Chapter 180

Chapter 180 Super project worth 24 billion USD

Has its own headquarters in New York.

This is certainly what most American businessmen want to achieve the most, but it is also very difficult to achieve.

Benso may be in New York, a company headquartered.

Without exception, these are all the largest companies in the United States and even the world.

Even Abel is no exception in this regard. Even if he knew, it would take more than nine months.

New York will usher in a disaster.

But what does this have to do with him?

At that time, he only needed to return half a month before something happened and the dust settled.

All he had to do was return to New York. Before that, the company can start building its headquarters in New York!

Let's wait for this to happen.

Our construction time is at most one-third or one-quarter.

These KBFZs do not build well-constructed buildings.

Won't you look for his unfinished building?

Why do people choose Gemini? That's also because Gemini is currently the tallest building in New York and even the United States.

has a certain symbolism in the United States.

To date, there is no taller building in New York.

That's obvious, as long as these people don't go crazy.

The twins' fate was doomed. And then, everything in this area became unspeakable suffering across America.

After that, as long as America doesn't go into a complete recession.

So Abel is sure that his 1,776-foot building is safe!

An event has happened once, if it happens again in the United States.

It is believed that the basis of this country's existence no longer exists.

At that time, he went to Ted Lena's house just to directly discuss the construction of this headquarters building with Ted Lena. The card on this slide, Ted Lener emailed it.

Abel had also seen it once, but he still thought it would be better to hear Ted Lener explain it himself.

Now Ikana is the same.

At this time, Ikana also held a certain position in Ted Lena's group.

It's her job to explain to her boyfriend, she herself will definitely be very happy.

"First here, 111 DC Avenue in Lower Manhattan."

Ikana held a baton and pointed to a place on the PPT.

Then she clicked, and the picture that appeared on the PPT was a high-altitude top view of a piece of land in Lower Manhattan.

"According to the planning and approval, a 50-story tower and 400 residential units can be built here."

"Fenyan Real Estate Company is the owner of this land."

Abel frowned, "It's too small. The building I want will be 1776 feet. I don't want it to be as thin and long as a bamboo."

If the building is tall in such a small place, it will obviously look very asymmetrical. The apartment style that appeared a generation later near Central Park was as thin and long as a bamboo pole.

They are perfect for a residence, but not really for an office.

Ikana nodded: "I think so too. The reason I introduced this land first. The main reason is because it's cheap and less difficult to get."

"It only cost $40 million and the Okhb Shalom family was short on cash so they could buy it easily. »

Hearing Ikana say that, Abel changed the subject: "Then I think I can buy it. Even if it's not yet developed, staying there is still a good thing. After all, this is the land of Manhattan and the hard currency of the United States. »

Ted Lener agreed with Abel's comments.

Ted Lener also wanted land.

Ketdlerner's cash flow is insufficient. If it were dismantled and not developed, the cost of keeping it would be too high for him. Such land shall not be developed after purchase.

Property taxes are about two million dollars a year!

Watch Abel spend fifty million dollars.

It's as simple as spending five thousand dollars on yourself, and Ted Lena can imagine buying it as easily as Abel at this point!

"Next look here." Ikana kept Abel's request in mind.

"2-33 50th Avenue. It's in Queens, but near your Smith Building.

"More importantly, it has a very large floor area. It has a total area of ​​more than 158,000 square feet.

"This is also the largest piece of land in the heart of New York's commercial district."

"Fortress Properties has owned this land for four years, since 1996."

"But they bought it for seventy-eight million dollars."

"If you want to buy from them now, it is estimated to cost at least 100 million US dollars."

158,000 feet, equivalent to nearly 15,000 square meters.

Such a small land area is certainly not considered large in other parts of the United States.

But this is New York and even Queens.

Because it belongs to the commercial core, the area is large enough.

Is Manhattan's Empire State Building big enough? It covers an area of ​​only about 8,000 square meters.

It's a shame that such a large piece of land is located in Queens.

If it were in Manhattan, its price would at least double.

If near Central Park, estimates could at least quadruple.

Of course, if it's in Central Park in Manhattan. It is impossible to leave such a large area of ​​land uninhabited for such a long time.

"啪~"

Abel snapped his fingers and said softly: "Not in accordance with my expectations." But if it's only 100 million USD, I think I can buy it.

With the development of Manhattan territory.

Land around Manhattan will clearly have appreciable value.

Brooklyn has always belonged to the slums of New York. Queens, across the East River from Manhattan, will become the center of new buildings in downtown New York.

At this location, a large area of ​​land was developed.

Even if you don't develop it yourself, you can still keep it and sell it in the future.

