The Empire State Building went up in 410 days during the Great Depression and then sat half empty for years, not turning a profit until World War II. What followed was decades of complicated ownership, a legal battle involving Donald Trump, and a $550 million renovation that transformed it into one of the most studied building turnarounds in modern real estate history. Today it outperforms most of Manhattan at 93% occupancy, with the observatory alone generating over $100 million a year. A build

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