His home on top of NYC skyscraper cost $200k

The Rooftop Chalet on West 78th Street A young architect dreamed of airlifting a house onto a Manhattan high-rise. Here’s what he did instead. In the late 1980s, architect Andrew Tesoro fantasized about a helicopter lifting a small New Jersey trailer onto a Manhattan rooftop. “It was a fantasy,” he said, “but it reflected how I wanted to live in New York.” More than a decade out of school and running his own firm, Tesoro knew the idea wouldn’t fly—so he set out to build something of his own. Connect with Andrew www.tesoroarchitects.com instagram.com/tesoroarchitects?igsh=MXM1bGZzN3oxZmJiZg==