Chrysler Building to be sold

[Nighthawk]

Just saw this today: http://www.nypost.com/seven/06112008/business/chrysler_bldg__on_the_block_115016.htm

Of course, I highly doubt any architectural changes will be happening.

NH

 

[Brian Sheridan]

But maybe the new owners will allow tourists to enjoy the building more on the weekend.

When we visited the building last, the guards told us we had to stay back behind some velvet ropes. You could barely see anything in the lobby. The guards said they asked the owners to allow tourists to look around . They were willing to take on the added responsilbility and work but management said no. They felt bad for all of us since even they recognized the importance of the building.

 

[dhermann1]

Some of the buildings in midtown are nuts that way. I tried to take pix of the magnificent Chanen Building, right down the block form the Chrysler, and almost got assaulted and arrested. The murals on the Chrysler Building lobby ceiling are wonderful, and because of the slightly dim lighting, and their fascinating details, require a good long moment to take in. I can't wait for this country to regain its sanity. I know, don't hold your breath. But I keep hoping.
BTW, what's the reserve price on the Chrysler Bldg? I might be interested. It would definitely go with my decor.

 

[Tomasso]

shhhhhhhh It appears that certain oil rich Middle Eastern countries are using their recent windfall to aquire Manhattan's trophy buildings. shhhhhhhh

 

[Brian Sheridan]

I can't wait for this country to regain its sanity. I know, don't hold your breath. But I keep hoping.

I have friends in DC who complain the government ruined the beauty of the buildings there in the name of "security".

 

[John in Covina]

shhhhhhhh It appears that certain oil rich Middle Eastern countries are using their recent windfall to aquire Manhattan's trophy buildings. shhhhhhhh

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Perhaps they'll have it wearing a "berka" soon.

 

[Warbaby]

What are we waiting for? Let's all chip in and buy it!

 

[dhermann1]

Well, didn't the Japanese buy up a lot of real estate here in the US back in the 80's with all the excess cash they couldn't spend on anything else? Didn't the real estate market then crash, causing them to sell at rock bottom prices, thereby returning a lot of that equity back to the States? This is a typical Hermann garbled version of the story. But I think something like that happened.

 

[LaMedicine]

Well, didn't the Japanese buy up a lot of real estate here in the US back in the 80's with all the excess cash they couldn't spend on anything else? Didn't the real estate market then crash, causing them to sell at rock bottom prices, thereby returning a lot of that equity back to the States? This is a typical Hermann garbled version of the story. But I think something like that happened.

It sure did. With the general public who weren't getting the windfalls from the bubble, wondering if it (buying up a lot of real estate and arts and etc etc) wouldn't all come back with a vengence once all were said and done --which it did. :eusa_doh:
A lot of companies changed hands, went bankrupt when the bubble burst, etc etc.[huh]

 

[John in Covina]

It is a funny thing how some of this stuff seems to get repeated over time.

 

[dhermann1]

This sort of hints at the advantage we have in being the world's largest economy by far. We can make big mistakes and recover from them.

 

[Story]

Kinda reminds me of how Montgomery Burns sold his power plant to the Germans.... lol

 

[doug01]

America is being sold out....everyone is cashing in, and pulling out...

 

[Twitch]

Wait till they start teaching Spanish in all the schools

 

[kampkatz]

It would be a good idea to learn Chinese, too. Besides, Americans for the most part do not speak enough other languages.