I like how the agent was bragging that this unit is a column free tower because columns can be very distracting. But then they make a giant artificial column looking thing in the Livingroom.
@@TOM-C. I can't figure out why they thought that was a good idea. If they truly wanted the room divided why not set up thin dividing wall? Maybe something that is moveable.
@@ClarkBK67 You mean that big thing doesn't have to be there? It's for aesthetics? I think it's depressing to look at! I would not want to face that everyday of my life.
It goes further...why worry about any of the furniture? You can just throw it out and put anything you like for 1 mil. You could also remove the thing they put in the middle of the living room or remove some walls between the rooms.
I can see where the right espresso machine would help entice buyers (not convince), but it's not a Miele all in one built in coffee machine. If it was a 1 of 1 custom La Marzocco, handmade with the architect's direction to fit the space, then that would help persuade a potential buyer that everything was thought out. If the damn coffee machine has had that much effort put into it, then you can imagine how much effort has been put in the rest of the property. The coffee machine in this apartment was built for a geriatric in a retirement home and instead screams "we cbf'd".
*I live in NYC. Sun set was 4:30 pm today. Your view of Central Park will be black. And omg every time Ryan says billionaires row I cringe. There is no such thing as billionaires row. It’s a bunch of buildings on 57th St. 57th Street happens to be one of the main cross town streets in Midtown Manhattan. It has two cross town buses that will pass by your entrance and exit of your home. 57th St. is business. It’s commercial. It’s buses taxis, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Hot Dog Vendors. There are only three avenues .. not streets .. that could be called millionaires row and they are Central Park South, Central Park West, and fifth Avenue. Anything else is just marketing foolery. It’s like the Kevin Costner movie .. if I build it, they will come. So ignorant, developers and below average architects thought: *Hey we will build these extra skinny buildings .. mention Central Park to death .. and the billionaires will come* And they haven’t. Most of these buildings are going broke because without full occupancy and monthly maintenance fees .. the developers every month have to dip in their pocket to help pay for maintenance. Most of the super tall buildings on billionaire row *57th Street* will be coming down in a decade, thank the Lord. The one in Brooklyn that was designed by SHoP architects is coming down. They are the she geniuses who did 111 west 57th. *Robert A M Stern .. the architect who was born and raised in NYC .. designed 220 CPS. Out of limestone. That building sold out before it was finished. Great layouts for families*
You make some great points. 1) I agree with you about 57th being commercial.... because it is. 2) Adding to your list of millionaire blocks I would also add Park. 3) It wouldn't surprise me that these places aren't making a lot as you said 4) I ALSO hate it every time RS says "billionaires row" - drinking game? 5) I'm not sure the buildings are coming down though (I happen to like them, architecturally), the people that own these places can carry them forever and NY is a pretty good long term investment.
I'm not from NYC but ever since I started watching these kind of videos It seemed to me that "Billionaire's Row" was a forced marketing ploy. I believe they think that if they repeat it enough it will sink into people's brains and it will become a true and culturally recognized area of New York, like Hell's Kitchen or Soho or whatever. They're hoping for the day "Billionaire's Row" shows up in a map of the Manhattan neighborhoods.
The staging of this penthouse is abysmal. My god: those orange curtains, the weird copper connect four art pieces on the dining room wall, the 1980s Burger King orange tan motif... every single piece is ghastly.
Maybe im wrong and Arvin can correct me on this, but when a real estate agent starts over emphasising the furniture, alarm bells go off in my head… its cool if i like the furniture and they can be bought with the place, but im not gonna make a 100 million plus decision based on a Bentley couch… when this happens i immediately think, what is the agent hiding with these random facts? Or whether the house itself is so underwhelming that even the agent has run out of good things to say about it…
It wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if these designer furniture, aside from looking “cool” (and by that, I mean neither attractive nor cozy), turned out to be completely uncomfortable as well. ;)
@@deadmanschest4322it would surprise me if the buyer kept any of it. Not because it's trash but how picky their money lets them be. So much work goes to waste.
That reminded me of an unfortunate mis-wording seen in a human sciences exam answer from years ago... _To avoid unintended pregnancy through sex, the male should wear a condominium..._ 🔞🌇🤣
I know some people who have property like this and NONE of them have or want Hermès, Fendi, LV or whatever branding all over their homes. It's so tacky.
Money doesn't automatically equate with good taste! Yes, some of these products like Hermes look nice IN MODERATION, but the truly wealthy "old money" folks would rather buy an understated piece of quality fabric, perhaps something cashmere, or rare alpaca as a statement piece. If you're trying to make someone spend $100 million + on property, you shouldn't need to stage it at all IF it's made of quality materials and is well situated. People without money or who have friends who have struck it rich and managed to keep some wealth before blowing it all think that you need to stand out with labels, but it's just not done! It's just tacky and ultimately cheap!
You just made me realise something totally unexpected: I'm about as poor as a person can get before homelessness sets in. I don't give a fc🇬🇧 about *any* brands let alone the highly marketed „luxury“ stuff, and generally prefer something that I've made out of whatever's available to deliver a bespoke solution that fits the situation. 🛠🪛👍 Shocking realisation; They might have the money and means to have other people do the work for them and to achieve it with far fewer limitations¹...But that _bespoke solution that fits the situation_ is also what the *richest* folk tend to prefer. Why have a Luis Mutton couch when you'd much rather have your favourite furniture maker - Who knows you and your needs very well - Build _bespoke_ furniture to deliver the interior that _you_ want? 👍 (¹ - Let's face it; Nobody ever saw a millionaire replacing the soil pipe on their own toilet by themselves. But if I can do this on the £10,- in my pocket and still have change left over - Saving my social landlord (And the taxpayer) at least £75,- in the process - Then why the fc🇬🇧 shouldn't I? 😇)
I really highly doubt you are friends with people buying 100M+ homes. All over Miami, the Hamptons and maybe some penthouses in Manhattan or SoHo are decored with Hermes and Bentley pieces.
