The New York Penthouse that Lost $100M

[@TheB1M]

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[@PXAbstraction]

If you can get it to run. The game shipped unfinished and barely runs, even on top tier machines. Better to play the first one for a while.

[@Powertampa]

Probably not, but I can do a better job at picking a sponsor that isn't a massive pile of trash

[@GrumpyWolfTech]

@@Powertampa So because the game needs work the sponsor is a pile of trash?

[@Powertampa]

@@GrumpyWolfTech Hit the nail right on the head.

[@xevious2501]

the big problem is cost. sure you can turn these older skycrapers into apartments but i guarantee you few people will be actually living in them as the problem now is cost. Such properties would be way too high for the average person. as such only investors would be interested and like the super talls, they dont really live in them, its just a financial asset. so much of our nations problems all boils down to the actions taken to make the rich richer, and that came by killing our domestic labor force in favor for cheap chinese labor. the rich side stepped our middle class in their quest to find ways to bring manufacturing and production costs down. China was open arms to low income labor because they knew it would bolst up their middle class. hell it created it. they didnt have the tech neither the know how, and we gave it to them to produce our products and goods, and they used it to make better cheaper products unto their own much larger market. a market that the west then wanted to tap into. we killed our factories leaving cities and towns bone dry for work. The rich and stock investors was living off of a high until people could no longer afford such goods. and the who system began to fall. foolish greedy leadership has led to this. And all they can think about is tapping into the Chinese market which is not going to happen. They know they dont need us.

[@91Wildcat700]

I worked at one Wall Street during its extensive renovation, and got to see the Woolworth building every single day it really is a striking building and the last of its kind surrounded by art deco and minimalist and modern designs. I hope it stands for a long time.

[@TRON0314]

That's why having different architecture that is of its time is important. Each era contrasted against each other elevates one another.

[@J-tt1lu]

@@TRON0314the older architecture would look better on its own I think, even if you make the argument that it would not be functional with large population levels…

[@darkstorm207]

I love art deco and gothic buildings. They are beautiful.

[@TRON0314]

@@J-tt1lu they both look great on their own. The passage of time elevated older product because we long for a previous era. The buildings maintained will have the same intrinsic value that the patina of time will afford them.

[@J-tt1lu]

@@TRON0314 yes, I can agree to a large extent Nice way of explaining yourself Thank you for responding

[@timvantori]

The architectural crimes committed from around 1950s - 1970s is just unreal... New doesn't always mean better.

[@DonnaChamberson]

Save our penis

[@johnpaulkane6153]

You're correct

[@Dac_DT_MKD]

Wrong.

[@Bobspineable]

Well we don’t know better. We don’t truly know the significance of something until way later. You also can’t keep things old all the time. You must pick and choose what to keep and what to let go.

[@TRON0314]

Old doesn't either. There is good and bad in every era. Too many people with rose colored glasses informed by survivorship bias.

[@A_Lion_In_The_Sun]

This is honestly one of the most beautiful buildings in NYC, and it deserves to be preserved.

[@shaunp9592]

Over $11 million in taxpayers money for a private building that's then sold and renovated. And ordinary people wonder why their tax rates are so high.

[@BrandonGiordano]

​@shaunp9592 I see your point. I would argue that these buildings are landmarks and should be granted landmark status. Without these icons as part of the skyline we're at risk of New York losing part of what makes it special

[@shaunp9592]

@@BrandonGiordano Who's going to pay for them? Owners can't afford repairs/upkeep for old buildings that are falling apart. As a taxpayer I don't want my taxes used for a private building or to purchase a "money pit". So the only thing left is donations, if they can't get enough donations then it's time for the wrecking ball.

[@BrandonGiordano]

@shaunp9592 I get ya. I want the building to stay a part of New York within reason. If the building can become a landmark and be used for apartments. I want it to stay, but private properties keep being turned into luxury apartments that no one can afford and they end up staying vacant anyway because there's only a select few who could afford to live there. I'm okay with my tax money being used to keep the history of the city but I understand both sides.

