High Rise Low Down

By Denise LeFrak Calicchio

Book Overview

This is a gossipy account of billionaires, movie stars, and corporate giants and the white-glove penthouse apartment buildings they inhabit. The authors reveal the legends behind the guarded portals... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569803161
• ISBN13: 9781569803165
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Barricade Books
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

If Those Walls Could Speak !

If you love NYC and its history, this is a great book. The knowledgable author brings to life many of the "homes" of our storied residents. During the early part of the Twentieth Century, Manhattan's landscape began to change dramatically. Lifestyles were transformed from the freestanding mansions and brownstones, to the beautiful multi-resident highrises that still exist today. Can't wait to explore these buildings and neighborhoods on a weekend stroll.

Inside view

Great read, to see just how these people live. Interesting facts about the buildings and the people who live in them.

High Rise Low Down

This book was fantastic. I couldn't put it down. For someone like myself who is obsessed with all things New York, this gave an unprecedented look at what goes on behind the walls of NY's most coveted buildings. A definite must read.

High Rise Low Down

If you are a New Yorker like I am and enjoy history of New York buildings, this book is for you. It will be one I read over and over and even imspired me to go around to all the buildings and take my own pictures of them. I LOVE NEW YORK and especially the buildings. I thank the ladies who wrote this book as they did a very good job. I have always been in love with New York buildings. You will enjoy it too if you are so inclined.

Well worth the cost!

This book is a great and easy read. I enjoyed shuffling the chapters so that I could read about the most famous/notorious buildings first. The best thing is that each chapter "tackles" a different building. In addition, each chapter reads like a Movie of the Week - stranger than fiction. The stuff is so bizarre that it could not be made up. The wealth of information shows that the authoress really did her homework.