Coming from a very _economically challenged_ position, I'm surprised they don't build social housing to heights like this. Take the same building design - Placing 8 flats on each floor with a 2,5m ceiling height - And you have a ~110 floor tower with 880 flats housing up to 1750 people on a comparatively small plot of land. 💡 I'd probably find the wind sway a bit irksome...But if i could have one of those flats on the 110th floor and the freedom to use the stairs rather than the lift (Which I tend not to use for climbs of less than 30 floors anyway) I'd be a very happy - And hopefully _healthier_ - Bunny! ↖🏃💨😁
The entire living room is absolutely insane, in the worst way possible. The furniture looks extremely cheap, the colors and materials are not even close to being on par with a $100 million anything. Even the fireplace looks cheap! This is like a $9 million apartment at best. As always Arvin, I’m loving the commentary. Ryan- “Rafael Vinoly designed 432 Park Avenue” Arvin- “RAFAEL SCREWED UP” 😂😂
Good point about not having separate living areas. But what's disturbing about these buildings is during a storm or bad weather. The noise when the building sways. Not good.
I've been in this building. I'm not going to say which floor because every floor is a single unit, and that would divulge to the owner that I'm talking about theirs. And you're right. At a high floor, the views are probably less interesting than if you were looking out from a midlevel unit. Don't get me wrong, when you are standing at the window, it's amazing. Though it makes you feel very uneasy. You feel like you're looking at the city from Google maps or an airplane, which kind of defeats the purpose of living in Manhattan. The building location its also not ideal. If you are going to spend stupid money like this, you want to be along the park. 220 CPS is a much better location. Actually, there are several buildings on the park that I would rather live in that include outdoor space, better restaurants and shopping.
I'm watching this from my country home in a small country town of about 800 people. There's literally one street, Main St! The block is nearly 1/2 an acre with the river about 60 feet away. The trees are everywhere, providing shade to the garden, and I can sit on my front verandah and watch the, few, cars and caravans drive by over the bridge to somewhere special. I can turn my head left and see a historical property built over 180 years ago, and I can listen to the birds wake me up once dawn arrives! To each their own, but for me, I am already in Paradise. NY is a concrete jungle, and I can feel my heart rate and BP go up seeing how high these buildings are. I don't think that you could PAY me to live there! Give me a home among the gum trees with lots of plum trees instead! From country NSW Australia.
He's really nailing it. We can see his development of a regular formula over the past six to twelve months and I believe that Arvin has found a great balance between being easy to follow, inviting audience interaction, lingering just enough on both the property as well as his own expertise, and having good hooks to draw you into his ideas on a property.
As a realtor myself, this guy is awesome! I’ve learned a lot from him, plus I’m happy to realize we agree on so many issues, besides praising all that useless sq. Ft. Filled with sitting areas, does anyone need 6-8 lounges/livings/family/bars/waiting rooms? REALLY? Most of these houses look like showrooms for a sofa manufacturer.
me too. its the perfect balance of everything: production value, content, entertainment. also most of the videos are long enough to get immersed. when i get rich again ima call use his services. had i done it the first time around i would be in better shape today haha. i had TWO stinker mansions in greenwich ct because i was clueless. not anymore!
Seriously!! Even looking at his face, I immediately thought he might have forgotten to dry his face off this morning that’s how shinny it is. This guy is becoming more and more gringy to me.
It looks like his Eveready batteries were running down! I keep getting that song stuck in my head when seeing Ryan preening like a peacock, and that is "The tears of a Clown"! Don't spend your commission just yet, Ryan! Dignified arrogance is well said!
I think I've seen one of his videos in the past and when I saw him come on the screen this time I thought, crap, I don't like this guy. He doesn't seem comfortable or genuine. As I was writing this, Arvin said on the screen that he doesn't sell the house, he keeps trying to sell himself. I think that about sums it up.
Reminds me of an office building. The bedrooms are crammed together around the windows the same way offices are crammed together around the windows in skyscraper offices. And the way it’s a festival of brown.
He should be a comedian. Definitely not what he is doing. He criticizes houses these agents have to sell. Can you imagine these agents pulling the houses apart as He does. If he wants to be professional, he will not reveal the agent and keep the agent identity anonymous. I don't see him showing houses that he says is far better. It would add to his videos showing actual footage of what he recommends what it should gave had. I enjoyed a few in the beginning but now it has become pointless. Funny how he always pulls everyone down. Brags about his clients and only sells what he wants to. Never the hard sell. Boring waste of time
i have never seen 8000 sq/ft look so small and cramped. whoever was the person in charge of interior design was needs to be blacklisted, same for the building designer.
As far as I know every high end piano is custom made. If you go to let's say Steinway and Sons, they will manufacture it to your liking and if sky is the limit everything is possible.
It’s so unattractive how Ryan oversells. It’s so disingenuous. I can’t wait for the moment I can afford such properties so I can tell the lousy realtor trying to oversell me something to stfu. I’d fire them and hire you Arvin. That’s why I watch your channel cause you tell it like it is. Not everything that shine is gold. Your honesty is gold Arvin. Your videos are so entertaining. I wish they were longer sometimes. Good work!
The current owner is a Saudi developer, which explains all the luxury brands and the six bedrooms. I believe the building's reputation affects its sale-along with the fact that it’s overpriced. The building also lacks that sense of exclusivity. Everyone wants to live in 220 Central Park South . Why? Because there’s a waiting list, and it’s incredibly private-almost like an exclusive club
Ryan Serhant’s biggest selling point is that he’s tall and handsome. Which is why he sells his brand in that way. ie. “Let me jump in the big tub with my Tom Ford sports coat.”😆
He could easily have dyed his hair if it were to take points away from him. He didn’t, because that gray actually gives a hint of sophistication to his youthful sporty looks. His physical appearance and the selling strategy based on it is well very thought out.
The thing with these Billionaire's Row apartments that I really want to see is if they leave a camera, for a day or at least overnight when both it is mildly windy and very windy. How bad does the wind sound is, and if it'll sway.
I’ve always thought this would super tall skyscrapers. When does the wind make living that high up unbearable? I guess that’s why the windows don’t open
I once stayed for a week on the 50th floor of a hotel, and during a bad storm the gusting wind and rain noise on the windows was horrible. The building also swayed a lot. I think the overall height of the building was 52 floors, so we were almost at the top.
Agree totally that the apartment is too high up. Views should encompass interesting sights. This apartment is so high that everything at ground level is microscopic.
