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Developer plans to rent pricey apartment units in city's tallest residential building
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-- as one of the most expensive real estate markets in the US.
And the small -- -- penthouse apartments -- sweeping views come with a sort of bragging rights that can raise prices into the stratosphere.
In a bid to push the luxury apartment market ever higher developer forest city -- in the next six to eight weeks plans to put up for rent three penthouse units.
And highest residential building in the Western Hemisphere.
They're gambling about the New Yorkers willing to pay dearly for access -- trophy apartments inside architect frank Carrey's new building at eight street street in lower Manhattan.
Thing about abuse in New York is that Weir's constantly surrounded on the city streets by tall buildings especially in midtown -- in the financial district.
Where you tend to feel very close -- The -- for the largest penthouse will be 60000 dollars a month but at least -- will be able to -- on the -- -- We have window -- and large picture frame windows where.
-- view becomes the heart.
In the apartment so to speak you walk in that you don't even notice what's -- -- well hanging on the wall you'll you'll notice the view and that becomes your heart.
At that price point what -- residents would clearly be able to afford to purchase luxury real estate in the city.
But these top of the skyline units are -- now.
You cannot buy it so you -- -- the typical profile of the renter in this building can afford to purchase.
So they're choosing to write these homes.
Abuse from the highest -- in front of an unusual perspective of new York at eye level with the top of the Woolworth Building and floating -- -- municipal buildings and other well known landmark.
The views.
From the 76 floor of this building.
Do not exclude.
Anything in Manhattan.
You can see every bridge that connects New York City to the outer boroughs you can see as far north as the George Washington bridge and in would.
You can see west to New Jersey across the Hudson River.
Apparently architect Frank Gehry himself is looking for a more elevated home life.
-- be renting a high for -- in this building according to mr.
and for the Wall Street Journal this is -- system.
