Andi Schmied pretended to be a billionaire to infiltrate NYC’s most exclusive and expensive homes, which only cater to the unbelievably wealthy and privileged.

Touring homes up to $85 million, she wanted to see and photograph how the 1% of the 1% lives in one of the most iconic and expensive cities in the world.

To do so, she had to transform herself from an artist into a convincing billionaire almost overnight. But while snapping 25 penthouses she discovered a world of high-rise apartments sitting empty in a city facing a housing crisis.

00:00 Intro
01:00 Why I Wanted Access to NYC's Penthouses
04:31 Transforming Myself into a Billionaire
05:07 Touring Luxury Homes up to $85 Million
07:13 New York's Housing Crisis
08:45 The 'Soulless' High-Rise Apartments

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