[@tjbooker8585]

New York is spending that on illegals in a week! It's a small price​@@shaunp9592

[@siahsargus2013]

Even though I am not a staunch preservationist by any means, any building that was one tallest in the world deserves to be preserved

[@nb8947]

The Woolworth building is the most beautiful skyscraper ever built

[@TheLiamster]

It’s sad that the Singer building and the Union Carbide building were demolished

[@berndblabla4249]

Nothing staunch with beeing one

[@Pius-XI]

How can you not be a preservationist?? Without preservation of historic buildings you just become another Dubai....tacky as hell

[@leeshmonsterzero]

I couldn't agree more.

[@BB-sl2so]

The difference between the skylines of New York and newly rich cities like Dubai is the history. In Dubai, Shanghai or Doha there are only modern skyscrapers, which looks good but at the same time a little bit boring and interchangeably.

[@krashd]

Shanghai has buildings that are older than the United States, they may not be sky pokers but they are stunning none the less. So I don't think history was the best choice of word there.

[@NavnUkjent]

@@krashd That's true, but he said "the skyline", which precludes buildings that doesn't stand out against the horizon.

[@otten5666]

@@krashd Explain to the folks at home how these buildings contribute to the Shanghai skyline.

[@mkhanman12345]

@@krashd he is referring to skyscrapers, lmao

[@costaskl6589]

cities like Shanghai have even older buildings that might not be considered skyscrapers but that are actual historical buildings

[@toiyabe_effect]

In the early 1990s I had a customer with offices on the 63rd floor of the Empire State Building. From my office in Southern California, that seemed like a pretty prestigious address. But I was astonished when I finally visited my customer how grotty and dingy the low-ceilinged offices actually were.

[@sc1338]

lol that was before the renovation I believe. it’s still cool af in my opinion

[@jakobraahauge7299]

Had a course in the Empire State Building in 2004 - the room looked like any rundown college classroom, recently given a bad paint job in all white. But the air quality was really good - it had great indoor climate! A very pleasant experience

[@J-tt1lu]

@@jakobraahauge7299:)

[@1Searene]

My buddy who works in the empire state building said the same thing.

[@EdDunkle]

That's funny. My car insurance company had an office in the Empire State Building, and I had to visit because I was getting sued, and it was odd that an office on the 78th floor could manage to feel so ordinary.

[@DavidLimofLimReport]

To be fair, New York has a pretty good track record with keeping its old buildings compared to a lot of other cities around the world. The Woolworths Building is one of my favourite buildings of all time so I'm pleased to hear its getting its latest lease of life by providing housing.

[@Where2bub]

Providing housing, only a $110,000,000 and the penthouse is yours. So nice of them to provide a house for so little.

[@dragonlukasmapping805]

We need B1M as company in Cities Skylines 2. It would be nice easter egg in chirper. Or maybe narrator in Skylines radio.

[@reubennelson4086]

yuck

[@reubennelson4086]

are you a redditor btw?

[@ulysseslee9541]

CO may invite B1M to make a Radio Pack as "B1M pack", to introduce buildings and great engineering in CSL2.

[@hawkingdawking4572]

What is Skylines 2?

[@dragonlukasmapping805]

@@reubennelson4086 Nope. But its probably you. Your comments sounds like from typical redditor. And basically average redditor is using word yuck.

[@Samuel_J1]

I would love to see old buildings like the Woolworth last a long time and be properly maintained, but it does come at a high cost. Also, I would love to play C:S2 but it would melt my pc. Nice to have a city builder as a sponsor 👌

[@IKetoth]

just for reference: it wouldn't, there's a couple broken settings, DOF, dynamic resolution, volumetric clouds, turn those off and i'm running 50~ fps stable on a 3060ti with everything else on high

[@Samuel_J1]

@@IKetoth no I mean it. I haven't upgraded in years and am still running on a 960 😂

[@babble-on]

@@Samuel_J1 it works on my 970!

[@GrumpyWolfTech]

@@IKetoth I believe gamers nexus over a rando on youtube.

[@IKetoth]

​@@GrumpyWolfTech you believe whatever you want, but I can provide receipts if you need them, I'm not just talking out of my ass. The presets are trash, they're broken and whoever let the game release with the settings setup like that is an idiot, they have those broken settings turned up and the game needs about 30s to preload assets before you can leave the menu, if you start a game before those are done it WILL be broken, why would the game allow you to exit the menu before that's done is beyond me. There's a lot wrong with it and some baffling decisions, but it takes like 5 minutes to fix, it's nowhere near the apocalypse people are selling lol

[@BrandonGiordano]

I miss this style of building so much. For me, this style and its history are what give cities like New York a unique beauty. Needs to be preserved

[@lizardspock4746]

You should do a video about how super tall buildings are or would be taken down when it becomes necessary. I assume that it’s not possible to just implode a building in the middle of a dense area like Manhattan. You said the Union Carbide building was taken down. How does that work?