Keep it for a few years and sell it before the US housing bubble burst a few years later.

This can bring in a lot of money. Wait until the housing bubble is over and the subprime crisis is over.

Buy it now and resell it at a high price after a few years.

Winning money twice, is called double win.

In terms of cost of ownership, Queens is also much cheaper than Manhattan.

Seeing Abel shopping easily, Ted Lena felt even more jealous. Area of ​​158,000 square meters, land worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

If you say buy then buy, God, I, Ted Lena, want it so much!

In her heart, Ikana once again wrote a note to Abel.

Then she smiled and said: "The largest and easiest area to take has already been discussed.

"This next land. I think it might suit your needs better."

Ikana pressed the button and the projection screen on the curtain changed again.

She waved her stick and said, "Hudson Yards, this land is located in Hudson Yards. »

"There are actually a lot in this area. They are owned by many companies and some are simply in the hands of the city government. »

"There are 31 lots in total. Their total area exceeds 10.5 hectares. This is the largest undeveloped lot on the entire island of Manhattan!"

"The property we are looking at is called [Hudson EB-5] on these properties, which is approximately 76,000 square feet."

"You should know that the Empire State Building is only 88,000 square feet."

"He does exactly what you want, baby."

"But it's worth it, even though it's far from Central Park but overlooks Hudson Bay."

"The current owner is the New York City government. If you want to get it, you can only get it through auction."

Hearing about the land offered by Ikana finally made Abel remember one thing.

He recalls being in Manhattan, about the afterlife in a parallel space and time. Near Hudson Square there is the very large Hudson Yards plan.

Abel remembers this project and the surrounding auxiliary works, the renovation of the subway line, etc.

It will even be included in major urban engineering projects of the New York City government and will be elevated to a "national interest" priority by the Department of Homeland Security.

The rest of Abel doesn't remember very well.

He just remembered that this project seemed to have become one of the largest real estate projects in American history. These include the renovation of Hudson Park, Hudson Park and Avenue, and the renovation of the Javits Conference Center.

There is also the expansion of the HighLine sky garden or the renovation of the station.

There is also the conversion and construction of the metro line.

It's just that in 2000, this project should not have started yet.

Abel remembers that this was only mentioned after 2010.

Abel also raised this rumor to the father and daughter Ikana.

Ted Lener nodded after listening, "The city government does have such a plan. But its construction cost is too high, and the initial capital needs at least two billion dollars."

"No single business, alone, can afford it."

"If the city government does not allocate funds, it will take at least ten years to turn it from a paper plan into a realistic plan."

"It will take more than twenty years until it is fully completed."

According to Ted Lena's intention, Ikana pointed out this piece of land.

It is part of the plan that the city government is still planning.

Abel listened to the introduction of Ikana and her father. To be honest, Abel was very excited about this land.

But what touched him even more was the super square project that would only appear in this parallel space and time ten years later.

According to Abel.

This item is both rare—

Manhattan's only major field, although located on the south end, is a long way from Central Park. But Hudson Bay is right next door, giving it the best views of the coast. Right at this moment, the shortage was filled directly.

Its only limitation is that the project is too large.

The total investment is estimated at US$10 to 20 billion for full visibility.

Another reason for Abel's heart.

Because of parallel time and space, Bloomberg will take over next year. According to the original story, Bloomberg could even serve two or three consecutive terms in this position.

In about ten years, as long as there is enough funding, it can be built!

Thinking of this, Abel actually had no idea about this terrain.

He has bigger ideas, he wants all of Hudson Yards.

With this project before him, Abel suddenly lost interest in other parts of New York.

Ten o'clock in the morning. In Ted Lener's somewhat dissatisfied eyes.

Abel took Ikana and left the Ted Lena building directly.

In the car, Ikana watched him take out his phone and dial a number.

"Michael? It's me, Abel."

"Correct. Do you have a free time now? How about a cup of coffee? »

"Okay, you fix it."

Just a minute later, Abel hung up.

Ikana said curiously: "Do you want to talk to anyone?" So let me go to YKM company.

Even though Ikana wanted to leave, she still knew what it meant to leave.

As she expected, Abel smiled and said:

"It's okay, I have to talk to Bloomberg about something. It's good."

Half an hour later.

In midtown Manhattan, in a coffee shop.

Abel met with Bloomberg, whom he had not seen in over a month.

The founder of Bloomberg is still the same.

How is this? The appearance of an elite old white man.

After a quick greeting, everyone sat down.

In front of Ikana, Abel gently asked:

"Michael, how are you? Are you ready?"

Michael Bloomberg certainly knows what Abe is talking about.

Founder Bloomberg looked at Ikana, who was smiling at him. Michael had to smile back, thinking that since Abel could take him with him, everything would be okay.