4 seats at the bar. 6 bedrooms. Makes total sense. lol. People that can afford that have kids that are grown…. No need for that many bedrooms. Good grief. lol
Young (even older ones!) interior designers and architects should watch your videos. You raise some very important design considerations which are ignored. The user experience is critical to good design. It’s a concept glossed over in design education. It’s only as I get older and design buildings how very important these things are. Btw Vinoly is a very average architects whose buildings fry people on the street with light rays. Also, I stayed in the hostel Ali many years ago, 10 beds in one room and a bunch of mattresses on the roof!
hahahha... i got my first and last Turkish bath in the basement of Hostel AIi (not sponsored) We also had cockroach racing in our 10 bed bedroom .... but the local salad at roof top was on point
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial you are spot on about the wasted opportunity for a cozy breakfast nook. Which would be very attractive for sociable family meals. Hell, they even had a window bench just being wasted. The four seat bar screams “nanny feeding kids on the run.”
@@ArvinHaddadOfficialactually it wasn’t bad at all. I lived in a hostel in London for 6 months in a room with 6 people and a reception cat that would routinely vomit in the tv room. You get used to it
I like how this building is amazing because it doesn't have support columns in the middle of the rooms, But when they're reviewing the other buildings they praise the beautiful support columns
Arvin is one of the most underrated RUclipsr, his knowledge & Professionalism with his comedic energy and funny laugh makes this my favorite account as of now 🎉
Truly agreed.🙄 He love to exaggerate and he tends to sugar-coated almost everything, including himself. The moment he bragged about his "Tom Ford" jacket, it was such a major turned-off for me.
He reminds me of the South Park episode mocking San Francisco and the people there enjoying sniffing their own farts. A pompous, tedious waffler is what he is.
I just love the way you call out the bullshit in layouts and finishes. Like seriously I look at every home now with different eyes and laugh at the asking price. No wonder no one is buying these shitty homes because buyers have become smarter watching your video Arvin!! 🤣
I love Ryan Serhant. He doesn't just embody NYC, he lives it. He pounds the pavement everyday in a place where, quite frankly guys like him are a target. He mixes in with the ordinary Joes and regular Janes and might be the only celebrity a tourist sees when they come to New York. Like them, I am closer to the outhouse than the Penthouse but I do have a lot of love for Ryan.
It seems it´s not a flaw for you, but it´s a big one for me: all faucets in the bathrooms and at the showers have 2 handles, one for cold and one for hot water. I really hate that because it needs ages to find the best water temperature and when you found it, you better turn off the water. In most European countries a 1-handle faucet is standard. So much more convenient.
All the faucets in my apartment have 2 handles, except for the one in the kitchen sink. Tbh I’ve never even thought about it… it’s really not that hard to find the right temperature 😂
This may be Arvin's best video (so far). Although, over the past year, I have been saying that about each of his videos. Hearing Arvin use the word "cheesy" to describe the furniture themes was priceless. Even the comments to Arvin's videos have become great fun to read. Truly, there is nothing else as comforting and satisfying on the internet as Arvin's videos and his commenters. And, I assume like most viewers/subscribers, I am in no way involved with, knowledgeable of, or interested in billionaire properties in New York City. I am a retired ER doctor living in an adobe home surrounded by the U.S. Cibola National Forest in the high mountains of New Mexico. New York City and billionaires are not my thing. It would be marvelous to know what the living situations and the careers of Arvin's commenters are.
What an amazing on point and thoughtful critique...that being said, the insanity of someone paying 150 million dollars for an 8000 square foot apartment is off the charts!!
My parents were in real estate and inspired me to have a career in it as well. My father passed a decade ago and Arvin’s analysis reminds me a lot of him. Thanks for making this channel even though I know you don’t need to.
The cookie-cutter benches next to the windows are just disastrous - totally destroying the uniqueness of each space/room. They are all the same, for every single window and create an atmosphere like this apartment is an office. Moreover, they are completely impractical when you imagine sitting on them. You can sit there for 10 mins and then you want to get the hell out of there, because you can't relax properly there. They are pushing you off the window and creating an unpleasant, uncomfortable barrier between you and the view.
This 432 park ave building may be the ugliest of the entire NY skyline. That “half of the windows are pass thru” look makes it look ugly and abandoned.
man your videos are so entertaining, and very funny. I think you are most underrated content creator on youtube. You should have over one million subscribers by now. One day you will get there for sure.
Hey Arvin, I love your videos, I’ve been binge watching them for a month. I would really like to see one about the 76th floor penthouse at 53W53, I think it would be a fun and interesting one to review. 🙌🙌
Let’s call out the elephant in the room. These spaces are cold and soulless. Do you like living in your office? That’s what it feels like. No baseboard, mouldings to give any sense of human scale. No articulation. So you have to FORCE a theme into a divided space. The Hermes room with sienna and brown tones belongs in a Tuscan villa, not a white walled high rise.
Thank you very much for this magnificent explanation, I really liked the apartment, who doesn't?😊 It's exquisite . In any case, I think that in this type of videos ( apartment videos ) it would also be interesting to start filming from the entrance to the building, to breathe the atmosphere in the lobby, see the private lobby elevators on that specific floor and public areas of the building. The video of the Central Park Tower in this channel is the kind I like and I consider it perfect to get a more complete idea, especially for those of us who cannot go to Manhattan to see the building . thank you so much.
12:20 different types of real estate agents attract different types of customers... a "loud/flashy/controversial" billionaire might feel more aligned with Ryan (especially since a home purchase is such a personal decision) while more discrete/quiet billionaires might chose someone else. And then there are those in the middle which again attracts a different group.
I’m a retired residential builder. I have to agree that 6 bedrooms are absurd. I have never built a home with 6 bedrooms on one floor. 4 at most. Additional bedrooms were always on a walk out or garden basement or a bonus room over a garage. Virtually no one needs 6 bedrooms.
Arvin I've likely told about 30 of my friends about your channel lol. Huge fan. I've got a house you should consider reviewing! It's called Eppich House II located in Vancouver. AD posted it 7 days ago, 80s design masterpiece.
Yess please! I grew up West Vancouver where the house is located and would love to see something from my backyard. The one major flaw I spotted is that there’s no view except for trees. West Vancouver is on the side of a mountain that rises straight from the ocean, separated from downtown by the Burrard inlet. So even my parent’s modest home had excellent views of the ocean and Vancouver and that’s part of what makes the location desirable. In the AD video you only saw the view from a drone shot.
