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What’s the maintenance on something like this. This seems like a fun opportunity for a billionaire to buy as a personal residence, Stark Tower style. The top

What’s the maintenance on something like this. This seems like a fun opportunity for a billionaire to buy as a personal residence, Stark Tower style. The top few floors can be a penthouse and helipad. It looks like the most expensive personal residence for sale is $250M [0] so this would be the most expensive to date. And would require renovations. But I can’t imagine any company wanting an office tower any longer. [0] https://robbreport.com/shelter/homes-for-sale/gallery/most-expensive-houses-world-sale-now-1234805804/ https://robbreport.com/shelter/homes-for-sale/gallery/most-e...

bhouston 4y ago
A bunch of Indian billionaires own high rises in India's biggest cities I understand. They are custom built though, like this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilia_(building) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilia_(building) Seems amazing. But I am not sure if I was ultra rich I would want to live right downtown.
- cjrp 4y ago
  > But I am not sure if I was ultra rich I would want to live right downtown. Why not? You use it when you want to be in the city for a few nights, and then fly off to one of your other houses when you want a change of scenery!
  - bhouston 4y ago
    Right when you are ultra rich owning choosing houses is no longer a hard exclusionary choice, but rather why not another one...
  - lostcolony 4y ago
    And not like you'd have to come in via the street like the poors. You'll have a helipad at the top, because what kind of billionaire would you be otherwise, coming in via street level? The other billionaires would sneer!
    - nicenewtemp84 4y ago
      If I had finally made a billion dollars, getting on a rented helicopter with a rented pilot seems like the last thing I'd want to do. Unless I personally found the best helicopter pilot ever, and found the most trustworthy set of helicopter mechanics to double check each other's work, you couldn't get me on that thing.
      - svnt 4y ago
        Billionaires typically keep pilots on staff and pay them full-time. These pilots only work for the wealthy or maybe corporate clients and have a nice ratio. Maintenance crews I‘m speculating but in these sorts of situations there are usually a select few companies who are known in that world.
        nicenewtemp84 4y ago
        Pilots yes, but when you travel nationwide or international, your local helicopter can't make it. So other than your main office location and home, you're probably just chartering a pilot and helicopter. Statistically I'm sure it's ok, but my gut says I wouldn't do it. I also don't let my friends drive if we're going anywhere either.
        lostcolony 4y ago
        I feel like San Francisco, and in general, the Bay area, is the sort of place a billionaire could rationalize maintaining a crew.
      - prepend 4y ago
        If I’m a billionaire, what’s an extra $600-1200k for 2-4 helicopter pilots to be rotationally on call at all times of day for immediate response? I mean, there are netjets for helicopters if I want to save money. But we’re talking about buying a building for $250M and refurbishing, why skimp on a million per year for pilots?
        4y ago

bhouston 4y ago

A bunch of Indian billionaires own high rises in India's biggest cities I understand. They are custom built though, like this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilia_(building) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilia_(building) Seems amazing. But I am not sure if I was ultra rich I would want to live right downtown.

cjrp 4y ago
> But I am not sure if I was ultra rich I would want to live right downtown. Why not? You use it when you want to be in the city for a few nights, and then fly off to one of your other houses when you want a change of scenery!
- bhouston 4y ago
  Right when you are ultra rich owning choosing houses is no longer a hard exclusionary choice, but rather why not another one...
- lostcolony 4y ago
  And not like you'd have to come in via the street like the poors. You'll have a helipad at the top, because what kind of billionaire would you be otherwise, coming in via street level? The other billionaires would sneer!
  - nicenewtemp84 4y ago
    If I had finally made a billion dollars, getting on a rented helicopter with a rented pilot seems like the last thing I'd want to do. Unless I personally found the best helicopter pilot ever, and found the most trustworthy set of helicopter mechanics to double check each other's work, you couldn't get me on that thing.
    - svnt 4y ago
      Billionaires typically keep pilots on staff and pay them full-time. These pilots only work for the wealthy or maybe corporate clients and have a nice ratio. Maintenance crews I‘m speculating but in these sorts of situations there are usually a select few companies who are known in that world.
      - nicenewtemp84 4y ago
        Pilots yes, but when you travel nationwide or international, your local helicopter can't make it. So other than your main office location and home, you're probably just chartering a pilot and helicopter. Statistically I'm sure it's ok, but my gut says I wouldn't do it. I also don't let my friends drive if we're going anywhere either.
        lostcolony 4y ago
        I feel like San Francisco, and in general, the Bay area, is the sort of place a billionaire could rationalize maintaining a crew.
    - prepend 4y ago
      If I’m a billionaire, what’s an extra $600-1200k for 2-4 helicopter pilots to be rotationally on call at all times of day for immediate response? I mean, there are netjets for helicopters if I want to save money. But we’re talking about buying a building for $250M and refurbishing, why skimp on a million per year for pilots?
      - 4y ago