a Señor Wences conversation ...

When Barnet Liberman decided to expand his penthouse at Printing House Square, the industrial building in Greenwich Village that he and his partners converted to luxury lofts in 1979, he decided that rather than combine his space with another apartment, he would build into the building’s attic space.

He said he paid market rate in 1986 for the additional square footage, but he called the talks about his taking over the space “a Señor Wences conversation.” Squeezing his two hands into talking fists, his left hand asked, “S’all right?” and his right hand quickly answered, “S’all right.” Enough said.


From a NYTimes articel about developers getting special perks when they live in their new condo developments.