Even though this apartment isn’t as bleakly furnished as the Japanese-inspired one in the same building, I still find it shockingly uninspired and uninviting in its design. Just based on that, I’d already knock 30% off the asking price... and, of course, I’d continue pursuing the lawsuit over the **shoddy construction** to save even more money. ;)
Like the fact that a selling point was no structural columns, are we to assume that adding non structural columns was a positive? Also, leaving the grand piano… I’ve used that trick when moving leave the big items you can’t be bothered to move and would replace….
Arvin has never had so many zingers in one episode. 😅 I am dying 😅😅 again, the best dinner guest award would go to Arvin. 😂 ….not the hostel Ali ( inserts the clip art I was crying lol)
What you're forgetting is for that price point you can gut the ENTIRE place and redo it to your liking since almost none of that floorplan is structural. It is a very minimal expense to knock out partition walls. You could literally make it look those 2 open floors. It hasn't sold because the price is too high for the building not because of the interior
I worked on the transfer floors.All the survey amazing views We signed our names on the concrete LO.L Oh, yeah. And you get pretty much seasick on the higher floors
@notSLy It's not. Really calm when you're that high up And the pressure drop was very hard to deal with especially if you go into the subway after coming down the elevator
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I like how the agent was bragging that this unit is a column free tower because columns can be very distracting. But then they make a giant artificial column looking thing in the Livingroom.
Yeah, I thought it must be structural before Arvin stated it was a room divider!😅
@@TOM-C. I can't figure out why they thought that was a good idea. If they truly wanted the room divided why not set up thin dividing wall? Maybe something that is moveable.
😂😂😂😂😂
At least you can remove it. But baffling yeah. Especially when you could have staged room division with a shelving unit.
@@ClarkBK67 You mean that big thing doesn't have to be there? It's for aesthetics? I think it's depressing to look at! I would not want to face that everyday of my life.
I always find it funny, when real estate agents try to sell you a 169,000,000 property and point out simple things to you like an espresso-machine…
That is hilarious my friend. You nailed that comment!!
It goes further...why worry about any of the furniture? You can just throw it out and put anything you like for 1 mil. You could also remove the thing they put in the middle of the living room or remove some walls between the rooms.
That's hilarious. They just recycle the selling strategy that they use with $250.000 homes. "Check out the nice wallpaper" etc 😂
Bro I’m a Realestate agent and this is spot on! 😅😂. I hate when this ish gets done.
I can see where the right espresso machine would help entice buyers (not convince), but it's not a Miele all in one built in coffee machine. If it was a 1 of 1 custom La Marzocco, handmade with the architect's direction to fit the space, then that would help persuade a potential buyer that everything was thought out. If the damn coffee machine has had that much effort put into it, then you can imagine how much effort has been put in the rest of the property.
The coffee machine in this apartment was built for a geriatric in a retirement home and instead screams "we cbf'd".
I'm pleased they dropped it from 169 to 105 million because I starting to think it was out of my budget 😉
😂😂😂
Just a little pocket change that's all😂😂😂
Ahhh...to bad. I can't afford. I only have credit approval for $104 million. Too bad for me.
I’m waiting for it to go below 200k before I make my move
Me too!!!!😂
*I live in NYC. Sun set was 4:30 pm today. Your view of Central Park will be black. And omg every time Ryan says billionaires row I cringe. There is no such thing as billionaires row. It’s a bunch of buildings on 57th St. 57th Street happens to be one of the main cross town streets in Midtown Manhattan. It has two cross town buses that will pass by your entrance and exit of your home. 57th St. is business. It’s commercial. It’s buses taxis, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Hot Dog Vendors. There are only three avenues .. not streets .. that could be called millionaires row and they are Central Park South, Central Park West, and fifth Avenue. Anything else is just marketing foolery. It’s like the Kevin Costner movie .. if I build it, they will come. So ignorant, developers and below average architects thought: *Hey we will build these extra skinny buildings .. mention Central Park to death .. and the billionaires will come* And they haven’t. Most of these buildings are going broke because without full occupancy and monthly maintenance fees .. the developers every month have to dip in their pocket to help pay for maintenance. Most of the super tall buildings on billionaire row *57th Street* will be coming down in a decade, thank the Lord. The one in Brooklyn that was designed by SHoP architects is coming down. They are the she geniuses who did 111 west 57th.
*Robert A M Stern .. the architect who was born and raised in NYC .. designed 220 CPS. Out of limestone. That building sold out before it was finished. Great layouts for families*
In another video native new Yorkers pointed out that the winter haze will block your view for long periods of time.
You make some great points. 1) I agree with you about 57th being commercial.... because it is. 2) Adding to your list of millionaire blocks I would also add Park. 3) It wouldn't surprise me that these places aren't making a lot as you said 4) I ALSO hate it every time RS says "billionaires row" - drinking game? 5) I'm not sure the buildings are coming down though (I happen to like them, architecturally), the people that own these places can carry them forever and NY is a pretty good long term investment.
I'm not from NYC but ever since I started watching these kind of videos It seemed to me that "Billionaire's Row" was a forced marketing ploy. I believe they think that if they repeat it enough it will sink into people's brains and it will become a true and culturally recognized area of New York, like Hell's Kitchen or Soho or whatever. They're hoping for the day "Billionaire's Row" shows up in a map of the Manhattan neighborhoods.
Love your comment!!
Like that 500 million dollar "The One" building in LA. Which in the end was sold at auction for around 120 mill. Which didnt even cover half its debt.
The staging of this penthouse is abysmal. My god: those orange curtains, the weird copper connect four art pieces on the dining room wall, the 1980s Burger King orange tan motif... every single piece is ghastly.
agree. I hate all of the decor
I was scrolling through the comments to find the “ Orange Curtain “ comment … oh my goodness !!! 🤢
100% the worst I have seen
I agree. Horrible Burger King decor!
It's almost like the designer worked for a competitor and tried to make it as bad as possible
Maybe im wrong and Arvin can correct me on this, but when a real estate agent starts over emphasising the furniture, alarm bells go off in my head… its cool if i like the furniture and they can be bought with the place, but im not gonna make a 100 million plus decision based on a Bentley couch… when this happens i immediately think, what is the agent hiding with these random facts? Or whether the house itself is so underwhelming that even the agent has run out of good things to say about it…
It's realtor filler speech
It wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if these designer furniture, aside from looking “cool” (and by that, I mean neither attractive nor cozy), turned out to be completely uncomfortable as well. ;)
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Correct. Speaking from experience while furniture shopping
@@deadmanschest4322it would surprise me if the buyer kept any of it. Not because it's trash but how picky their money lets them be. So much work goes to waste.
