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The story about the Flatiron building's ownership is hilarious. Some guy just showed up at the courthouse, put in a winning bid, then disappeared. -- (link)

Posted by Mop🧹 (aka rburriel) May 19 '23, 14:46

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https://youtu.be/OPUlqYN4Z-k (youtu.be)

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I love that building. Worked around there for different companies for 4-5 years. It was used for outside shots for Just Shoot Me. -- nm - loosilu May 19, 16:12
yeah, I watched this in the last month, its interesting, and such an inconic building that is just there, empty -- nm* - tRuMaN May 19, 14:47 13
- It's up for sale again in a few weeks. It wasn't empty until recently and the entire building is undergoing construction right now. There's a T-Mobile - Krusty May 19, 14:59 2
  - I walk around the Flatiron Building five days a week. I love it but hate that it's covered in scaffolding and will be for a few more years. -- nm - Krusty May 19, 15:00 1
    - Around the Millennium I worked at 3 dotcoms near there. Love that neighborhood. Lots of celebs living in Gramercy. -- nm - loosilu May 19, 16:09
- If they turned some of that space into residential, it'd be such a great place to live. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 19, 14:48 9
  - Hotel - The Continental - The Experience -- nm - VMan May 19, 14:59 1
    - "I'd like to make a dinner reservation for 8." "Certainly, sir. And will you have need of our turn-down service?" -- nm - Beryllium May 19, 15:05
  - They are doing that as we speak. I'm friends with a guy doing the construction. They're turning the top floors into residential. -- nm - Krusty May 19, 14:57 2
    - See if you can get me a deal. Say... $1200/mo? -- nm - Mop May 19, 15:39 1
      - I'll see what I can do. -- nm - Krusty May 19, 17:00
  - if you love listening to car horns. -- nm - ty97 May 19, 14:52 3
    - It's a very, very busy corner. But you're also right across the street from the beautiful Madison Sq. Park and have so much shopping and good food all - Krusty May 19, 15:01
    - i find them soothing. -- nm - tRuMaN May 19, 14:53 1
      - Same. -- nm - Mop May 19, 15:38

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