so I was out and about in New York City I had just finished all of my shoots for
the day and I texted my friend Chase who's a real estate agent in New York
and asked him what he was up to and he said he was showing an apartment in
Tribeca. 44 LAIGHT Street, I don't know if it's pronounced late or light. so he told me
to come over and look at it because it turns out it's a five million dollar
apartment! and I sat here and I said there's no way I can go see a five
million dollar apartment unless you are also coming to see said five million
dollar apartment! so I'm bringing you with me!
we're going to check it out! let's do it!
for those of you who don't know New York City that well, Tribeca is a neighborhood
on the lower part of Manhattan on the West side. it's actually called Tribeca
and it's often spelled with the T B and C capitalized because it's an
abbreviation for the Triangle Below Canal Street. And it's sort of a triangle
but it's actually more of a trapezoid. today, Tribeca is mostly known for its
quaint cobblestone streets, cute boutique shops, industrial buildings that have
been converted into residences and lofts and also for being home to artists,
celebrities and entrepreneurs. we made it into the luxury rental. I found Chase! how
are you guys? this is chase so... he's just the cutest, but he works for Ryan
Serhant, so he's kind of always out and about looking at million dollars
listings! no pun intended. and today he told me he would show me around this one.
so where are we Chase? 44 Laight Street Street apartment 1b. and somebody lives
here right now? they do. and they're selling it? they are. as you guys will see
this place is just filled with art so I'm a little confused how the owner is
gonna sell it -- are they selling all the art? the art will not be including the
purchase price which is 5.75 million. but it can be
included in the price -- if we raise the price! all right so Chase is gonna take
me on a little tour. so when you walk in -- sixty foot wide living room. Wow! when you
first walk inside this three-bedroom two-and-a-half-bathroom condo, you're
immediately struck by its size. the 58 foot long open-concept living room and
kitchen feel even bigger because of the 12-foot high lofted ceilings and this has
got to be one of the most creative and artistic spaces that I've ever been in.
inside it's all wooden beams, exposed brick, ducts and pipes, and a total
mixture of textures and styles from all different time periods.
the apartment is 4,000 square feet, 12-foot ceilings throughout which is pretty mega!
and what I like to point out is these windows here. so the truth is when you look out this
window it's not like most New York City apartments where you just see another
building. I can now see probably like three layers of street until there's
another building. so now we walk straight into the kitchen.
let's check out the kitchen! the kitchen has a massive island in the middle with four
stools. there's exposed brick and walls made of
reclaimed wood. it's an open kitchen which is amazing for entertaining, having your
friends over for drinks, and just chilling, kicking back. and a glass see-through fridge! So if you live here you have to be super clean cause you'll
see all of it! so this kitchen has one of those metallic things with the knives
hanging on it. this is like an industrial sink, as if you work in a restaurant. so
everything you see they built out, so they bought this space as raw space and it's
taken four years to develop and build this which is amazing! oh I see pet food. they have two cats. so
yeah this kitchen looks almost like a restaurant kitchen because it just has
all of the amenities that would be in a restaurant kitchen. so what's super cool
here is they built up this platform that raises above the living space to kind of
divide it. on a raised platform with metal grating, sits the billiards room.
it's a room solely dedicated to the game of pool. I was looking at the floor plan
before and I noticed that there was a billiards room and I was like "what's a billiards room?" and then I
realized it's a pool table! but you have to say, it looks like a piece of art. it really does.
I love it, I can't play pool! I also love these floors. they're a little loud to
walk on, but very industrial! and as you continue along a custom-built catwalk
you'll find the media room. it's fully enclosed in glass giving you a full view
of the entire space and I also found one of the owner's two cats lounging in here!
we just got into this room and the rest of the audio of the whole world
disappeared. dead silent. which is what we love in New York. and what's cool is if
you pan around you see the rest of the apartment, you're kind of floating over
your apartment. and now we're heading out of this all glass room.
yeah, down the second set of stairs, and now we're in like a faux living room
area -- an extension of your living room. there are so many seating areas you have a choice
which is nice to have in New York! what are these walls? massive closets.