Great observation
"I think you've made that decision already Ryan." I love you Arvin! It's your sense of humour that hooked me straight away to your channel!
I was going to buy this penthouse but there is NO CHANEL ROOM! Such a terrible oversight
The lack of a breakfast snook did it for me.
Ya at least a Chanel closet or something 😂
Yeah but did you notice the Black and Decker kitchen?
Personally I need a Kirkland Signature room, with a hotdog roller.
It’s the absence of a Shein room for me
"Your target demographic is not people who don't know how to use condoms"... DEAD!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 3:36
That reminded me of an unfortunate mis-wording seen in a human sciences exam answer from years ago...
_To avoid unintended pregnancy through sex, the male should wear a condominium..._ 🔞🌇🤣
I know some people who have property like this and NONE of them have or want Hermès, Fendi, LV or whatever branding all over their homes. It's so tacky.
The kept the Miele ?
Real estate people like to theme up apartments, smart people buy them empty !
Money doesn't automatically equate with good taste! Yes, some of these products like Hermes look nice IN MODERATION, but the truly wealthy "old money" folks would rather buy an understated piece of quality fabric, perhaps something cashmere, or rare alpaca as a statement piece. If you're trying to make someone spend $100 million + on property, you shouldn't need to stage it at all IF it's made of quality materials and is well situated. People without money or who have friends who have struck it rich and managed to keep some wealth before blowing it all think that you need to stand out with labels, but it's just not done! It's just tacky and ultimately cheap!
You just made me realise something totally unexpected: I'm about as poor as a person can get before homelessness sets in. I don't give a fc🇬🇧 about *any* brands let alone the highly marketed „luxury“ stuff, and generally prefer something that I've made out of whatever's available to deliver a bespoke solution that fits the situation. 🛠🪛👍
Shocking realisation; They might have the money and means to have other people do the work for them and to achieve it with far fewer limitations¹...But that _bespoke solution that fits the situation_ is also what the *richest* folk tend to prefer. Why have a Luis Mutton couch when you'd much rather have your favourite furniture maker - Who knows you and your needs very well - Build _bespoke_ furniture to deliver the interior that _you_ want? 👍
(¹ - Let's face it; Nobody ever saw a millionaire replacing the soil pipe on their own toilet by themselves. But if I can do this on the £10,- in my pocket and still have change left over - Saving my social landlord (And the taxpayer) at least £75,- in the process - Then why the fc🇬🇧 shouldn't I? 😇)
I really highly doubt you are friends with people buying 100M+ homes. All over Miami, the Hamptons and maybe some penthouses in Manhattan or SoHo are decored with Hermes and Bentley pieces.
You couldn’t pay me to live that high up. It’s making my legs week just watching this
Exactly! I hear that high up the building sways when it's windy and stormy. No way. Never.
Coming from a very _economically challenged_ position, I'm surprised they don't build social housing to heights like this. Take the same building design - Placing 8 flats on each floor with a 2,5m ceiling height - And you have a ~110 floor tower with 880 flats housing up to 1750 people on a comparatively small plot of land. 💡
I'd probably find the wind sway a bit irksome...But if i could have one of those flats on the 110th floor and the freedom to use the stairs rather than the lift (Which I tend not to use for climbs of less than 30 floors anyway) I'd be a very happy - And hopefully _healthier_ - Bunny! ↖🏃💨😁
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯😵 It's a definite "NO!"
And anything above the ninth floor, you will die if the building catches on fire !! Buyers be ware !!
@@richardadams6988 Fire Departments' ladders 🪜 have NO advantage with these towers.😩
The entire living room is absolutely insane, in the worst way possible. The furniture looks extremely cheap, the colors and materials are not even close to being on par with a $100 million anything. Even the fireplace looks cheap! This is like a $9 million apartment at best.
As always Arvin, I’m loving the commentary.
Ryan- “Rafael Vinoly designed 432 Park Avenue”
Arvin- “RAFAEL SCREWED UP” 😂😂
I burst out laughing too! "Rafael screwed up!" 😆
As a lifelong NYC resident who will never afford this nonsense, it was wild to get a glimpse inside billionaires row.
Good point about not having separate living areas. But what's disturbing about these buildings is during a storm or bad weather. The noise when the building sways. Not good.
I've been in this building. I'm not going to say which floor because every floor is a single unit, and that would divulge to the owner that I'm talking about theirs. And you're right. At a high floor, the views are probably less interesting than if you were looking out from a midlevel unit. Don't get me wrong, when you are standing at the window, it's amazing. Though it makes you feel very uneasy. You feel like you're looking at the city from Google maps or an airplane, which kind of defeats the purpose of living in Manhattan. The building location its also not ideal. If you are going to spend stupid money like this, you want to be along the park. 220 CPS is a much better location. Actually, there are several buildings on the park that I would rather live in that include outdoor space, better restaurants and shopping.
I'd rather buy an island
@@mikeantonio3163I'd rather a ranch in Wyoming or Montana!
I'm watching this from my country home in a small country town of about 800 people. There's literally one street, Main St! The block is nearly 1/2 an acre with the river about 60 feet away. The trees are everywhere, providing shade to the garden, and I can sit on my front verandah and watch the, few, cars and caravans drive by over the bridge to somewhere special. I can turn my head left and see a historical property built over 180 years ago, and I can listen to the birds wake me up once dawn arrives! To each their own, but for me, I am already in Paradise. NY is a concrete jungle, and I can feel my heart rate and BP go up seeing how high these buildings are. I don't think that you could PAY me to live there! Give me a home among the gum trees with lots of plum trees instead! From country NSW Australia.
@@michellesartori6695yeah to each his own. That is what you love but not everyone is like you
I swear over the last 6+ months Arvin has become one of my fav RUclipsrs to watch 💯
He's really nailing it. We can see his development of a regular formula over the past six to twelve months and I believe that Arvin has found a great balance between being easy to follow, inviting audience interaction, lingering just enough on both the property as well as his own expertise, and having good hooks to draw you into his ideas on a property.