[@9sunstar9]

They basically do the reverse of what they did to build. So you remove anything inside the building, remove windows and then start removing material top down.

[@Kiyoone]

they dismantle it from top to bottom... It is quite expensive compared to just imploding and requires much more workers.

[@JayYoung-ro3vu]

​@9sunstar9 Correct. The same was done to the former Deutsche Bank Building damaged by the collapsing of the South Tower. Implosion would have been cheaper, but all concerned parties agreed to the deconstruction demolition option.

[@Steve_1401]

@@JayYoung-ro3vu I'd love to see a video about the buildings around the Trade Centre after 9/11. In the UK I think all I've ever seen is documentaries focused on TWTC and it's replacement - next to nothing about the impact on the surrounding buildings.

[@JayYoung-ro3vu]

@Steve_1401 I ran across a good one about the struggle to replace the Greek Orthodox church was crushed when the South Tower collapsed. There was no way the church would have survived. It looks as though it may have faced the Deutsche Nank Building? Dont know if any video exists to Deutsche Bank Building demolition? True. Haven't one solid reference source but if you can withstand the Google search and all the 9/11 videos . . . I did find "The Waving Lady" video touching. The "falling people" one is disturbing but when left with only death, you chose your way out. Keep searching. Those videos will "pop-up" in your suggested list.

[@jameselliot1985]

Being a fan of The B1M and CS2, the advertising is on point 👌

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

Years ago my family and I went to New Jersey for a wedding. We saw the Twin Towers on that trip. RIP Minoru Yamasaki. The groom of the wedding was an artist and the day after the wedding we went to his studio. We were told that his studio building had been the tilery for the Woolworth Building. The tile that covered the Woolworth building had been made at the place we had been to in New Jersey. And to think I had been there too! I like NJ!

[@SuperObnoxiousGamer]

Always nice to catch a B1M video

[@MrRezRising]

"Every New Yorker has nostalgia in their DNA, and loss is always a part of the deal." - Pete Hamill

[@blahdeblaaah9445]

Nostalgia is a longing for the past, which is not related to the appreciation of fine architecture.

[@MrRezRising]

@@blahdeblaaah9445 Uh huh. Read Pete Hamill. You'll understand.

[@user-cv9nm5te1h]

Pennsylvania Station is so sad

[@RBzee112]

True. But, it was build with private money. We can't demand that a structure be maintained if the cost is too high.

[@LUIS-ox1bv]

​@@RBzee112Nonsense. Greed, ignorance and stupidity is what leveled Penn Station. The greatest Beaux Arte masterpiece in America. The tired excuse of maintenance is a ruse, and a smokescreen, in order to have viable structures demolished. One of their tactics is to halt maintence proceedures, where the building begins to deteriorate and be seen as an eyesore to be condemned by the city. This scenario was repeated in cities across the nation. America lost much of its hitorical heritage in this fashion.

[@bananasaur5209]

@@RBzee112 Yes we can. That is done all over Europe. Pretty much every historic cathedral, palace, manor, or even regular housing in a particular style etc... was built with private money and cannot be demolished.

[@krisstopher8259]

It's one of the top 30 most beautiful classic skyscrapers ever built in New York (and Chicago included, plus a few more cities in the states). The Ottawa parliament building in Canada is also a gem (the tower is pretty tall, not a skyscraper tho, it reminds me of the Hogwarts kind of, lol)

[@memofromessex]

The lack of interest shows that wealth can't buy you class. The super-rich just want a blank empty box like their souls.

[@jkardez4794]

The reverse is also true ; just because you have class doesn't mean you can have wealth . A wexing paradox .

[@David-ud9ju]

Why do you think that rich people are any different to you and have empty souls? They're just normal people like you but they're successful.

[@vladsnape6408]

I would have liked to have heard and seen details of the refurbishments that were done to the Woolworth building in order to convert its top floors to apartments.

