This just got very sexual.

Would you let me finish

Historic landmark status makes repairs more expensive since they need to preserve a lot of the old building design and materials and you're restricted on the types of renovations that are allowed.

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105.5mhz FM band in Queens shares FMLP licensure through the Roman Catholic Diocese and a Chinese Anti-Communist organization. Its only 100 Watt though so easy to break into.

How much you wanna bet the money behind the Ecuadorians eventually traces back to the Chinese Government? It can't be cheap to get pirate transmitters siezed over and over.

https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&status=0&facid=197021%22%20%20%20%20%20%20style=

https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&status=0&facid=197220%22%20%20%20%20%20%20style=

See also this story from the NYT:

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/business/media/fm-stations-that-dont-reach-far-but-reach-deep.html

That's only because American companies - and especially Ford - mass produce special versions of their street cars for use as police cars.

$4 dinner in NYC is elitist? Okay.

The building already has 2 duplexes and like 15 full floor units lol. I think 107 & 127 are duplexes and then everything in between those are full floors. They might split, anyway. A lot of high end buildings will split their units up if they don't sell fast enough and they lose patience

It’s that kind of elitist attitude that

Yeah I know but that thing is literally just not worth 250m. Like 220cps sold the top 4 floors for less than that for more square footage, not to mention 220cps is way most costly per sqft

Home grown oligarchs do tend to be better than foreign ones, yes.

Not that they're so much better as to have crossed the line into good, but still better

I really think they made a huge mistake making that a triplex instead of one full floor and a duplex.

Because it’s literally in the flatiron district. Which is not a highly desired residential neighborhood.

No, I don't. Flatiron new developments are going for $2k-$4k/sqft right now and they are having no trouble clearing inventory (flatiron house for ex). Also owning a 5m property is not that selectively "wealthy" for a location as central as 23rd. It's a lot, sure, but there's also a lot of wealthy people in this city

Sure but single units HAVE sold for north of 190 million so the interesting comparison remains...interesting. in 2019 a penthouse over there sold for 238 million. Ka-ching.

You significantly overestimate the amount of wealthy people who want to live on 23rd, and in a building where tourists are constantly outside taking pictures.

Are you serious? It’s like saying, “I work in ESB”, like ok?

I own a townhouse in Manhattan is a significantly bigger flex. Not to mention Flatiron district is actually not great to live in, and the price reflects it.

It’s not gonna be good as a condo. The weird shape of the building significantly limits the shape of the building. Not to mention it’s landmarked. It’s also iconic, meaning there’ll be people taking pictures outside constantly. Lastly, it’s on 23rd, and not exactly luxury real estate.

The actual luxury buildings in the area sit on 22nd and are nice and quiet while still having park view.

now J. Jonah Jameson can finally nab that menace spiderman!

The Flatiron building is one of the most photographed, non-high-rise buildings in NYC.

The thing is, it’s landmarked, thus it’s impossible to do significant development.

Im guessing the cost isnt to fix but to re-imagine the interior and space use. IE, it can be a perfectly good office floor but if you want to convert it to condos its going to cost a shit ton of money. Shop front additions, modern office spaces, etc

They were doing this for 15 years, they did nothing wrong other than piss off the regulatory capture agencies. I’m all for ensuring emergency services communication, but thats not what this is.

Yes it’s iconic, it also means it’s landmarked and there’s no way in hell to build anything on the land or modify it much at all. The fact that it’s oddly shaped means it’s difficult to use. I don’t think it’s gonna be much of a revenue generator.

Pennywise?