[JumpCrisscross]

> material choice and color

If you’re buying a $70mm apartment and living in it, you’re renovating it before moving in.

[LimaBearz]

You’d think right?! So why the hell is the same marble used to craft David already in the unit? Why spend so much on finishings if it’s just gonna be redone. That’s part of the 70 million. Feels like rentseeking and waste to me

[JumpCrisscross]

> Why spend so much on finishings if it’s just gonna be redone. That’s part of the 70 million.

Sales.

> Feels like rentseeking and waste to me

It’s wasteful. But it’s not rent seeking [1]. If it makes you feel better, there is a healthy secondary market in New York for these materials.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent-seeking