With good reason. Arvin's videos are a treasure.
As a realtor myself, this guy is awesome! I’ve learned a lot from him, plus I’m happy to realize we agree on so many issues, besides praising all that useless sq. Ft. Filled with sitting areas, does anyone need 6-8 lounges/livings/family/bars/waiting rooms?
REALLY? Most of these houses look like showrooms for a sofa manufacturer.
me too. its the perfect balance of everything: production value, content, entertainment. also most of the videos are long enough to get immersed. when i get rich again ima call use his services. had i done it the first time around i would be in better shape today haha. i had TWO stinker mansions in greenwich ct because i was clueless. not anymore!
He is straight forward without being rude, I do like that.
Poor Ryan, can hardly move due to his dignified arrogance.
😂 he can barely finish one full sentence without making little annoying pauses
Seriously!! Even looking at his face, I immediately thought he might have forgotten to dry his face off this morning that’s how shinny it is. This guy is becoming more and more gringy to me.
It looks like his Eveready batteries were running down! I keep getting that song stuck in my head when seeing Ryan preening like a peacock, and that is "The tears of a Clown"! Don't spend your commission just yet, Ryan! Dignified arrogance is well said!
...or because of that ridiculous suit jacket
I think I've seen one of his videos in the past and when I saw him come on the screen this time I thought, crap, I don't like this guy.
He doesn't seem comfortable or genuine.
As I was writing this, Arvin said on the screen that he doesn't sell the house, he keeps trying to sell himself.
I think that about sums it up.
Reminds me of an office building. The bedrooms are crammed together around the windows the same way offices are crammed together around the windows in skyscraper offices. And the way it’s a festival of brown.
4:08 “Rafael screwed up.” savage 😂
This is why Arvin is the goat.
0%Bs 100%Telling it like it is.
Every other real estate youtuber is soooo full of shit it is actually insane.
Serhant is silly and a bore.
You, Arvin, on the other hand are awesomely funny and enlightening.
Love your work.
Like Enes, Serhant enjoys sniffing his own farts
He should be a comedian. Definitely not what he is doing. He criticizes houses these agents have to sell. Can you imagine these agents pulling the houses apart as He does. If he wants to be professional, he will not reveal the agent and keep the agent identity anonymous. I don't see him showing houses that he says is far better. It would add to his videos showing actual footage of what he recommends what it should gave had. I enjoyed a few in the beginning but now it has become pointless. Funny how he always pulls everyone down. Brags about his clients and only sells what he wants to. Never the hard sell. Boring waste of time
A late night Arvin drop!! You are on fire man. Easily the best real estate related channel going right now. Keep the videos coming please!
Appreciate that! More coming soon.
Sorry but I’d be constantly worrying an airplane flying into my kitchen
also the wobble in high wind
..I would never sleep in a skyscraper...
That's why you're not a billionaire. You worry about the things you can't control. They worry about the things they can.
@@AnonymousGameWarden So profound. 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
i have never seen 8000 sq/ft look so small and cramped. whoever was the person in charge of interior design was needs to be blacklisted, same for the building designer.
3:54 Nothing is "custom" about the piano except the plaque which anyone could make online for $20 lmao.
Probably means they had to disassemble it to get it in the unit.
As far as I know every high end piano is custom made. If you go to let's say Steinway and Sons, they will manufacture it to your liking and if sky is the limit everything is possible.
Ryan’s voice is quivering like” shit, how am I going to sell this concrete beast?”.
It’s so unattractive how Ryan oversells. It’s so disingenuous. I can’t wait for the moment I can afford such properties so I can tell the lousy realtor trying to oversell me something to stfu. I’d fire them and hire you Arvin. That’s why I watch your channel cause you tell it like it is. Not everything that shine is gold. Your honesty is gold Arvin. Your videos are so entertaining. I wish they were longer sometimes. Good work!
Coming in with the agent and then asking him "do you spot the flaw, I give you 3 seconds"
@ that’s a good one! 😅😂👏🏼
"...my Tom Ford jacket" 🙄🙄🙄😂
Please review this house next. “Inside a Breathtaking Desert Mansion That Looks Like A Fossil | Unique Spaces |
Architectural Digest”
oooh thats a good one
My god, it looks like the freaking Star Wars cantina
People probably hit their heads a lot in that place.
The current owner is a Saudi developer, which explains all the luxury brands and the six bedrooms. I believe the building's reputation affects its sale-along with the fact that it’s overpriced. The building also lacks that sense of exclusivity. Everyone wants to live in 220 Central Park South . Why? Because there’s a waiting list, and it’s incredibly private-almost like an exclusive club
Lol someone needs to pick it up cheaper, and redo everything. It could be nice. Not my style but I'd be glad to redesign it with Arvin supervising.
Ryan Serhant’s biggest selling point is that he’s tall and handsome. Which is why he sells his brand in that way. ie. “Let me jump in the big tub with my Tom Ford sports coat.”😆
Just typical knobby wankery. I'd bet he's done his damndest to scrub his home accent.
He's greying
@ - He’s kind of rocked that grey/silver look since becoming a real estate agent. It works for him.
He could easily have dyed his hair if it were to take points away from him. He didn’t, because that gray actually gives a hint of sophistication to his youthful sporty looks. His physical appearance and the selling strategy based on it is well very thought out.
Yup!
2:25 That "Messi dribble" clip was priceless !!!! OMG !!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Your video came up on my algorithm, and you're so spot on with your critique. You got a new subscriber.
THE ORANGE COLOR IS HORRENDOUS 😮
The thing with these Billionaire's Row apartments that I really want to see is if they leave a camera, for a day or at least overnight when both it is mildly windy and very windy. How bad does the wind sound is, and if it'll sway.
I’ve always thought this would super tall skyscrapers. When does the wind make living that high up unbearable? I guess that’s why the windows don’t open
I once stayed for a week on the 50th floor of a hotel, and during a bad storm the gusting wind and rain noise on the windows was horrible. The building also swayed a lot. I think the overall height of the building was 52 floors, so we were almost at the top.
Finally! Ryan Serhant, do more of Ryan’s tours, especially his newest ones
He’s so transparent and hard to watch. Sells like a used car salesman.
The comedy is always on point, Arvin.
