Chrysler building, for sale....to Saudis?

hrd2imgn

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06112008/business/chrysler_bldg__on_the_block_115016.htm

just curious how many buildings and properties in our major cities are owned by corporations not in our Country? Pretty soon China and the middle East oil barons are going to own this entire country. I don't mean that in a racist way, as that is how things work in America, you have the cash you can buy it. I mean it more of the lines how this country(USA) is selling its soul to other countries.

Not surprised, just saddened

Cosmo

This is a repeat of 1990... only difference... it was the Japanese who were invading.
Bottom line... I would rather have THEIR money invested in MY home... than MY money in THEIR house.

Commy

Saudi royals work closely with the Bush dynasty, not surprised at this.

catefrances

if i had the money id buy the chrysler building. tis my favourite building in the whole world.

CHANGEinWAVES

catefrances wrote:

if i had the money id buy the chrysler building. tis my favourite building in the whole world.

beautiful building, I agree:)
I loved learning about it in my history of architecture class.

Urban Hiker

Cosmo wrote:

This is a repeat of 1990... only difference... it was the Japanese who were invading.
Bottom line... I would rather have THEIR money invested in MY home... than MY money in THEIR house.

I agree. I don't appreciate hearing about countries blocking non-citizens from purchasing real estate.

It's a privately owned building, a landmark building, but still private.

If we were giving them the option to run a public operation (like, our ports), I would have a different stance.

decides2dream

catefrances wrote:

if i had the money id buy the chrysler building. tis my favourite building in the whole world.

i get to stare at it ALL day from work. tis a beautiful thing.


my cube with a view:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/myview.jpg


gotta love that perk.

Number 18

decides2dream wrote:

i get to stare at it ALL day from work. tis a beautiful thing.


my cube with a view:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/myview.jpg


gotta love that perk.

I used to see it from my apartment.

Then I moved home...

I love New York, but I love Seattle more.

Number 18

Cosmo wrote:

Bottom line... I would rather have THEIR money invested in MY home... than MY money in THEIR house.

I disagree. Take the Chinese for example. They have so much invested in our currency that the minute they decide completely unlink from the US dollar, we are in a lot of trouble.

decides2dream

Number 18 wrote:

I used to see it from my apartment.

Then I moved home...

I love New York, but I love Seattle more.

i love em both.
but being a native, NY will always hold a bigger part of my heart. also, being a design/architecture junkie....hell yea...chrysler building is simply beautiful.


as to the saudis, or anyone, buying US real estate, i agree, private property can and should be sold as the private owner sees fit. not much to do about that without truly stepping on individual rights.

Cosmo

Number 18 wrote:

I disagree. Take the Chinese for example. They have so much invested in our currency that the minute they decide completely unlink from the US dollar, we are in a lot of trouble.

...
Which was the same thing that was said about the Arabs in the 1970s... and the Japanese in the 1990s. It's Xenophobia.
The Japanese bought the Rockefeller Centre in the 1990s... a big deal was made about it by our politicians, our media and the American people... but, what could they do... move it to Tokyo? Nope. It stayed in New York. Same thing with the Chrysler Building... it ain't going anywhere and not the Saudis will have to pay the maintenence fees on it.

Number 18

decides2dream wrote:

i love em both.
but being a native, NY will always hold a bigger part of my heart. also, being a design/architecture junkie....hell yea...chrysler building is simply beautiful.


as to the saudis, or anyone, buying US real estate, i agree, private property can and should be sold as the private owner sees fit. not much to do about that without truly stepping on individual rights.

I hear you. I'm a native Seattlite, so we are kind of the opposite. lol

And I also agree about private property being sold as the private owner sees fit. My comment about Chinese was merely point out that, from an economical standpoint, I would rather be more invested in foreign countries than have foreign countries invested in my country (and, of course, this is a highly simplified view).

Number 18

Cosmo wrote:

...
Which was the same thing that was said about the Arabs in the 1970s... and the Japanese in the 1990s. It's Xenophobia.
The Japanese bought the Rockefeller Centre in the 1990s... a big deal was made about it by our politicians, our media and the American people... but, what could they do... move it to Tokyo? Nope. It stayed in New York. Same thing with the Chrysler Building... it ain't going anywhere and not the Saudis will have to pay the maintenence fees on it.

I will agree with you on real estate. They can't take it anywhere.

Cosmo

Number 18 wrote:

I will agree with you on real estate. They can't take it anywhere.

...
Also... when the Japanese bought the Pebble Beach Golf Course in Carmel, CA... there was a HUGE stink made about that.
But, they sank millions (of their dollars (yen)) into that place and made tremendous improvements to the grounds and made it a true, world class course. It was exclusive before the sale... and continues to be exclusive... IF... you want to play a round of golf there. But, just driving around the course (like most Americans can only afford to do), it looks much better than it had in the 1980s.

Pacomc79

probably not quite as many buildings as there are people getting money from the Farm Bill that live in downtown Manhattan.


The people invested are losing right now because the dollar is in the toilet, they are in the same boat as the rest of us as far as investments go.

decides2dream

Number 18 wrote:

I hear you. I'm a native Seattlite, so we are kind of the opposite. lol

And I also agree about private property being sold as the private owner sees fit. My comment about Chinese was merely point out that, from an economical standpoint, I would rather be more invested in foreign countries than have foreign countries invested in my country (and, of course, this is a highly simplified view).

indeed.



and i totally get that point, and overall agree...but without trampling rights, not much to do about it eh? so it is what it is...and i think it's a-ok really.

VictoryGin

decides2dream wrote:

i get to stare at it ALL day from work. tis a beautiful thing.


my cube with a view:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/myview.jpg


gotta love that perk.

you are lucky! the chrysler was my favorite, much better than the empire state. and nice cube location! jeez, mine there was not by a window and there were roaches. now i look out onto a holly tree.