[sicksubie]

I will bet my car this does not happen. I know NYC extremely well and what Brad just said is true. A 90 story building would be an entire block in that part of Manhattan. So, you would need to buy the existing buildings (next to impossible because the current owners will not want to move out due to how desirable the location is.), tear them down (more millions of $$) and the build a 90 story office building? Your friend would have to be a 'liquid' billionaire WITH connections to get approval. This is also America where bribes are illegal (not saying they don't happen), but it is not like other countries. Not to mention the fact that there will be public outcry for the whole project. Whoever he is "talking to" is probably jerking his chain and trying to get his $$$ from him