J-Wild

Even after living in New York for almost ten years, sometimes you walk by a building and just say WOW!

This is a picture I took (it's actually three pics stitched together) about a week ago when I was walking by the new sixty story condo building called One Madison Park.

First of all the picture doesn't due this building justice. This thing is skinny, tall as heck, and yes it is just sitting on some sort of shelf on-top over a half completed base. Now I have enough friends who are architects to know that the core of this building goes hundreds of feet down, which allows it to "hang" over the edge of that shelf, but the sight of this building still made me doubt the architectural and engineering planning for this building. My confidence was further eroded when it became clear that the building is actually not supposed to be hanging over any sort of the edge like that. And it's sister building 23e22nd has an even scarier design.

It's hard to imagine that there are still people out there who can shell out $45 million for the 7,500 sq foot penthouse wih 580 sq foot wrap around terrace, 360 degree unobstructed views and private amenities that would make a preacher cuss.