[@matmul4850]

There are videos on KZbin about the renovation

[@JamesFFiT]

@vladsnape6408 the B1M did a story on it 4 years ago! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJrTZ2Stp5Zpl8Usi=-118eZkFVYLh_nED

[@angryakita3870]

The B1M did make a video on that, I think roughly two or so years ago

[@MassiveBuild]

You explained it well. As you said in the video, it is one of the oldest structures in New York. Thanks for the video

[@dxtxzbunchanumbers]

It's instructive that of the destroyed monuments in your early montage, the loss that is felt the hardest is the old Penn Station. That's not just because it was beautiful, but because we had beauty in a place that was the biggest commuting hub in the U.S. It remains the biggest commuting hub, but an incredibly dreary one, and it's irrevocably hurt perceptions of the City as well as train travel. IMHO, the Woolworth Building is not the same kind of place. It might affect the skyline, but it's possible to replace the value it has and/or to preserve the features for museums.

[@GazMoby]

Very enjoyable as always 👍

[@jakobraahauge7299]

Paradox from Sweden, Rødbyhavn and LEGO - what a wonderfully Nordic heavy video on New York! I love it! Only downside is that we didn't get to enjoy the handsome charms of our dear host. But a delightful video - lots of love from Denmark

[@hughmungusbungusfungus4618]

If I was a billionaire and wanted an NYC address, the Woolworth Building would've been my go-to. I prefer to live in something beautiful.

[@hewitc]

It doesn't have the location that thye want. Billionaires want to be around other Billionaires and the best restaurants.

[@OSTARAEB4]

Yes, Pennsylvania Station was demolished late 1963-65 or 1966. The Singer Building was mid-sixties and The Hippodrome as demolished in 1939. There were also numerous hotels demolished like The Astor, Rector/Claridge, Ambqssador, Belmont, original facade of Commodore, the Hotel Manhattan, Biltmore, Savoy, Drake and the original Ritz Theater in 1960. Imagine how the crown of The Singer Building would look today with The Woolworth, 40 Wall and the old Cities Service Building.

[@LUIS-ox1bv]

The Singer Building was demolished in 1968. Not mid 60s. I do agree that the Singer Building, coud have been another dramatic jewel in rhe crown of New York. It was a fantastic building. A great and irreplaceable loss for the city.

[@OSTARAEB4]

@@LUIS-ox1bv You’re right Luis! I was incorrect and it would’ve been so beautiful given the constriction of the first thirty years of the twentieth century Lower Manhattan. Despite not being a skyscraper, 90 West was almost done with a refurbishment when 9/11 occurred and I believe sustained some damage with debris. However, the loss of Penn Station was truly horrendous. The good news is the Farley Main PO was saved! The demolition of the old Astor Hotel altered Times Square forever too and the Times Building circa 1964-5 when it became the Allied Chemical.

[@brettmorse-o6y]

trump destroyed the historic facade of the Commodore Hotel - basically erased all it historic elements and remade it into just another soulless drab box. He destroyed the historic Art Deco relief on the Bonwit Teller building which he torn down to build the gauche trump tower. He promised he would save it but took jackhammers to it because he didn't want to waste time with it. He's a VANDAL. He destroys almost everything he touches.

[@dontarguewithidiots7459]

I LOVE this buildings. LOVE. But the commenter is correct, what's gorgeous from the outside isn't always sellable on the inside. If I had penthouse kinda money, I would love a large glass box in midtown. The natural light is what does it for me.

[@statesidechippie]

Great video. Brent Hull and his Passion for Craft podcast just covered a very similar topic including the afore mentioned “changing of the guard, in architectural styles” from classism to modernism.

[@justaguyfromreddit]

babe wake up! TheBM1 just dropped a new video

[@ShaquilIeOneaI]

Fudge off I'm sleeping!!!! Go watch it on the couch!!!!

[@questioner1596]

Are you making a poop joke?

[@johnperic6860]

@@questioner1596 yes

[@Cloxxki]

Good question. I've been looking at the NYC Billionaire Row skyscrapers a bit. Big prices for the appartment space you get, even considering the nice amenities. How low will those buildings be there? What happens when the need to be replaced? Where does the value go for owners?

[@Cloxxki]

I fully intend to get a Billionaire Row full or double opr triple high floor apartment before I hit billionaire status. I just care about views and that location, despite having never been on that continent. However, the people that can afford those apartsment NOW, aren't buying. 100M to 30M discount? That's hefty. The buyer got a great deal compared with BIllionaire Row where that gets you a lower single floor. But at Woolworths...you're just surrounded by neighbours even in the penthouse, I guess? If that's your thing, a great buy. Until the building need billions to be kept up.