It was Bloomberg who took pity on Anne Hearst, who still maintained a good relationship with him.

It was obvious that the young man in front of him didn't care much about his daughter Anne.

Bloomberg thinks that if Abel really cares about Amanda.

The person accompanying Abel right now should have been Amanda instead of Lena, Ted's daughter. "Basically everything is stable." After thinking about it, Michael Bloomberg spoke quietly.

Same with Bloomberg

Abe also knows what Bloomberg is talking about: he is about to go from the donkey party to the elephant party.

More importantly, after joining the Elephant Party, he will be able to represent the Elephant Party in the general election in New York next November.

"THEREFORE." Abel said gently: "Michael, do you want to cooperate with me on a project?"

Bloomberg raised his gray eyebrows: "What kind of project?

"Hudson Yards," Abel said softly.

This statement made Bloomberg suddenly frown. The guy said shyly: "Abel, what do you mean?"

"A six-block development on the West Side of Manhattan."

"The underground bunker is covered by busy tracks and tunnels and spreads over 11 hectares of land."

"Redevelopment for residential, commercial and public open space. »

"Once the development is complete, whether retail or catering, it will be filled with luxury."

"The accumulation of wealth will make people compare it to Roppongi in Tokyo."

"After Rockefeller Center, Manhattan, the heart of central New York, will emerge as a new landmark."

"A Hudson Yards in Manhattan, New York surpasses Roppongi, Tokyo!"

"I think this is a new milestone. It doesn't matter which mayor appears. At least he can be re-elected for two terms, right?"

"I think just to see this new landmark. New Yorkers will be sad to see their mayor go so soon.

Abel's calm voice told Bloomberg what he wanted most. Ikana next to her heard it, her beautiful eyes couldn't help but widen.

If it were anyone else, they would have heard Abel's nonsense.

Maybe you haven't found it yet.

But it turns out that the Ikana family is mainly active in real estate.

Furthermore, she just told Abel about the location of Hudson Square. She immediately understood the content of Abel's words.

It's just that I understand it when I think that Abel wants to embark on a project of this magnitude.

She couldn't help but sigh and feel a little worried.

She thought quickly, wondering if she or the family behind her might have a place in Abel's plans.

Bloomberg as a person of interest in New York. Still a super rich person, of course it is impossible not to know that this project is currently only in the plans of the New York City government.

Bloomberg said:

"A very attractive prospect. But you know, Abe, it's not easy. It involves tens of billions of dollars."

"New York wouldn't be willing to spend that much money."

Of the 20 billion USD construction capital.

This will involve the construction of public facilities worth approximately three billion US dollars. Including the renovation of the garden, the construction of new metro lines and the construction of new above-ground boulevards.

If it is not run by the municipality then it is left to individuals.

These real estate companies are happy to construct buildings.

But they are completely unwilling to pay for this part of Manhattan's public amenities.

And if the city government were responsible, the exceptionally wealthy New York City government could also afford it. But the New York City government can build subways and decorate parks so it can't be allowed to build buildings, right?

Look at this, these rich people will argue like commoners.

Because of this contradiction, this project plan remains on paper.

Abel also understood that this was also the most troublesome place in this Hudson Bay square.

He didn't know how the New York City government could balance the most difficult part of this project in parallel time and space. He has his own ideas.

"What if I say. Let me build it all?"

Abel said: "Why don't you leave it to me, including the subway and park project?"

Bloomberg was stunned: "Are you going to pay all the money yourself?" Abel, you should know that in this project, the cost of constructing subways and other public works is expected to reach 3 billion US dollars.

"The actual cost is likely to exceed this figure, are you sure you can bear it?"

The New York City government has also proposed this method.

All of this is reserved for individuals. Public works and facilities are available to individuals, and the city government will provide convenient and interest-free loans.

But no rich person is willing to do that.

The project has yet to make money and will cost another three billion dollars.

Even though these rich people know their benefits are very attractive.

They also refused. What they wanted more was for the New York City government to be responsible for public facilities and ancillary works.

Give us buildings and projects that make money!

"Of course, I'm sure." "I'm sure I'd love to do it for New York," Abel smiled. Because I love this city!"

Looking at Abel's largesse and generosity, he seems very sympathetic to New York.

Bloomberg is not very convincing.

He thought that Abel must have some way to avoid this inconvenience. "Alright." "I see your love for New York. But I'm sorry, I'm just an ordinary New Yorker now," Bloomberg said.

"I get it." Abel smiled.

"But I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon. Do you understand? I'll support you."

Bloomberg finally smiled: "I get it!"

(end of this chapter)