SPECTACULAR, AND THE AMENITIES AREN’T BAD EITHER.
WHEN IT COMES TO LIVING THE HIGH LIFE, YOU CANNOT GET ANY HIGHER THAN THIS.
>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE HIGHEST RESIDENTIAL THING BETWEEN HERE IN NEW YORK.
AND IT IS ALSO THE MOST EXPENSIVE BUILDING IN BOSTON.
SHAYNA: 61 STORIES, 741 FEET, 1 DALTON, WHERE RESIDENTS ARE LITERALLY ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
>> ON A GOOD DAY YOU CAN SEE CAPE COD.
SHAYNA: RICHARD FRIEDMAN IS THE CEO OF CARPENTER & CO., THE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY BEHIND THESE STUNNING VIEWS.
NOT SURPRISINGLY WHEN CHANGING BOSTON SKYLINE, HE CALLED ON SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE IT BEFORE.
>> HARRY CALLED ME THE JOHN HANCOCK.
HE IS, IN HIS EARLY 90’S HE JOKES HE IS IN MIDCAREER.
IT IS ABOUT OLD AND NEW BEING MIXED.
THAT IS THE BASIC DNA OF THE PROJECT.
SHAYNA: ALSO IN THE DNA, FIVE-STAR AMENITIES THAT MAKE EVERYDAY A STAYCATION.
>> THE IDEA YOU CAN HAVE ROOM SERVICE AT ALL HOURS IS REALLY ATTRACTIVE AND FUN TO PEOPLE.
SHAYNA: COMBINE THAT DIRECT ACCESS TO THE FOUR SEASONS SPA, POOL AND RESTAURANTS AND IT IS NO WONDER WHY THE BUILDING’S CREATOR IS ALSO ONE OF ITS FIRST RESIDENTS.
>> IT SHOWS YOU HAVE FAITH IN WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
VERY FEW DEVELOPERS HAVE THE GUTS OR STUPIDITY, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, TO LIVE IN THEIR OWN BUILDINGS.
BUT I LOVE THE BUILDING.
SHAYNA: JUST DO NOT LOOK FOR HIM UP HERE.
>> SOME PEOPLE SAY WHY DIDN’T YOU TAKE THE PENTHOUSE?
FIRST OF ALL, I CANNOT AFFORD IT.
AND THE GROUP -- VIEWS ARE GREAT EVERYWHERE.
SHAYNA: ONE PINHOLES SOLD BEFORE IT WAS FINISHED FOR $40 MILLION.
AS THE FLOORS DROP, SOLELY PRICE TAGS.
ABOUT $2 MILLION.
STILL OUT OF YOUR BUDGET?
NO WORRIES.
REALTORS CAN HELP YOU GET HIGH FOR LESS.
>> I THINK EVERYBODY WANTS A GOOD VIEW.
YOU CAN DEFINITELY FIND A FEW HIDDEN GEMS AROUND THE CITY.
SOUTH BEND IS A GREAT SPOT WITH A LOT OF DECKS.
A LOT OF VALUE WITHOUT HAVING TO BREAK THE BANK.
SHAYNA: PLACES LIKE THIS DUPLEX ARE PROOF THAT LOOKING UP CAN BE JUST AS SATISFYING AS LOOKING DOWN.
>> I LOVE TO BE HERE AT NIGHT.
I CAN SEE THE SIGN ALBRIGHT AND LIT.
ALMOST FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE A PIECE OF NEW YORK AND BACK BAY.
SHAYNA: FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR GREEN INSTEAD OF GLITTER, JACK PROVIDES A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW AT HIS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TREEHOUSE.
>> SOMETHING ABOUT JUST BEING WAY UP OFF THE GROUND, AND IT IS SMALL ENOUGH SO WHEN YOU LOOK OUT THE WINDOW YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE WAY UP IN THE AIR.
EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE COME HERE WHERE ONE DOES NOT TELL THE OTHER WHERE THEY ARE GOING.
THEN THEY WALK THEM OUT HERE, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
SHAYNA: VALENTINE’S DAY IS POPULAR HERE, AND WITH ITS WREATH AND LIGHTS, CHRISTMAS IS NEVER OUT OF SEASON.
THE GIFTS ARE QUIET, AND A CLEAR ROOF THAT BRINGS YOU QUIET TO NATURE -- CLOSER TO NATURE.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE GO, I HOPE IT RAINS TONIGHT.
THE BIG CONCERN IS WHETHER PEOPLE CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT.
IT IS VERY WEATHER-ORIENTED.
I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYONE SAY THEY HAD THE GREATEST NIGHT SLEEP.
SHAYNA: AND DREAMS OF SIMPLER TIMES.
>> EVERYONE WANTED TO HAVE A TREEHOUSE.
THAT IS WHY I BUILT IT.
PEOPLE TURN INTO LITTLE KIDS WHEN THEY COME HERE, HONESTLY.
SHAYNA: AND WHAT KATE DOES NOT LIKE A GOOD STORY?
-- KID DOES NOT LIKE A GOOD STORY?
HE HAS A NOTEBOOK FOR PEOPLE TO SHARE THEIR STORIES.
>> THEY HEARD A KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND THERE WERE MEN IN BLACK GUYS.
THEY SAID THEY SAW A UFO IN THE WOODS.
SHAYNA: HE HAS NOT SEEN A UFO, BUT THE ANSWER MIGHT BE AMONG THE TREES.
SLEEPING AT 30 FEET ABOVE THE FOREST FLOOR IS SURE TO INSPIRE SOME TALL TALES.
ANTHONY: TURNS OUT THE PROCESS OF BUILDING THAT TREEHOUSE IS ABOUT AS LOW AS WATCHING THE TREES ROW AROUND IT.
SHAYNA: IT TOOK THREE YEARS TO BUILD BECAUSE IT WAS MADE FROM DONATED MATERIALS.
SO HE WOULD RUN OUT, CREATE THE TREEHOUSE, THE MATERIAL WILL BE GONE, THEN MORE MATERIAL WOULD COME IN AND HE WOULD FINISH.
AT ONE POINT IT TOOK TWO YEARS OF JUST SITTING THERE BEFORE HE RESTARTED BECAUSE HE HAD NO MATERIALS.
JUST WAITING.
ANTHONY: IT T