[@SicilianStealth]

As a Chelsea Manhattan resident I think those pencil thin buildings are hideous they're also casting shadows on Central Park.

[@JaydenB_2k24]

I just love having no job. In the middle of moving. Sleeping on my floor with a mattress topper. Getting awoken by the family dog. And get saved by a B1M video. 🎉

[@777jones]

That’s the best life gets, enjoy!! My best days were poor and free!

[@dabprod]

My lawyer had offices in the Woolworth building, back in the 1970's and 80's, and I always enjoyed going down to the City and visiting him. Most beautiful building, inside and out, I've ever been in.

[@steveraglin7607]

Beautifully told, your skyscraper stories are always my favorites!

[@JosephHuether]

…for the same reason Manhattan filled in its rivers and streams, flattened (many of) it’s hills and laid out a street grid. Follow the money!!! BTW…early 20th century architecture delineator guru Hugh Ferris was commissioned by Gilbert to do one of his signature charcoal renderings of the Woolworth Building and complained that all of the Neogothic terracotta ornament was tedious to delineate. Much of Ferris’s follow-up work helped to push Manhattan’s Art-Deco skyscraper architecture away from what he thought was fussy ornament. Interestingly, in Manhattan, when you are on…say…the 25th floor, the aesthetic quality of your view, depends on the architectural quality of your neighboring building…not yours per se. My own father loved visiting the Woolworth Building observatory as a kid…long before Empire State Building was ever built. It was very popular.

[@neon8251]

Production value through the roof, wow!

[@ioloindeseo]

for those who can't tell the difference between glare and sparkle

[@schwabit989]

The Woolworth Pinnacle PH space was a steal at $30 million for those able to buy in this price range……

[@Dutchmonkey1]

I needed to hear the word "iconic" more in this video. It wasn't used ENOUGH. No one on social media uses it ENOUGH.

[@hewitc]

real estate broker jargon

[@CarthagoMike]

Once again a great mini-documentary!

[@jonathan100yearsago]

Jezz paradox really went out of town with cts2...they really go for anyone from regular cts you tuber to minecraft channel and now channel that doesn't even mention about games at all...holy...

[@josepagan752]

Excellent, informative, well done.😊

[@BGTuyau]

An interesting and instructive angle on architectural realities.

[@SicilianStealth]

Ive been a Chelsea Manhattan since 2004. London Terrace on West 23rd Street occupies the entire block between 10th and 9th Avenues. Built in 1930 it has a center garden atrium. The four corner buildings are co-ops with the center being rentals. Olympic sized pool. Below ground garage and other amenities. All brick.

[@weasel945]

Sim City 4 really made a lot of people love the Woolworth Building. Having CS2 as a sponsor on a video about it really brings it full circle

[@SicilianStealth]

I loved playing Sim City.

[@StrawberryMaplee]

The game is currently unplayable, sadly. And the Devs literally said that they aim for 30fps in the game. 60 is not even planned, which in this era is just baffling.

[@hughmungusbungusfungus4618]

Very few companies are interested in actuality building decent products anymore. Sad.

[@akyhne]

Plays fine. You don't need 60 FPS, in a city builder game. My RTX 3060 has so far been adequate, to play the game. I play at 1440p at medium settings mainly. Just tweak the frigging game settings, and youll be fine.

[@hughmungusbungusfungus4618]

​@@akyhneIf an RTX 3060 only gets you medium settings, I'm not sure I'd call that fine.

[@akyhne]

@@hughmungusbungusfungus4618 30 FPS on a 3 year old low end GPU? Yes, that's not too bad. Of course if you compare to what you can get in some other games, its not good. And I wouldn't mind better performance.

[@hughmungusbungusfungus4618]

​@@akyhneI'm sitting over here on a Titan X so I'm not even sure I could do medium settings, which wasn't the case for C:S1 and I certainly don't see much in terms of graphical improvements from gameplay footage.

[@thequietstag4366]

3:24 "functional aesthetic" I'm all for functionality, but geeeeeeeeeez Those buildings are so bloody ugly!

