[@KimForsberg]

I really like the design of 5 WTC. Let's hope they make the split of "affordable housing" and other uses in it make sense, and not a segregated experience either as so often seems to be the case in NYC.

[@jpdemer5]

That West Side building that planned on a "poor door" in the back, with only the rich folks getting to use the lobby, caught so much flak that it was re-designed. Luxury units will always be on the top floors, but that's pretty much the only segregation allowed. My main beef is that for every 100 affordable units extracted from the developers, we have to go through years of _sturm und drang._

[@rudolffahik6611]

always enjoy watching your videos. can you make a video about the new capital city of Indonesia. There are many channels that have made videos about it, but it would be interesting to see what BM1 thinks about Indonesia's new capital. Greetings from Indonesia. 🙏👍

[@davidanalyst671]

Thats how smart these people are. They want to house the families of 9/11... at the exact site where their family members died. Fantastic. Just make sure they have patios they can jump off when they are finally overcome with the horror of living and being reminded of their loved ones passing away every time they look out the window

[@dennis2376]

Thank you.

[@kinell188]

Can see why they brought down tower 7 now, thanks.

[@_Breakdown]

Why?

[@anotherone-xp9ox]

Except this is not the same site you bellend

[@MikeJackson690]

It was fires, honest. Nothing to do with secret service offices housed in there.

[@annakele1784]

Thanks!

[@TiGGowich]

There is this weird foreign concept that the Western economy was formerly built on called the "free market" where demand meets supply ... this housing "crisis" wouldn't be a crisis if not for government intervention in the housing market and the ridiculous laws around buying and building on land.

[@jwillisbarrie]

Thanks for adding actual captions for the Deaf

[@BlackIndigenousPosse]

Great, tasteful video on a touchy subject. I remember subscribing to this channel when it was a fledgling-incredible to see it deservedly balloon into such a huge phenomenon on KZbin.

[@jaretwood9558]

Larry Silverstein: "Were gonna rebuild, and we did. We were not gonna stop". Super easy for you to say after getting 2 insurance payouts. Must have been convenient for him to have his entire site rebuilt by insurance. So brave and noble.

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

Yeah, like Trump but less well known outside America. Dodgy real estate hustlers, the lot of them.

[@dynasty0019]

While Silverstein should not be held in great esteem, he does get credit for never renegading on his lease and rent with the Port Authority even when Ground Zero was a smoking pit and just a big hole in the ground. His insurance settlement didn’t even cover what he had to pay for the losses.

[@jaretwood9558]

Thank you for this info@@dynasty0019

[@MICHALMALACHOVSKY]

WOW WOW WOW !!! MEGA VIDEO ONCE AGAIN AND AGAIN !!!

[@Teo.T]

The wtc site keeps getting dumber and dumber 🤦🏼‍♂️. It’s all a big mess and it’s unbelievable that it’s taken this long to rebuild. No coherence in the buildings either. Also who would ever possible want to live in a place where their family member died such a horrible death???

[@linaskvedaras]

Lottery to RENT?! LMAO, people just can't catch a break. Instead of making affordable housing to mortgage, something to KEEP after x years. They went ahead and started making barely affordable housing to rent out with all the goodies of renter-landlord social dynamics. And then getting the boot after 30-50-whatever years of non stop payments of small fortune every month. Nothing to leave to your kids or to your other half. Good luck with that, USA.

[@sarahlachman1349]

2 WTC should also be turned into housing. NYC missed it's chance to restore the Twin Towers long ago! They should have built two Freedom Towers

[@mattmayo3539]

I find it so interesting that we believe we should be allowed to live anywhere we like even if we can’t afford. Normal people just move to an affordable place to live. It’s not rocket science. My family has done it for decades.

[@jamesvanderbilt201]

wow, you literally just missed the entire point. thank god you aren’t a politician.

[@TwatMcGee]

The point is that people should be able to live in the places they grew up, not be forced to move to bumfuck nowhere to afford a studio.

[@480darkshadow]

@@TwatMcGeeI agree, which is why I’m against immigration in principle, people should live where they were born instead of putting pressure elsewhere

[@hurrdurrmurrgurr]

That's short sighted. For every rich area you need an army of public workers and private establishments to provide for them. If you price them out of the area your rich area becomes ultra rich establishments next to homeless camps and urban decay. Like NY and LA.

[@the-renegade]

The slogan for building 2 WTC should be, _"FIX THIS DAMN TOWER."_

[@Teardehawkee]

Only for the Rich and Uber Rich!

[@ACK333]

Personally I think new upgraded originals twins World Trade Centre using Pure white Marble , two blocks have 6 light green marbles pillars on all four sides which mean 8 sides. Offices Windows are strongly protected with marbles and depth of windows also very secure from huge strong wind. When later NY may have flying taxi like the fifth element movie, people can simply get on to the caps from the windows.

[@spencera3075]

You get the government you vote for. I’m tired of people not realizing that throwing money at a broken system (government subsidies) has not, does not, and will never work. You need a heck of a lot more units than this building. You probably need about 1200 such buildings to fix the affordability crisis, but people want to haggle so much about how it gets done we’ll never get there.

[@d.b.cooper1]

Very subjective and symbolic use of key public funds. Money could do so much more just few miles north or east for a greater number of families who need it....also where a lot them actually live and have links/connections to as opposed to slap bang in the middle of a tourist area

[@mmsmits2868]

My son rents a bedroom in Brooklyn. Not a 1-bedroom apartment; not even a studio. Just a bedroom with a shared bathroom, living room and kitchen. $1,650/month + utilities in a decent area and rat-free building, but not in Manhattan. In another decade NYC will exclusively be The Privileged City.

[@EdmondDantèsDE]

No offense but the prices are that high because people like your son are willing to pay these ridiculous prices just to live in NYC.

[@jontaedouglas7244]

This comment needs more attention !!! Because the average American, let alone new yorker should have to go through that. In Miami I pay $1,400 for a 2 bed, 1 bath in a BAD neighborhood. Everyone’s moving to Miami as they did New York and the housing crisis is not to far from behind you guys.

[@jpdemer5]

There's no escaping supply and demand. I have a relatively affordable ($2200) apartment in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, which is a pretty good neighborhood, but it's affordable only because it's a very long ride to Manhattan. Compare to downtown Brooklyn, a short ride from the financial district, which is rapidly filling up with glass towers of $5,000/mo apartments and $2MM condo units.

[@eattherich9215]

There is more to Manhattan than the expensive postcodes. The rich won't inhabit the entire island because some neighbourhoods are rough to say the least.

[@jpdemer5]

@@eattherich9215 As the east side subway line creeps north of 96th St., glass towers are popping up alongside it ... each of which calls for demolishing another half-block of smaller, affordable units. Only public housing buildings will survive the tide.

[@shubham.machhi]

Affordable housing in Lower Manhattan LOL. They should build affordable housing in Monaco next