# Upstate NY HSBC branches up for sale **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 17, 2011, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570 "2011-06-17T11:27:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/61 "2012-12-05T08:23:57Z")
So 10 more years it will be 100% empty 10 years after that they will debate doing something with it 20 years after that they will take it down 🥓 ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/62 "2012-12-05T08:32:51Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > So 10 more years it will be 100% empty 10 years after that they will debate doing something with it 20 years after that they will take it down 🥓 They won’t take it down. There is too much history there. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/63 "2012-12-05T08:34:18Z")
Run mass transit out to the suburbs save people the hassle of traffic/winter driving and revive the city 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/64 "2012-12-05T08:41:36Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Run mass transit out to the suburbs save people the hassle of traffic/winter driving and revive the city 🙂 Slow down there Byron. We need a Bass Pro first. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/65 "2012-12-05T08:45:30Z")
I heard Bass Pro HQ was going to move there. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/66 "2012-12-05T08:49:28Z")
Lets fill it with grain. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/67 "2012-12-05T08:50:53Z")
turn it into a parking ramp ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/68 "2012-12-05T08:54:30Z")
Give me the top floor and I’ll fill it & live there :tup: ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/69 "2012-12-05T08:55:30Z")
Should be interesting to see what happens Paying for parking sucks There are a number of decent places for lunch however once it gets cold it sucks to walk around down there with 100mph winds. Anyone know how many floors HSBC actually uses? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/70 "2012-12-05T08:57:55Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > Give me the top floor and I’ll fill it & live there :tup: $250,000 per floor should sell out pretty quick. Maybe $500,000 for the penthouse. 🙂 Most of you are too young to remember but they used to have the 38th Floor Restaurant up there. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/71 "2012-12-05T09:01:55Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > $250,000 per floor should sell out pretty quick. Maybe $500,000 for the penthouse. 🙂 > Most of you are too young to remember but they used to have the 38th Floor Restaurant up there. There are already waterfront condos selling for more than that. $500k for the top floor of that tower would go in a heartbeat. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/72 "2012-12-05T09:20:39Z")
pipedreams: i’d fucking love ingram to move DT, and this would be a perfect fit from my perspective. i’ve heard through the grapevine that its “not the proper layout for us” or something dumb like that. it would solve our desk space issue, thats for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/73 "2012-12-05T09:23:30Z")
What’s on the top floor right now? Or the top 5 floors? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/74 "2012-12-05T09:53:32Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > There are already waterfront condos selling for more than that. $500k for the top floor of that tower would go in a heartbeat. I meant “as is” but yeah, it would probably be the best/easiest way to fill that building. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/75 "2012-12-05T09:56:41Z")
I looked at some office space around there and a 3 office suite furnished in the tower was about $1,000 a month. Totally not bad and they really want to fill it. ---
**Author:** ![Event](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/event/32/5443_2.png) [@Event](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Event)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/76 "2012-12-05T10:16:07Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > pipedreams: i’d fucking love ingram to move DT, and this would be a perfect fit from my perspective. > > i’ve heard through the grapevine that its “not the proper layout for us” or something dumb like that. > > it would solve our desk space issue, thats for sure. I think parking is the main reason against it. You try finding parking for ~1450 people downtown. It’d be a friggin nightmare. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/77 "2012-12-05T10:40:37Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > They won’t take it down. There is too much history there. 👏 ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/78 "2012-12-05T11:20:03Z")
> [@Event](#): > > I think parking is the main reason against it. > > You try finding parking for ~1450 people downtown. It’d be a friggin nightmare. They had 5k people there, right? Get one of the vendors to fund metro cards for a group / team/ anyone who volunteers to use the subway. they can market it as “being green” or spin some other bs marketing term around it anyone else, pay for their own parking. My mom pays for her own parking, she works at some law firm downtown. Its not the end of the world. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/79 "2012-12-05T11:22:34Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > They had 5k people there, right? > > Get one of the vendors to fund metro cards for a group / team/ anyone who volunteers to use the subway. they can market it as “being green” or spin some other bs marketing term around it > > anyone else, pay for their own parking. My mom pays for her own parking, she works at some law firm downtown. Its not the end of the world. Metro cards to where? lol ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570/80 "2012-12-05T11:23:39Z")
UB south? Perhaps im using the wrong term, subway car. edit: i guess i dont see parking as a dealbreaker. I’m sure they can buy/lease/negotiate some parking spots in with the lease of the building for execs / visitors / handicapped, hell they can run sales contests for monthly parking passes. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upstate-ny-hsbc-branches-up-for-sale/213570.md?page=5)