colampho t1_jdd5lan wrote
Reply to comment by BillionTonsHyperbole in Historic Flatiron Building sells for $190 million at auction by Orener
Chrysler Building is a famous example of a land-leased iconic building
BillionTonsHyperbole t1_jdd5yuv wrote
Cooper Union owns that land, right? I seem to remember something about that being a major source of revenue for them.
colampho t1_jddbo8d wrote
Yup! Cooper Union, and it’s quite lucrative (if I’m remembering correctly)
STcoleridgeXIX t1_jddkuco wrote
Not lucrative enough. The school was always intended to be 100% free, and it was until 2012. They hope to get back to that by 2030.
magnus91 t1_jdf2nih wrote
It is lucrative enough. It was just financial tomfoolery by the board that caused them to have revenue issues.
queensnyatty t1_jdk8f3a wrote
Including Jeffrey Epstein’s brother
SSG_SSG_BloodMoon t1_jdeom16 wrote
I thought they already reversed it?
STcoleridgeXIX t1_jddl836 wrote
And Columbia used to own Rockefeller Center’s land.
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