Abandoned - 1 Seaport (New York's Leaning Tower)

Rising 60 stories along the East River of Manhattan, 1 Seaport at 161 Maiden Lane, was a luxury condo tower poised to become another iconic real estate venture in the city. However, after major construction mistakes were made, the tower and its owners entered a deep hole of financial turmoil, litigation and failed promises. All of this has left a once $400 million condo tower, completely abandoned in one of the densest cities on earth, now tilting precariously to one side. This is New York's leaning, abandoned condo tower.

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[Crystalised]

I’ll never stop being confused at developers trying to cut corners on ultra-expensive, luxury homes. Who wants to pay millions of dollars for subpar results?

[tylernaturalist]

As someone who works for one of NYCs largest general contractors, it makes me laugh when these developers think they can cheap out when building A SKYSCRAPER… there are many many shady contractors out there who survive purely off of low balling bids. Never, ever, ever, cheap out. Something will eventually happen and you’re going to wish you went with the reputable company rather than the cheap one.

[Bowling_Dude]

I don't know what's more impressive. that a leaning building can be considered safe or the fact someone managed to spray paint the top of the building with seemingly no way to get there other than repelling off the roof

[ajofmars]

“Abandoned since 2018” Ah, so like 2 years ago… oh wait… shit…

[markadler]

This building will never be finished and will have to be demolished. No one in their right mind will pay top dollar for a building with a questionable foundation that has been sitting out in the elements for half a decade. It will take a few hundred million just to finish it and fix the problems. Knowing this it will be impossible to find an investor/buyer or to find financing for that property.

[cicero_]

I literally saw a short about this three days ago and thought “Jake would be all over that.”
And there he is. He already was. Sweet! Now I get to learn more.

[KannikCat]

That graffiti! 9 floors! That's insane... how did they do that? Some massive rappelling? Some kind of inside help? All done by a fancy drone with a spray can on it? Just wild. And it'll be wild if they have to demolish this building. Taking down that much concrete carefully enough to not have it land on the street below will be quite the task. Thanks for the video!

[johnschieffelin]

Not a big fan of tall, skinny buildings. I worked at an old, thin tower nearby -- 70 Pine St. -- for several years in one of the highest floors. Whenever the wind blew, it swayed, alarmingly. Doors would swing open, the elevators would bang back and forth in the shafts. The building was built in the 1920's and had stood firm through many ferocious hurricanes so we thought it was safe, but I found the swaying to be unnerving for sure.

[michaelg]

Good time for a rebrand of the building. It should be called 'The Leaning Tower of Pizzarotti' 😉

[venomousnate]

What is it with these big real estate companies investing millions into projects that get either bankrupt or have lawsuits filed and leave it abandoned?

[mitch]

There needs to be a law that holds every developer accountable when projects like these are abandon. From the initial developers and investors that broke ground to the current owners exc. This will hold the blame to every party that comes in and not shift until completed

[ChevyCamaroIsBetter]

There’s actually a lot of abandoned buildings in nyc. They’re just not concentrated in one area

[bradydacloud]

Isn’t it odd that both coasts of the United States have a leaning tower? San Francisco has Millennium Tower and New York has 1 Seaport

[advancetotabletop]

5:00 : Actually, after watching enough YT and news videos about SF’s Millenium Tower, I’m glad that, while abandoned, this tower wasn’t inhabited, potentially unnecessarily risking more human lives. Thanks for the video!

[alexgiron]

Wow, that ad transition was smoother than cake icing. Jokes aside, been watching your videos since the early abandoned days. Keep it up, Jake

[mxfe]

If there is a wall, it will be tagged😅

My ferry goes by that tower every day, and I always wondered why construction was so slow.

[OuterSpawn]

There's a tower in my hometown of Edmonton, that's been empty for almost 12 years. There's no fines, no structural issues, nothing.
Just abandoned

[marginalsam]

I live directly across from this thing and I have to look at it every day when I wake up and go to sleep, so happy to see you cover it

[CaptainJLinebeck]

"2015, nearly a decade ago." Hah that's ridiculous, there's no wa- *Looks at a calender* Oh dear god no

[callumshell]

I was in disbelief when I saw how small that parking lot was that served as the plot for this tower. Manhattan is becoming a parody of itself, there's simply no room left for the endless growth people demand.