Andi Schmied pretended to be a billionaire to infiltrate NYC’s most exclusive and expensive homes, which only cater to the unbelievably wealthy and privileged.
Touring homes up to $85 million, she wanted to see and photograph how the 1% of the 1% lives in one of the most iconic and expensive cities in the world.
To do so, she had to transform herself from an artist into a convincing billionaire almost overnight. But while snapping 25 penthouses she discovered a world of high-rise apartments sitting empty in a city facing a housing crisis.
00:00 Intro
01:00 Why I Wanted Access to NYC’s Penthouses
04:31 Transforming Myself into a Billionaire
05:07 Touring Luxury Homes up to $85 Million
07:13 New York’s Housing Crisis
08:45 The ‘Soulless’ High-Rise Apartments
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Even I were a trillionaire, I'd never live in those buildings.
es mas fácil fingir ser millonario siendo caucásico?
Elefantes grises
It makes me think about the trees who are competing take up space to get more light
david atenborough gave her the tour lmao
The other real estate guy with the animated voice over is the real deal 😂😂😂
la ciudad careta
yo ROCKSTAR GAMES, make this a quest line in GTA-6!
Even if I could afford it, I would never choose something so boring and sterile looking. Nor would I choose a high rise post 9/11. I'd never be able to relax.
jajaja el vendedor de bienes raíces suena que estudio un curso barato de neuromarketing para tontos.
Wow. This was amazing. It is amazing the chasm in society. But I'm proud that girls like this exist to shine light on the corruption.
Lo mismo hacemos en México entramos en las concesionarias de autos y pedimos una prueba de manejo para un Tsuru
she’s really interesting and smart
Didn't Netflix do a series on her???
That areal estate agent voice is so funny; I wanna start talking like that to strangers lmao
Too bad when you go downstairs you’re in the shits of New York
Those agents are creeps dude
These skinny billionaire castles are like ingrown hairs on the skyline.
As a billionaire You should at least get your eyebrows and facial treatment done. No matter what cloth you wear…
Even if I had a billion dollars, I would buy a 4 bed room barn conservation with a granny flat for my mum. Why ppl need huge properties and extravagance is beyond me. I live in a 1 bed flat with my partner and my 4 year old. We are not in a position to get a bigger place. That said, just to have the bedrooms we need would be amazing. I guess we are all unique individuals who think differently. Money can't buy a person, health, happiness, or a good family. I guess you can't miss something you have never had. Ultimately I know what's important, I know the value of things, other than the price. X
Ussr did a great job in people's equality. But they couldn't do all work 😢
Person: I'm a billionaire. What kind of stuff do you offer?
Real estate agent: We got Wii Sports.
Golf simulator rooms lol
if I had all the money on god's green earth I certainly wouldn't be living in dirty greasy New York.
Think the accent helps A lot
The way she says yacht. Its like scratching a blackboard.
It's offensive some people even have the money to buy these things.
Capitalism doesn't make sense
The best view? 😂
Andi Schmied 👏👏
Entonces las inmobiliarias solo construyen edificios para librarlo vendiendo uno o dos apartamentos y el resto es para enriquecerse sin importarles que hacen imposible vivir donde colocan esos elefantes blancos.
La vivienda no es un negocio! La educación no es un negocio! La salud no es un negocio! Algún día estos sistemas podridos se caerán.
But y would this be an issue? As someone who isn't a Billionaire, I'm not offended that I can't afford an apt for $85M.
What take Hoax is Vice trying to prove here???
Real journalism Gabriella is when you infiltrate corruption in high places… this is a joke😂
Born and raised in Brooklyn NY, I found this video to be amazing and hopefully eye opening for other New Yorkers.
Upon moving out of NYC, I've tried very to convice others of how terrible living in NYC actually is. The amount of scams and unethical practices of those governing the city is astounding. Terrible parking with a ludicrous and predatory tolling (EZ-Pass) and ticketing system, along with an overpriced cost of living, poor infrastructure and down right neglected surrounding properties (aperments). The big apple, as much as I loved it when I live there, seems nice to outsiders… but it is a financial death pit. Also, not a good place to raise children.
I once dated a millionaire (not a billionaire), and I never will again. He & his peers' values were so skewed from reality, so far from my own. All they cared about was money. He was a middle eastern man who voted for Trump, KNOWING his own family was banned from coming into the country, but he did not care because he wanted a lower tax rate. He made me sick.
Basically this video is how a communist artist is mad that she's not making enough money as an artist. Jealousy.
You can get tired of anything.
I work at a very famous beach.
I no longer see the ocean, I don't smell it, I don't hear it, I don't care, anymore. It means nothing to me and the entire area is overrated.
Now imagine spending $70 million on a mansion on a Cliffside with a view of the ocean and it doesn't even matter because you're still empty.
A billionaire with an iPhone 6. That would’ve been my first red flag lol
Being white and ugly helps
The agent was trying to hypnotise her.