Although only 0.32m2 wide and located in the middle of the street, the triangular piece of land located on the southwest corner of Christopher Street and 7th Avenue of New York City is still an inviolable property that even the government America can’t touch it either.
Located on the southwest corner of Christopher Street and 7th Avenue, right in front of the Village Cigars store is a small triangular patch of land that reads “This land is Hess’s property and it was never donated. for public purposes”.
The small triangular piece of land at first glance is nothing special, but it is privately owned and no one has the right to trespass without the consent of the owner.
Previously, this land was part of the 5-storey Voorhis apartment building of Mr. David Hess. In 1990, the city decided to build a new subway line and widen the street. As a result, nearly 300 homes in the area have been demolished, and the Voorhis apartment building is no exception.
Area the special piece of land is located.
However, when the machinery finished all demolition work, Mr. David Hess discovered the tiny piece of land left on his old ground. It is a triangle with a base 65cm long and sides 70cm long. It seems that during the survey, the city government made a little mistake leading to forgetting this special piece of land.
On it was engraved the words “This land is the property of Hess and it has never been donated to the public.”
Immediately after realizing the mistake, the New York City government sent a notice to Mr. Hess asking to hand over this piece of land back to the city. However, Mr. Hess refused.
To show his opinion, in 1922, Mr. Hess also paved the land, then inlaid the inscription that visitors can see as it is now.
Many tourists have come to this area to take pictures when they have the opportunity to visit New York City.
In 1938, this piece of land was sold to the adjacent cigar shop for ,000. To this day, this triangular piece of land is still considered the smallest private piece of land in New York City . That means no one has the right to enter this area without the consent of the owner.
The story of the triangular piece of land makes many people feel very interesting.
But according to Mentalfloss, the current owner of Village Cigars, Jonathan Posner, is looking to sell the building to focus on investing in other business projects. “This building should belong to someone who can love it and want to own one of the most famous corners in Manhattan,” Mr. Posner himself told Real Estate Weekly.
Although Posner has not closed the sale and is looking for a buyer, Real Estate Weekly estimates the listing price will be around .5 million (equivalent to VND 117 billion).
The small triangular piece of land (according to the current market) is priced at 17,000 USD . At ,000/ m2 , Hess Triangle is not only the smallest piece of land, but also the most expensive in private real estate in New York City.