#ghost-apartments
8 episodes
#5316: Living in a Building That Pretends to Be Full
The lobby is lit, the desk is staffed, the elevators run — but almost nobody lives there. What happens when a building performs occupancy?
#5223: Jerusalem's Ghost Towers and the Diaspora Buyer
10,340 unsold apartments, 15,000 ghost homes, and luxury towers pre-sold to buyers who visit twice a year. What is Jerusalem becoming?
#5178: Who Checks on Empty Houses — And What It Costs
Absentee owners pay a stranger to flush the toilets and photograph the water heater. The whole industry runs on trust — and a written report.
#3873: Loving Skyscrapers Without Selling Out Your City
Can you love tall buildings and still fight the inequality they often create?
#3305: Ghost Towers: Jerusalem's Empty Luxury Apartments
18% of units in new Jerusalem towers have zero electricity use. Who buys apartments no one ever lives in?
#3179: Counting Lights to Measure Empty Skyscrapers
How researchers and citizens use window light counts to estimate real building occupancy.
#360: The Ghost Towers of Jerusalem: Luxury for Whom?
Why are luxury towers rising in Israel's poorest city? Herman and Corn dive into the "ghost apartment" crisis and the future of urban housing.
#204: The Ghost Towers of Jerusalem
Corn and Herman explore the rise of luxury towers in Jerusalem, the "ghost apartment" crisis, and how global cities fight urban displacement.