maybe..the vibe from a promoter/re agent was that this is like owning a Picasso-something very unique and there are only about 400-500 apt total in skyscrapers like this (in NY).
Ah, so more like somewhere you can crash when you're in the vicinity.
Yeah, but a full floor (or even 2 or 4 floors) condo isn't exactly a crash pad ! Unless you crash with an entourage (or a harem).
I'm actually considering buying a flat near my workplace, and a house further out, because the budget for a house that I like is too much, just to be closer.
Basically I can get an OK house, barely OK even (quite ugly), good size and with a decently sized plot of land, not too close to neighbours (but not far either), and about 45min-1 hour drive from my work (if traffic isn't too bad), for 10BTC (I wouldn't spend BTC). Or I can get a better house, with a bigger plot of land, for about 6 BTC, and it's 1h30 away.
1h30 drive each way, every day, is too much, however I just changed teams at work and will now have 2 days of telework. So I'm considering the better house. Plan A would be to just do the drive. If it's too much, I'm too tired or something, I can take a hotel room or crash at my parents' who live nearby. Or I can spend the 4 BTC I saved and buy a 1-2 bedrooms flat near my work and sleep there 2-3 nights a week. The flat would also be a decent investment. However it means spending more in fees, taxes etc.