[@mrvk39]

Location is a problem too. It has no good views as more modern skyscrapers around it block most of the views. And it's not in a cool area of the city like Tribeca (which is close but not quite) or the Billionaire Row. It's just cheap offices around it and the City Hall, which has a nice small park next to it but nothing else to offer.

[@maisonmallninja]

I will say that seeing a Cities Skylines II promotion during this video was a shockingly pleasant experience...lol

[@MarcKreuzer]

Preserving can be done while advancing. Preserve whats iconic and evokes the emotions, advance whats causing problems. Don't keep things just because they've been there all the time. Humanity evolves, our cities should do. If we can advance while remembering our heritage and culture, our buildings surely can, too. It's not black and white "keep or demolish", there is an area in between,

[@PsychoGTI]

Love Cities Skylines 1 & 2! My gaming and love of this channel are colliding. 😊

[@GeekyMedia]

Love a B1M NYC video 🙌✨

[@tonypapas9854]

LMFAO at Woolworth's comment before he gave clearance to what actually was built.

[@dontyouworryaboutit_]

he said nah….actually yeah send it

[@chrisb.4715]

Awesome video as always

[@RichardBarnett-hs1qy]

Spectacular Dronalist footage.

[@stoneymcneal2458]

I thoroughly enjoy this channel.

[@skyscraperfan]

The demolition of the Singer Building was especially bad, as it was the ONLY skyscraper worldwide that was completed in 1908. The demolished Morrison Hotel in Chicago was the only skyscraper completed in 1925. So there are no skyscrapers from 1908 and 1925 in the whole world today. And the Singer Building of course also was the tallest building in the world at completion and just the second skyscraper in the world. The only other skyscraper back then was the Philadelphia City Hall.

[@wuzeltownphl]

Don’t forget the City Investment Building which was next to the Singer Buildung and demolished with it. Also a grand Skyscraper of 1908.

[@johnperic6860]

There are literally hundreds of skyscrapers built between 1908 and 1925 and dozens built before 1908...

[@skyscraperfan]

@@johnperic6860 Depends on how you define a skyscraper. I still use the old definition of a building over 500 feet. If you define 100 metres as the minimum height, there are of course a lot more. There is no real official definition of a skyscraper. So it is a continuous debate. Especially the question if a spire should be included in the official height.

[@LUIS-ox1bv]

The Singer Building was an incredible structure, which should never have been demolished. I cannot walk by its former site in lower Manhattan, and not lament what once stood there. The present monstrosity is odious and hideous. I also agree that the Morrison Hotel, one of the tallest buildings demolished before the Singer Tower, should have been spared.

[@robroy6374]

@skyscraperfan false

[@fujin09]

30 million for a 5 story penthouse in this building seems like a great deal that quite many wealthy people can easily afford. It might even be realtively acceptable in cost per m2 compared to other luxury residences in the City. The difference with the asking price of 110M is also unbelievable. How on earth is it possible with some billionaires that no one snapped it up at maybe below 110M, but at least nearer to it than 30..

[@PrincessDie187]

I would pay that

[@nampyeon635]

It truly is a whole new world, with the demand for office space in a super dense city way down. Most of the big construction in downtowns now is residential. Only time will tell how big of an impact this has on the long-term development of the city's skyline.

[@user-uf2df6zf5w]

You may noticed that most of them were demolished in the post war era... That's not a coincidence. At the time no value was given to pre ww2 styles, resulting in such things as Berlin "cleaning off" the stucco ornamentations on most of its pre ww1 buildings

[@Pius-XI]

Preservation has come a long way since the 60's when many of America's grandest buildings were demolished. We (even American's) now know the importance of protection historic buildings so I'm very doubtful that any demolition of any more of the US historic treasures will be secure for the future.

[@BradThePitts]

"We'll be remembered more for what we destroy than what we create." ~ Chuck Palahniuk

[@flashflame4952]

Being born and raised in NYC, as a kid my Dad would take me around the city just walking for the joy of it. I can remember walking down Broadway towards Canal Street. I would hold his hand so I can look up to the buildings as we walked. I remember the Cable Building on the corner of Broadway & Houston and how cool all the masonary work was. My Dad would clue me into some trivia about the buildings he knew about. For me, I never liked any of the 'steel & glass ice cube' trays that have ruined the city. I like the OLDER buildings because you can see personality, craftsmanship that we will not see again...Even all those amazing mansions that were built during the 1800's should have never been demolished!!! If I had to choose between a ultra modern apartment in an ugly no character building OR a fantastic brownstone on Jane Street in the West Village....For sure Jane street wins!

