Most parent’s think ahead but if they are Chinese and mega rich, they apparently spend ahead too. This is exactly what one mother of a 2 year old has done. Wow has this kid got style, she’s only 2 years old and already owns real estate in mid- town. Actually the credit and apparently the cash goes to the kids unidentified mother who is so confident that her daughter will be going to Columbia University in about sixteen years time that she decided to make sure her child will have somewhere to stay. Seems logical? Thoughtful? Motherly? Like a plan? Even though the price tag is a tad on the high side for student digs, it is mid-town Manhattan so even if the kid decides to stay home in China mama whatever her name is will not lose out on this investment. If on the other hand the kid doesn’t want to go to Columbia but opts for Harvard, or another school, at least she will have a place to crash when she comes to Manhattan on weekends. The apartment located in the new One 57th Street building, is a place which has already had it’s own brush with fame. After Hurricane Sandy, a crane from the building caused street closures in midtown. The crane also became a tourist attraction.
Now there is of course a possibility that the 2 year old will grow up to be a teenager who wants to study in Paris or London but I guess where she might want to study is the million dollar and change question.
