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It's not unusual for wealthy foreigners to own expensive real estate in large, stable cities. The most expensive buildings in New York City, with beautiful vie
by todd8 11y ago
It's not unusual for wealthy foreigners to own expensive real estate in large, stable cities. The most expensive buildings in New York City, with beautiful views of Central Park etc., have, surprisingly, many absent owners. Overseas billionaires use investments in cities like New York and Sidney as places to safely park their millions outside of their own countries. I would imagine that London is likewise a perfect place to do this.
- kvcc01 11y agoWhenever I walk in Central Park in the evening, I pay attention to how many windows of adjoining buildings have their lights on, as a rough proxy of current occupancy. Billionaire-class buildings like 15CPW, One57, etc. are often 80% dark. On a holiday weekend like today (it’s considered lame to be stuck in the city -- you need to be in the Hamptons or wherever), they can be completely dark. I’ll go check in a while. My building on the other hand will be lit up like a Christmas tree.
- dopeboy 11y agoI wonder if there's a cool data science project here. On a repeat basis: take a picture at night, do some basic CV on it, and output an occupancy rate. Might be interesting for some of the luxury buildings you've noticed.
- detaro 11y agoMaybe scrape public webcams for images, if there are any usable ones at nearby landmarks etc.
- monk_e_boy 11y agoSame with works of art, classic cars, illegal antiquities and golden potatoes. All kept rather than volatile, traceable money.
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