[@Lommy9999]

This is heartbreaking. Such incredible buildings, so much work and talent, gone in seconds.

[@ayindestevens6152]

Nice video but two date errors. The Landmarks Preservation Commission was founded in 1965 not 1962. The Hipprodome was demolished in the 1940s not 1963. Also I while I get the idea that completion date is 1912 most use the opening year of 1913 for the Woolworth why I don’t know.

[@javierpacheco8234]

Me as an architecture student, all i could say is that it takes time for making all those detail restorations and buisnesswise it takes time for rich people to buy those luxury spaces Becuase they are pretty expensive, even rich people have to think whether that space is worth it or not Becuase it's their money. It's unrealistic to expect all the rooms to be sold fast. Im glad that at least the Woolworth building is saved and will continue to be in new York for a while.

[@robertkerby2581]

I really enjoyed this Absolutely amazingly, informative KZbin video!

[@seenidev]

Best sponsorship i have seen ever.

[@Grigory108]

As the video does not explicitly contain a single, clear sentence that directly answers the question "Why New York Demolishes its Best Buildings?", here it TL;DR (CharGPT-3.5 summarized as experiment): New York demolishes its best buildings because of relentless economic and architectural evolution. The city's continuous drive for progress and the changing economic landscape lead to a lack of sentimentality towards historic buildings, often favouring newer, more economically viable constructions over preserving architectural heritage. Please, tell me in the comments if you agree with the summary... so we know if 10 mins could have been reduced to 30''

[@twisted_void]

Cities skylines 2 integration is simply perfect for B1M

[@mohammadal-subaie1840]

You are amazing. Love you videos

[@Arcanine1995]

Is everything in New York a battle??

[@mikejones-go8vz]

My favourite buildings, Sagrada Familia, Doumo in Florence, and the Chrysler ! The Chrysler is the one I haven’t seen live, one day…..

[@keithdiaz5081]

The Woolworth Building was built very well, Nee York City pollution gave it less time from refurbishment and restoration. Take alway the heavy pollution that added to the heavy weather of NYC, it would of made it another few decades without much repairs.

[@reissomari]

Great Video B1M

[@nigeldasilvalima4568]

Incredible how this is not even a debate in Europe. I've never seen they debate if the Big Ben is profitable enough to not be demolished, the coliseum, panteon, etc

[@geolawie]

There's a bit of a debate about whether the House of Parliament (which the Elizabeth Tower [Big Ben] is part of) should get the internal renovations it needs, because of the high costs and value for money.

[@nigeldasilvalima4568]

@@geolawie internal renovation is crucial for every construction. But demolishing of historical buildings should not. Woolworth is 110 years old, one of the first skyscrapers ever... Its outrageous to consider demolishing it

[@geolawie]

@@nigeldasilvalima4568 I think the argument isn't purely about construction in this instance - arguably the parliament could be better suited in a new purpose-built space, or in a more central location than London, and the HoP could be an unintentional casualty of that.

[@Pius-XI]

@@nigeldasilvalima4568 It's not going to be demolished.

[@LuDux]

Big Ben, coliseum, panteon are not business offices

[@chesterthawkins7510]

Beautiful building and so glad to see it preserved.

[@antonioguglielmetti2661]

Interestingly, Detroit almost had the record in between Woolworth and Chrysler with the 85 storey book tower at roughly 1050 feet.

[@repsaye]

I love the Cities:Skylines sponsor! Always loved that game

[@rammagaming]

Loving CS2, but hating the performance. Funny enough, my Steam Deck can almost outperform my recently built desktop (with newest pro video editing+gaming components). All that it needs to do is not frame hitch for multiple seconds, or minutes on the deck, and itd be playable. More so on the deck just from lower res and slightly better optimizations in Proton specific to the Steam Deck hardware, but desktop experience will be so much nicer with frame time consistency improvements too. Talk about a terrible time for gpu price to go up again.... oh how i hate you Nvidia.

[@bruhder5854]

Was really excited for cities skylines 2 as I'm a fan of the predecessor but the state in which they released the game and having the audacity to throw money into marketing via sponsorships really is infuriating.

