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Very High Tech - Elevator Garages in an NYC Hi-Rise
theodp writes "If the hassle of getting groceries from the parking garage to your 12th floor condo has been holding you back from buying a deluxe apartment in the sky, wait no more. Wired reports on the En-Suite Sky Garages at 200 Eleventh Avenue (Flash) in Chelsea, where an 8,000-pound-capacity freight elevator will whisk your Bentley directly into your pad. The convenience doesn't come cheap — a garage-equipped 2BR starts at $4.7M."
New York... with all the traffic... bicycle through the freezing snow and angry muggers.
:)
Sounds like a terrific arcade game!
It's like Grand Theft Auto, only you're playing the hooker.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
That means I could make out in a car and an elevator at the same time! If I had a girlfriend, and 4.7 million.. But just think of it! A girlfriend!
Dark vision?
That was Heinlein's depiction of a libertarian paradise!
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
Reminds me of the kids at toy stores who keep pushing the button. I bet 'that' won't be a problem. --If I see a kid push it more than 5 times then I act flustered and say "That's too fast! It's gonna crash!!" and run away. The looks alone are worth it...
FlyingPizzas.com, for the tasteful hermit
I think my idea's better. The apartments go up and down and the cars stay put.
You subscribe to Elevator World?
:P
Wow
You have opened my eyes to a whole new world - Elevator Geeks!
I can picture it now....
"How to overclock your elevator in 5 easy steps..."
"Escalators - Are they the campers of the Elevator market?"
"Pictures of the top 10 elevators, and their designers - Sealed Section" (very naughty!)
Etc
Aren't electric motors amazing? They tell me they're going to run cars some day =)
If you're dumb enough to drive in Manhattan, you probably need a machine to park your car for you.
Mikey-San
Karma: +Eleventy billion (mostly affected by watching Celebrity Jeopardy)
Some of these new porker SUV's like the Hummer H2 already have a curb weight of close to 7000 lbs. Add 4 or 5 passengers and their crap and you can easily exceed that 8000lb limit. Anyone who would buy a useless contraption like an H2 is exactly in the same demographic as someone who would want an elevator for their whip.
It was right next to Oatmeal Enthusiast
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