Comments by "Andrew Brendan" (@andrewbrendan1579) on "How Is This Tiny NYC Apartment Legal?" video.

With older buildings whose apartments have been gutted, I wish I could see what the original apartments were like. I don't mind something that isn't brand new and that looks like it's from another era. But all the apartments seen here, including Roberto's, were really nice.
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@aggierowe9574 I have some books about the older apartment buildings of New York City and it's fun to just look at the pictures of those buildings and the apartments inside them. Though it was published in about 1978, a book that is still very interesting is "Life at the Dakota" by Stephen Birmingham. If you can become a fan of building, that book made a fan out of me! I even like the fictional version of the Dakota: the Bramford in "Rosemary's Baby" and the two apartments that had started out as one apartment and there was a hidden door.
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@aggierowe9574 What an experience that must have been living down the street from the Dakota! It must have been a special time in your life. I'm imagining having that remarkable building as a part of my neighborhood. From books that I've read/looked at about New York apartments I know of the Ansonia. Quite a place!
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