Agree totally that the apartment is too high up. Views should encompass interesting sights. This apartment is so high that everything at ground level is microscopic.
4 seats at the bar. 6 bedrooms. Makes total sense. lol. People that can afford that have kids that are grown…. No need for that many bedrooms. Good grief. lol
Saudis have multiple wives.
Sex party?
Young (even older ones!) interior designers and architects should watch your videos. You raise some very important design considerations which are ignored. The user experience is critical to good design. It’s a concept glossed over in design education. It’s only as I get older and design buildings how very important these things are. Btw Vinoly is a very average architects whose buildings fry people on the street with light rays. Also, I stayed in the hostel Ali many years ago, 10 beds in one room and a bunch of mattresses on the roof!
hahahha... i got my first and last Turkish bath in the basement of Hostel AIi (not sponsored) We also had cockroach racing in our 10 bed bedroom .... but the local salad at roof top was on point
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial 🤣🪳
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial you are spot on about the wasted opportunity for a cozy breakfast nook. Which would be very attractive for sociable family meals. Hell, they even had a window bench just being wasted. The four seat bar screams “nanny feeding kids on the run.”
@@ArvinHaddadOfficialactually it wasn’t bad at all. I lived in a hostel in London for 6 months in a room with 6 people and a reception cat that would routinely vomit in the tv room. You get used to it
Como iniciante, o que preciso fazer? Como posso investir, em qual plataforma? Se você conhece alguma, por favor, compartilhe.
Negociar com um especialista é a chave para
negociar com sucesso
Sim, 253 mil do duque charlotte , procurando adquirir uma nova casa, bênçãos.oo
Investindo 15 mil rials e recebendo 174 mil rials
Então vocês a conhecem também?...
Uau, ela fez meu marido e eu termos nossa própria casa e carro.
Ela é boa! 👌
Ouvi falar de sua excelente experiência em negociação
nas notícias da CNBC, acho que ela é mais popular
no Reino Unido.
I like how this building is amazing because it doesn't have support columns in the middle of the rooms, But when they're reviewing the other buildings they praise the beautiful support columns
Hahah 2:58 is hilarious 🤣🤣 no matter what you are it’s always about that resale value!! love the channel
On many things I do not agree with Arvin...but the Humor alone is worth watching his videos
I’m very pleased I found this channel. Your expertise is excellent.
And you're right on the furnishings. My first thought was the Pakistani mansion. All the money in the world can't buy style very often.
The floor plan is dreadful. I refuse to believe any architect has been involved in that.
Thanks I almost purchased this Penthouse, but after watching your video I have now decided not to, realizing I would be making a big mistake.
Arvin is one of the most underrated RUclipsr, his knowledge & Professionalism with his comedic energy and funny laugh makes this my favorite account as of now 🎉
I discovered him a week ago. I’ve learned ALOT ABOUT Architecture, style and design!
Ryan Serhant is so full of himself it's painful to watch 🤦🏼♂️.
Truly agreed.🙄
He love to exaggerate and he tends to sugar-coated almost everything, including himself.
The moment he bragged about his "Tom Ford" jacket, it was such a major turned-off for me.
He reminds me of the South Park episode mocking San Francisco and the people there enjoying sniffing their own farts. A pompous, tedious waffler is what he is.
The only one worse is the Altman brothers
"Oh, my Tom Ford Jacket". Classy people don't act that way.
Yes, it's like watching an AI character prompted by the expression theatrical, pompous, cheesy and exaggerated 🥴
I just love the way you call out the bullshit in layouts and finishes. Like seriously I look at every home now with different eyes and laugh at the asking price. No wonder no one is buying these shitty homes because buyers have become smarter watching your video Arvin!! 🤣
Xetenor
Is that your Real Estate name ?
Anybody looking for any kind of house should watch your videos. Your advice is very solid in general.
I love Ryan Serhant. He doesn't just embody NYC, he lives it. He pounds the pavement everyday in a place where, quite frankly guys like him are a target. He mixes in with the ordinary Joes and regular Janes and might be the only celebrity a tourist sees when they come to New York. Like them, I am closer to the outhouse than the Penthouse but I do have a lot of love for Ryan.
I’ve seen a few of your videos, just subscribed
You are AWESOME
(I’m shocked you don’t have more subscribers)
I was just looking for your new video thanks for the consistency arvin
Ryan comes off as a smarmy himbo that would literally do ANYTHING for money. And I do mean anything. 😂😂😂
It seems it´s not a flaw for you, but it´s a big one for me: all faucets in the bathrooms and at the showers have 2 handles, one for cold and one for hot water. I really hate that because it needs ages to find the best water temperature and when you found it, you better turn off the water. In most European countries a 1-handle faucet is standard. So much more convenient.
Two handles is considered "more classy" for some reason
All the faucets in my apartment have 2 handles, except for the one in the kitchen sink. Tbh I’ve never even thought about it… it’s really not that hard to find the right temperature 😂
I despise it too.
lol, how does it take ages to find the right temperature?? And why turn it off
Another excellent video thank you brother
Thank you for watching buddy
I agree. Too many bedrooms - wasted space.
But you need a bedroom for 6 escorts. The elevator only drives once once a week at the top floors.
This may be Arvin's best video (so far). Although, over the past year, I have been saying that about each of his videos. Hearing Arvin use the word "cheesy" to describe the furniture themes was priceless. Even the comments to Arvin's videos have become great fun to read. Truly, there is nothing else as comforting and satisfying on the internet as Arvin's videos and his commenters. And, I assume like most viewers/subscribers, I am in no way involved with, knowledgeable of, or interested in billionaire properties in New York City. I am a retired ER doctor living in an adobe home surrounded by the U.S. Cibola National Forest in the high mountains of New Mexico. New York City and billionaires are not my thing. It would be marvelous to know what the living situations and the careers of Arvin's commenters are.
Arvin is fun to watch.
What an amazing on point and thoughtful critique...that being said, the insanity of someone paying 150 million dollars for an 8000 square foot apartment is off the charts!!
I swear to god, if I ever become a multi millionaire I'll just buy a normal 300'000$ House in the suburbs.
Arvin, you have become my favorite RUclipsr! I love you my men!!!
Billioners Raw videos are my personal favorite. Keep pounding 🎉
uncooked billionaires are the best.