eight feet of closet space. lots of stuff. so now we're going into the master
bedroom. how many bedrooms are there here? there are three. the master bedroom has a
giant walk-in closet that I sadly didn't get to see, but I did see a heated floor
that spans the length of the room. to the left when you walk in are double sinks
and an enclosed bathroom. and to the right is the bedroom where I found the
other cat! hey Mango! the bedroom was amazing. there are so many details and
interesting pieces.
and to the right is the second half of the bathroom beneath a skylight. there's
a two-person walk-in shower with a porthole to let in some fresh air.
whoa what does this do? this opens up and you can let a breeze in! whoa!!!
oh my gosh this is like a fashion show. who needs a blowdryer when you have that? amazing. that was so cool
and then this tub on the other side of the shower is pretty much the depth of
the entire wall. it's just sort of tucked in there with a whole bunch of pictures
lined up behind it so you can bathe while you look at the people you love!
exactly. and if you look up you get to see blue sky. whoa oh yeah! there's a
whole skylight here. on to the second bedroom, it's a little boy's room at the
moment. brilliantly decorated with so much life and color.
and it's connected to the guest bedroom by a jack-and-jill bathroom. there's
another beautiful shower in there, and of course another tub.
well the shower has those pumps as if you're at a spa. the guest bedroom is
another beauty, and has some very cool art hanging directly over the bed. it's
really cool, really interesting, says a lot. there are hidden gems all around this
apartment. there's a punching bag, a wooden motorcycle, life-sized campbell
soup cans, and a million-in-one skulls. the owner told me that skulls are good
luck. funny story: I'm in the apartment I'm hanging out and
the owner Jackie comes in and we start chatting and she's telling me about her
art collection, and as it turns out, her sister-in-law is my neighbor from the
house I grew up in! literally the house next door! we have so much to gossip about! "I'm Cassidy's aunt!"
She is the sweetest woman and the owners are art collectors obviously. and they also own
an antique shop in New York City called mantiques modern. this Loft is currently
on the market for five million seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars, but
that number is always changing and buyers can choose to add in any of the
art if they want to keep it for themselves. there's a washer/dryer, a
garage parking space, pets are obviously allowed, and the list
of amenities goes on and on. so overall, Chase, I'd say this place is
very comfortable I could definitely get down with this is my home. I'm just gonna
need about five million dollars. yeah, so what would be the down payment on this if
you were gonna buy it and maybe take out a mortgage? down payment is about 20% still a lot...
can you talk about what it's like to be a real estate agent. sure let's see
it's enjoyable, as long you like the people you work with it's a lot of fun. always
running around. what is it like working with Ryan? I couldn't ask for a better mentor and
leader. that's true. and what about the fact that you get to look at all these
million-dollar apartments every day - do you kind of feel like you now want to live in
something like this? what I love is you get to see how other people live! so
if I see a really cool stylistic idea I'm gonna steal it and put it in my
apartment. and I see how people live so it's really nice it gives you inspo, gives you insight.
lots of inspo! love it! I'm inspired by being with you. I'm inside by being with you! Ugh, come here! I love him so much!
Well we will definitely be doing more of these tours because Chase is local to New York and
I'm local to New York, so anytime I'm not doing anything, I'm just gonna contact
him and ask him if I could take a tour of his cool spots, and I will keep
showing them to you because what good is me seeing a 5 million...?
I think maybe we put you to work next time and you actually show the apartment. yeah let me know if you guys
want to see me trying to do Chase's job! if you sell it you get the commission!
what's commission? it depends on the property, this is a total of six percent.
six percent of five million dollars equals -- this much money! so I'll try to do
that. yeah. we'll put you up to the test! great thanks Chase! any questions? you're
good? I feel great! Ready to buy it? I'm ready, let's make the sale -- WOO!!! what a
shoot, what an apartment. I hope you thought it was as cool as I did in there.
comment below and let me know if you want me to work with Chase to show you
some other luxury apartments in Manhattan. as I hear he has a 50 million
dollar apartment that's currently on the market! and you did not mishear me, I
said 5-0 million. give this video a thumbs up if you liked
it and we'll see you next time! love you!