[@wowJhil]

Best sponsor so far! Love this game and could not try it out yet because of long vacation, but can say for sure it's a great one! Some people talk about problems with the game, but I think it's probably just the normal bugs etc. that all games can have in the beginning and shouldn't be a huge issue. The game has run smoothly in many player tests, so who knows what old stuff these people are running to complain (sometimes) a whole lot.

[@gamechip06]

No, it's that it isn't optimized, Colossal Order got lazy with the optimization and it runs at like 3 fps even with the recommended setup

[@jacktheripoff1888]

It lost a bit of it's majesty as the years went by and other buildings surpassed it in height in NYC, but it's still one of the masterpieces.

[@eattherich9215]

There is a saying in my country that says developers did more damage than the Luftwaffe. The Woolworth building is beautiful and is just one of the older buildings I want to see on my next visit to NYC.

[@brqxton8974]

The penthouse at the Woolworth has been for sale for a while, and I feel like it’s the single greatest apartment in nyc.

[@patrick.romano30]

Anybody know the name of the track that plays at 1:59 ? Love the video, by the way!

[@Moonflowers11]

I love the Woolworth Building, I live about a half mile away in family friendly Battery Park City, The Woolworth Building is in Tribeca but not in the quiet part of Tribeca. It is Financial District and Civic District adjacent and is not a good neighborhood for children or being out after dark. IDK how the parking is and if your a VIP in Manhattan, you need a car. When I heard about the "mansion in the sky" it didn't appeal to me (not that I could afford it) and I guess it doesn't appeal to other people either. I hope it is a success because it is a beautiful building.

[@baldassarealessi1007]

Thank you video brilliant compliment

[@kingminecrafterchris-KMC]

OMG CITIES SKYLINES IN B1M?!?!!? My favourite game and favourite channel crossover hahha

[@TheFinalDirectorsCut]

2:52 - completed in 1913, not 1912. Also the building on the right does not exist (and never did). And wrong again, 40 Wall Street surpassed it first, not Chrysler.

[@robroy6374]

but both the Chrysler Building and 40 Wall Street were completed in 1930?

[@OyxiaxD]

How can anyone say that the towers with the blue features (shown at 2:30 on the video), that are in the corners on top of the building, fit the tower? They really look like they are out of place and were put there after the building was finished

[@wuzeltownphl]

They were originally clad in terra cotta and were richly decorated with gothic ornaments and gargoyles. Unfortunately during the renovations in the 60s and 70s they replaced the terra cotta with the one you see today.

[@chrisogrady28]

Woolworth is one of my favourite pieces of arcitecture in the world, I would take it any day over any minimalist building

[@chicagonorthcoast]

I weep to think of the demolition of the Singer Building and other magnificent early 20th skyscrapers. I often think how much more exciting those buildings are than the banal, boring stuff built 1950-1970, an era which saw the destruction of all our beautiful, traditional cities here in the U.S. As I was born, I watched it happen out here in the Midwest,. I watched our cities become hallowed out slums, replaced by sprawl-burbs and boring, bland buildings. Thanks for the beautiful video and its celebration of our magnificent Imperial city, New York.

[@TOPDadAlpha]

In my opinion the Woolworth Building must be preserved!!!! It's a beautiful structure.

[@luigiperrone8169]

Both NYC and Chicago have sadly destroyed some truly gorgeous buildings. If you really look at architecture today - whether a special project or just common structures like homes, stores or restaurants - you find very little inspiration or beauty. It's sad.

[@JesseS-ns2vy]

Looks nice inside & out.😊

[@hairharbor5080]

The Singer Building was demolished in 1968 not 1963. BTW talking about the misprint in the opening title cards.

[@GarageItYourself]

A walk around the inside of the penthouse would have been a nice addition to the video.

[@ynotw57]

I think this is a window into what's to come. Sales slump, prices will come down. It has to in order for anything to survive. $30M is better than $0.

[@nicholasmaude6906]

I'd love to see a detailed video about the penthouse at the top of the Woolworth Building along with the apartments below it.

[@pikachude5490]

Finally a good fucking sponsor for this channel.... at least it wouldve been if it was cs1 right now cs2 is incredibly buggy but i have hopes the company will continually improve cs2

[@tosdiv2886]

Very cool and appropriate sponsor