The Sky's the Limit
Subtitle: Passion and Property in Manhattan
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: June 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780316608510
Subjects: Property & real estate; Sociology, Social Studies; Politics/International Relations; New York; New York - Local History; Real Estate Economics; Real Estate - Sales; Political Science; Business / Economics / Finance; Politics / Current Events; Business/Economics; USA; New York (State); Social Science / General; Real Estate - General; Economic Conditions; Residential real estate; Apartment houses; Apartments
Description: An inside account of the high-stakes world of Manhattan residential real estate. Gaines takes us from New York's most expensive condominiums and co-ops to the offices of its most powerful real estate brokers to reveal the displays of ego, bad behavior, and status hunger that come into play when the best addresses in the city are on the line. Gaines weaves a gossipy tapestry of brokers, buyers, co-op boards, and eccentric landlords and tells of the apartment hunting and renovating adventures of celebrities. Here, too, is a chronicle of the changes in Manhattan's residential skyline, from the slums of the nineteenth century to the advent of the luxury building. Gaines describes how living in boxes stacked on boxes came to be seen as the ultimate in status.--From publisher description.