Isn’t It Rich? –
September 24, 2019 – “This cutting-edge facility offers luxurious accommodations and amenities, providing the customers a 5-star experience while receiving the highest quality treatment,” read Sackato’s marketing materials, which promise private tutors and outings to Chelsea Piers. Gatien Langue, listed in the community board presentation as the principal of Sackato Society, didn’t return an email seeking comment. Brian Feil, vice president of leasing at Feil Organization, declined to comment in an email.
The West 57th Street neighborhood is known as Billionaires’ Row for its concentration of new condo towers aimed at wealthy investors, many of whom pay cash for lavish apartments that they rarely use. The planned site of the rehab center is across the street from One57, a skyscraper where a penthouse was purchased for $100.5 million. “Like everybody I’m just curious as to why this neighborhood,” said David Achelis, president of the West 50s Neighborhood Association. “Are they planning on helping the sons of the Russian oligarchs from the penthouses of One57? Is that who they’re planning on serving?”
