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Singapore s Changi Airport was ranked the world s best airport for the eighth year in a row in 2020.
It s famous for its massive indoor waterfall, Imax theater, and wide variety of shops and restaurants.
Changi has tried to reinvent itself as a domestic tourist destination in the pandemic, but when I visited recently, it was mostly empty.
In 2019, the world s best airport was at the top of its game.
That year, a record 68.3 million people passed through Singapore Changi Airport, which is known for its iconic indoor waterfall and over-the-top facilities like an Imax movie theater. At the beginning of 2020, Changi was voted the world s best airport for the eighth year in a row.
The deal, which was announced on February 9, set a new record for the highest price-per-square-foot paid for a government-owned residential site in Hong Kong, according to the South China Morning Post. The price comes out to about $6,451 per square foot.
Victoria Peak, known as the Peak, is one of Hong Kong s most exclusive and expensive residential areas. The secluded neighborhood overlooking Hong Kong is home to financiers, business tycoons, celebrities, and billionaires.
The Peak is famous for its astronomical real-estate deals. In 2016, real-estate developer Chen Hongtian paid $270 million for a 9,212-square-foot mansion at 15 Gough Hill Road. In January 2017, iPhone screen manufacturing billionaire Yeung Kin-man paid $361 million for a 51,000-square-foot mansion on Pollock s Path. CY Leung, Hong Kong s chief executive from 2012 to 2017, lives in the neighborhood. And Alibaba founder Jack Ma was rumored to have bought a $191 million mansion in the Peak in 2015, but it s never b
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Residents of one of the wealthiest buildings in New York are complaining about construction and costs, report says
Residents of one of the wealthiest buildings in New York are complaining about construction and costs, report says
Juliana KaplanFeb 4, 2021, 01:48 IST
The building known as 432 Park Avenue rises above Manhattan, November 2, 2016.Lucas Jackson/Reuters
tower.
Residents are also upset about rising costs on their multimillion-dollar units.
There s trouble in the sky: Some residents of the Western Hemisphere s tallest residential tower say the building has fallen short.
432 Park Avenue - who have paid millions for their units - are at odds with developers over issues in the record-breakingly tall building. Those issues include costly floods, elevator issues, and the groans of the building as it sways in the wind.
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That includes mechanical issues like flooding and swaying.
Residents are also upset about rising costs on their multimillion-dollar units.
There s trouble in the sky: Some residents of the Western Hemisphere s tallest residential tower say the building has fallen short.
Stefanos Chen of The The New York Times reports that residents of 432 Park Avenue who have paid millions for their units are at odds with developers over issues in the record-breakingly tall building. Those issues include costly floods, elevator issues, and the groans of the building as it sways in the wind.