My parents were in real estate and inspired me to have a career in it as well. My father passed a decade ago and Arvin’s analysis reminds me a lot of him. Thanks for making this channel even though I know you don’t need to.
The cookie-cutter benches next to the windows are just disastrous - totally destroying the uniqueness of each space/room. They are all the same, for every single window and create an atmosphere like this apartment is an office. Moreover, they are completely impractical when you imagine sitting on them. You can sit there for 10 mins and then you want to get the hell out of there, because you can't relax properly there. They are pushing you off the window and creating an unpleasant, uncomfortable barrier between you and the view.
This 432 park ave building may be the ugliest of the entire NY skyline. That “half of the windows are pass thru” look makes it look ugly and abandoned.
Been checking for a new vid all day! Haha
I call 432 Park the "FU building" because from the distance it resemble the middle finger😅😅😅
Have you reviewed Ryan's house? You should!
man your videos are so entertaining, and very funny. I think you are most underrated content creator on youtube. You should have over one million subscribers by now. One day you will get there for sure.
I agree, the among of bluish light that enters by the windows at this level is super annoying.
And why there are so many small bedrooms and bathrooms?
Hey Arvin, I love your videos, I’ve been binge watching them for a month. I would really like to see one about the 76th floor penthouse at 53W53, I think it would be a fun and interesting one to review. 🙌🙌
I do not understand why ryan is always dressed like a clown when the property is so expensive.
But Ryan said he is wearing TOM FORD so it must be high fashion! 😅
Ryan is a hack, who got lucky early and now he's exposed for running lame "tricks" that might have suckered idiot buyers.
@winwinogaming i think is Henry Ford from back the days
Because realtors are clowns
Y'all as straight up peanut butter and jealous 😁😁😁
New favorite channel.
Let’s call out the elephant in the room. These spaces are cold and soulless. Do you like living in your office? That’s what it feels like. No baseboard, mouldings to give any sense of human scale. No articulation. So you have to FORCE a theme into a divided space. The Hermes room with sienna and brown tones belongs in a Tuscan villa, not a white walled high rise.
Nowhere near first. Love you Arvin. Keep up the great work 😊
Thank you very much for this magnificent explanation, I really liked the apartment, who doesn't?😊 It's exquisite . In any case, I think that in this type of videos ( apartment videos ) it would also be interesting to start filming from the entrance to the building, to breathe the atmosphere in the lobby, see the private lobby elevators on that specific floor and public areas of the building. The video of the Central Park Tower in this channel is the kind I like and I consider it perfect to get a more complete idea, especially for those of us who cannot go to Manhattan to see the building . thank you so much.
I didn’t know it was possible to make a $170 million, 8,000 sqft space feel so cramped and cheap. A marvel to behold.
9:45 Arvin got so worked up his upper lip started to sweat
“Brand horror-ing each room” hahahahah😂😂😂
12:20 different types of real estate agents attract different types of customers... a "loud/flashy/controversial" billionaire might feel more aligned with Ryan (especially since a home purchase is such a personal decision) while more discrete/quiet billionaires might chose someone else. And then there are those in the middle which again attracts a different group.
I’m a retired residential builder. I have to agree that 6 bedrooms are absurd. I have never built a home with 6 bedrooms on one floor. 4 at most. Additional bedrooms were always on a walk out or garden basement or a bonus room over a garage. Virtually no one needs 6 bedrooms.
Arvin I've likely told about 30 of my friends about your channel lol. Huge fan. I've got a house you should consider reviewing! It's called Eppich House II located in Vancouver. AD posted it 7 days ago, 80s design masterpiece.
Yess please! I grew up West Vancouver where the house is located and would love to see something from my backyard.
The one major flaw I spotted is that there’s no view except for trees. West Vancouver is on the side of a mountain that rises straight from the ocean, separated from downtown by the Burrard inlet. So even my parent’s modest home had excellent views of the ocean and Vancouver and that’s part of what makes the location desirable. In the AD video you only saw the view from a drone shot.
Bruah…your reactions are a national treasure and the laugh 😆…keep gooooing ..I’ll watch all the videos
Arvin, just so you know the consulting link isn't up to date. It doesn't work. Great video, see you in the next one
Really? It works on my phone.. are you sure? What type of device are you using?
Always a pleasure to watch your content.
Even though this apartment isn’t as bleakly furnished as the Japanese-inspired one in the same building, I still find it shockingly uninspired and uninviting in its design. Just based on that, I’d already knock 30% off the asking price... and, of course, I’d continue pursuing the lawsuit over the **shoddy construction** to save even more money. ;)
Yes! Another Arvin video! Thank you so much!
Just found you like a week ago and been binging the channel. So much more interesting the original reviews.
Remember when someone snapped a pic of A-Rod sitting on the toilet. 😂
Like the fact that a selling point was no structural columns, are we to assume that adding non structural columns was a positive?
Also, leaving the grand piano… I’ve used that trick when moving leave the big items you can’t be bothered to move and would replace….
I've bought two properties in my life that came with baby grand pianos
I've sold two properties in my life that came with a baby grand piano also....
Arvin is the best! never wrong
6 beds? Wth? It needs 4 tops. And yeah you can keep the piano because aint no one gonna want to take that back down to the lobby 😅
Arvin has never had so many zingers in one episode. 😅 I am dying 😅😅 again, the best dinner guest award would go to Arvin. 😂 ….not the hostel Ali ( inserts the clip art I was crying lol)
Nobody needs 6 bedrooms in Manhattan 😅
Love it. Great video.
When are you going to react to The One. I totally thought you would’ve had that video up for years already.
What you're forgetting is for that price point you can gut the ENTIRE place and redo it to your liking since almost none of that floorplan is structural. It is a very minimal expense to knock out partition walls. You could literally make it look those 2 open floors. It hasn't sold because the price is too high for the building not because of the interior
The interior design is the most awful and outdated.
looks like 1978.
Hilarious commentary…. Keeping it real, keep it coming!
I worked on the transfer floors.All the survey amazing views
We signed our names on the concrete LO.L
Oh, yeah.
And you get pretty much seasick on the higher floors
So it is constantly moving even in a calm weather?
@notSLy It's not.
Really calm when you're that high up
And the pressure drop was very hard to deal with especially if you go into the subway after coming down the elevator