Bryan Watson

NYC based working in real estate development. Focusing on learning more about RE, stocks, and happiness.

[Bryan Watson @RealBryanWatson]

@JohnJBlatchford

[Bryan Watson @RealBryanWatson]

@realEstateTrent Just curious, isn’t it a massive bell curve where existing suburban small office that aren’t high-end are struggling hard or is that demand trickling down to those?

[Bryan Watson @RealBryanWatson]

@seandsweeney -If driving in you can always find free parking somewhere, there’s a shuttle all over IS side that helps
-Lewiston cute town a few miles north of NF is way better for nice meals and walking around
-Buffalo airport you can show up 20 minutes before your flight (not advive)

[Bryan Watson @RealBryanWatson]

@seandsweeney -Bring a change of clothes, you will get wet
-Jetboar tour is like a massive waterpark ride, my favorite thing to take ppl to up there
-Both US and CA sides have cool hikes down the gorge to see the rapids
-US side town mostly sucks, CA town mostly touristy

[Bryan Watson @RealBryanWatson]

@ChrisRamsey60 Shared across the site or in each unit?

[BSAT Properties @BSAT_Properties]

I was on a train in Tokyo. We stopped between stations. Announcement in Japanese, then in English: "We apologize for the delay. We will resume shortly."

The delay was maybe 3 minutes. Not a big deal.

When the train started moving again, another announcement: "We sincerely apologize for the delay. We were stopped for 3 minutes and 20 seconds. This is unacceptable. Thank you for your patience."

Three minutes and twenty seconds. They measured it exactly. And called it unacceptable.

When I got off at my stop, there were station staff on the platform bowing and handing out delay certificates.

I took one out of curiosity. It was an official document stating that the train had been delayed by 3 minutes and 20 seconds, signed and stamped.

The staff member said in English "for your employer. So they know the delay was not your fault."

I said I'm a tourist, I don't need it. He looked confused. "But the delay affected you. You deserve an apology."

Three minutes. They were treating a three-minute delay like a major incident.

Later I mentioned this to a Japanese friend. They said "oh yes, delay certificates are normal. Trains are supposed to be exactly on time. If they are late, they must apologize."

I said three minutes isn't late, it's nothing. My friend said "in Japan, three minutes is late. On time means on time. Not approximately on time."

They said the train company probably investigated why there was a 3-minute delay. "They will find the cause and fix it so it doesn't happen again."

I kept the certificate. It's framed in my apartment now. A reminder that somewhere in the world, people care about three minutes.

© 6IX.

[Jake Thornton 🇬🇧🇺🇸 @jakethornton]

“Tell him to enter the password he knows is correct. Inform him it is incorrect. Invite him to reset it. Watch as he enters the password he believed it to be all along. Then tell him he cannot use it… because it is his current password.”

[Bryan Watson @RealBryanWatson]

@theWrz @seandsweeney Sorry to be like this, but do not go to Anchor Bar if you want good wings. Just because they were the first doesn’t mean they do it right.
Maid of the mist and cave of the winds are cool, the Whirlpool Jetboat tour is awesome if you want a bit more exciting/adventurous

[Bryan Watson @RealBryanWatson]

@seandsweeney If you want an audiobook, I feel like you’d enjoy Greenlights by Matt McConaughey.
It’s his autobiography(that he narrates), you’d probably connect with some of the acting pieces and he has funny stories + interesting philosophies.
On the fun side vs an educational book/podcast

[Coby @Cobylefko]

Paris' waterfront was dedicated to cars just over 20 years ago. Now, it's one of the world's best public spaces.

When we remove all of the excuses about why we can't do this or that thing, you realize how easy it is to build better cities. It's all about priorities!

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

Given we no longer build walkable cities and that 40% of buildings in Manhattan are illegal to build today per zoning code, this is unironically correct.

[Bryan Watson @RealBryanWatson]

@buildnbluegrass Great call on the EMD, hope the rest goes well!

[M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray]

Building tons of housing is the ultimate form of tenant protection.

[Mark D. Levine @MarkLevineNYC]

Park Ave. got its name because a century ago it had a literal park in the median.

Now, at last, the park is coming back (from E.46th to E.57th). With reduction of two lanes of traffic, there will be wider sidewalks, an urban forrest in the median, benches, space for cultural programming, potentially a bike lane etc.

There are two final designs and you can vote on which you prefer. Take the survey here: https://t.co/T0fLjz2Ral

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

A taxi cab lot in Brooklyn turns into 110 homes.

[𝘽𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩 𝙀𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮𝙚𝙧 @HockeyYearning]

Forget walkable cities, nobody is talking about rollable cities.

[Bryan Watson @RealBryanWatson]

@mhp_guy @ChrisRamsey60 is the plug here

[Bryan Watson @RealBryanWatson]

@seandsweeney Good luck!!