That building looks horrible, do people live there?

Based on the pictures I can’t imagine anyone legally living there.

I don’t know for sure, but I imagine usable windows are required for living spaces.

	▲	timr 10 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Every bedroom of a rental is required to have a window in New York. But in this part of town, the advertising rights alone probably vastly exceed any possible revenue from renting the building for residential use. It’s kind of like the tiny building in Times Square that has the ball on top. I don’t think people even realize there’s a building behind all of the billboards, but it was original New York Times building.

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mc32 26 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I was thinking the same question. It certainly looks unoccupied -I can’t imagine people living in the other side but then again it _could_ be very well maintained and decorated on the inside despite the eyesore looks on the outside. Moreover since the lower floors are commercial it must mean that at least the upper floors are keeping out the elements.

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UltraSane 36 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Not on the really rough looking floors. It has been used as a huge billboard for a very long time.

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hdgvhicv 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Ground floor is a shop, pepper floors are basically empty.

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nephihaha 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I know. I was expecting something easier on the eye. Maybe a century of being behind billboards has wrecked it. The 1906/1907 photographs look much better.

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q3k 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

No, they just shop there.