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Central Park Tower’s 3-Floor Penthouse $250,000,000

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james_s:
It would be a fun place to visit but I'd never want to live there, there's no space outside. For that kind of money I'd expect a few hundred acres of land, I need somewhere to put a proper workshop, and a place to store toys like cars, ATVs and boats and such, and space to fly model airplanes. I can't even imagine why someone would want to live in the middle of a concrete jungle like that, I loath urban environments but I'm glad some people like them as it keeps them out of the places I'd be willing to live.

james_s:

--- Quote from: coppice on May 10, 2023, 03:54:25 pm ---The UK countryside is a heck of a commute to Wall St.

Property prices in city centres are notoriously high. However, if you look in more detail you'll find homes near well connected commuter transport (e.g. metro stations) are considerably more expensive than those with a longer commute time. Convenience has huge monetary value.

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Nothing more convenient than not having to commute at all. I suspect a large majority of the jobs that are done in typical office towers can be done remotely, in my mind the downtown   urban business model should  be obsolete and remote work for any job where it is possible to do should be incentivized and strongly encouraged. It's totally silly for tens of thousands of people to move back and forth twice a day from homes spread around to big towers downtown just so they can sit at a computer on a different desk.

coppice:

--- Quote from: james_s on May 10, 2023, 05:52:40 pm ---
--- Quote from: coppice on May 10, 2023, 03:54:25 pm ---The UK countryside is a heck of a commute to Wall St.

Property prices in city centres are notoriously high. However, if you look in more detail you'll find homes near well connected commuter transport (e.g. metro stations) are considerably more expensive than those with a longer commute time. Convenience has huge monetary value.

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Nothing more convenient than not having to commute at all. I suspect a large majority of the jobs that are done in typical office towers can be done remotely, in my mind the downtown   urban business model should  be obsolete and remote work for any job where it is possible to do should be incentivized and strongly encouraged. It's totally silly for tens of thousands of people to move back and forth twice a day from homes spread around to big towers downtown just so they can sit at a computer on a different desk.

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The UK has a long history of trying to coax businesses out of London, to set up large office operations in smaller cities. There are a few success stories of things like insurance companies moving large operations to the smaller cities and staying there a long time. However, there aren't many of them. People aggregate. Its human nature.

james_s:

--- Quote from: coppice on May 10, 2023, 05:58:18 pm ---The UK has a long history of trying to coax businesses out of London, to set up large office operations in smaller cities. There are a few success stories of things like insurance companies moving large operations to the smaller cities and staying there a long time. However, there aren't many of them. People aggregate. Its human nature.

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I meant remote as in home office. I work remotely from home, I go into the office about once a month, doing so every day is a complete waste of time an resources. My job is almost entirely done sitting at a computer and my teammates are spread across multiple locations anyway. Many jobs can't be done remotely but any that can should be.

sokoloff:

--- Quote from: hans on May 10, 2023, 02:38:09 pm ---But if its for living, honestly for this money I wonder where the private helicopter pad is. There are plenty of big airports around Manhattan, but none of them are in Manhattan.
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Rooftop helipads are banned in NYC since 1977.

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