FINAL: Misha Tours 56 Leonard St.

It all started with an image.  One day, knowing Misha's interest in land development and real estate, Micki brought him a brochure.  It depicted 56 Leonard Street, a 60 story skyscraper under construction in Tribeca, NY.  As Misha intuited, 56 Leonard is not just any building.  Designed by Pritzker Prize (@PritzkerPrize)-winning Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meruon (@HerzogdeMeuron), the structure boasts 145 "spatially innovative" homes ranging from 3,000 to 17,000 square feet stacked one upon the other in jutting, irregular arrangements (as described by the firm, the building consists of "houses stacked in the sky.").  When finished, 56 Leonard will also house a specially-commissioned work by Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor (for more info on Kapoor's work, please click here to view his Artsy page).  Soaking in all of these details, Misha felt spellbound.  He was captivated by that one image.

Since this initial hypnosis, Misha infused 56 Leonard into his work, even crafting a paper model of the building in his art class.  A break arrived, too, in the winter.  Returning from Killington, Misha was traveling with a Kildonan parent who happens to be wedded to one of the building's developers.  Misha detailed his interest in the building, and not soon after, an agreement was met:  he would tour the building with the developer.

If Misha felt inspired looking at the pictures of 56 Leonard, he felt even more so while touring the space.  The materials are hand-picked; only the finest elements (such as Turkish marble) compose the living spaces.  The view from the 40th floor too, he stated, was amazing; notably, it sells for $17 million.  The clientele do not find this price a stumbling block either, for at least 92% of the living spaces have already been purchased.

Misha's experience does not quite end there either.  After submitting a resume to the developer in search of an internship, Misha has secured an internship with Alexico Group (@AlexicoGroup)'s The Mark Hotel (@TheMarkHotelNY), is speaking to a NYC real estate agent, and will perhaps explore the Silo Ridge development in Amenia, NY.

These opportunities evince, first, the power of IP:  the real, meaningful work that can come from independent time, compassionate contacts, and passion-based learning.  More specifically, of course, they speak to Misha's talents and to his budding professional skills.  We are proud of him, and we invite you to celebrate with us by posting in the comments section below on Misha, 56 Leonard, Anish Kapoor, The Mark Hotel, etc.

Description of 1st image:  Concept art of 56 Leonard Street, top right.  Photo located at therealdeal.com.  Kildonan and its IP program claim no ownership over the picture above.

Description of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th images:  Misha pictured in 56 Leonard, left.  A shot of the building from the street, at right.  The view from the 40th floor of 56 Leonard, bottom right.  All photos taken by Misha.

Misha Tours 56 Leonard St.

It all started with an image.  One day, knowing Misha's interest in land development and real estate, Micki brought him a brochure.  It depicted 56 Leonard Street, a 60 story skyscraper under construction in Tribeca, NY.  As Misha intuited, 56 Leonard is not just any building.  Designed by Pritzker Prize (@PritzkerPrize)-winning Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meruon (@HerzogdeMeuron), the structure boasts 145 "spatially innovative" homes ranging from 3,000 to 17,000 square feet stacked one upon the other in jutting, irregular arrangements (as described by the firm, the building consists of "houses stacked in the sky.").  When finished, 56 Leonard will also house a specially-commissioned work by Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor.  Soaking in all of these details, Misha felt spellbound.  He was captivated by that one image.

Since this initial hypnosis, Misha infused 56 Leonard into his work, even crafting a paper model of the building in his art class.  Recently, too, a break arrived.  Returning from Killington, Misha was traveling with a Kildonan parent who happens to be wedded to one of the building's developers.  Misha detailed his interest in the building, and not soon after, an agreement was met:  he would tour the building with the developer.

If Misha felt inspired looking at the pictures of 56 Leonard, he felt even more so while touring the space.  The materials are hand-picked; only the finest elements (such as Turkish marble) compose the living spaces.  The view from the 40th floor too, he stated, was amazing; notably, it sells for $17 million.  The clientele do not find this price a stumbling block either, for at least 92% of the living spaces have already been purchased.  For the visual impressions of Misha's trip, please consult the photos placed throughout the post.

Misha's experience does not quite end there either.  After submitting a resume to the developer in search of an internship, Misha has secured an internship with Alexico Group (@AlexicoGroup)'s The Mark Hotel (@TheMarkHotelNY), is speaking to a NYC real estate agent, and will perhaps explore the Silo Ridge development in Amenia, NY.

These opportunities evince, first, the power of IP:  the real, meaningful work that can come from independent time, compassionate contacts, and passion-based learning.  More specifically, of course, they speak to Misha's talents and to his budding professional skills.

What do you think of Misha's work? Have you seen the building, and are you familiar with Anish Kapoor's work? Please post in the comments section below on Misha, 56 Leonard, Anish Kapoor, The Mark Hotel, etc.

Description of 1st image:  Concept art of 56 Leonard Street, top right.  Photo located at therealdeal.com.  Kildonan and its IP program claim no ownership over the picture above.

Description of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th images:  Misha pictured in 56 Leonard, left.  A shot of the building from the street, at right.  The view from the 40th floor of 56 Leonard, bottom right.  All photos taken by Misha.

Misha: Summer Internships

Determined to earn hands-on experience in real estate and business, Misha is researching programs and internships for the coming summer.  Here are some options that he is considering:

- Summerfuel (@summerfuel).  A pre-college program providing various "personalized adventures for students," Summerfuel offers a particularly exciting opportunity:  Social Entrepreneurship (passages taken from the organization's About Us).  Hosted on the campuses of Stanford University (@Stanford) and Yale University (@Yale), this program introduces "high school students to the cross-disciplinary skills necessary to build effective and efficient business-based solutions to social problems" (passages taken from the Read More).  More specifically, participants "work to develop and implement comprehensive social ventures, from research to operational logistics, marketing, financing and sustainability.  [They] will have opportunities to implement and measure the impact of key pieces of their plans, practicing key presentation and leadership skills along the way."

- The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (@Wharton).  A dynamic business institution since 1881, Wharton offers an intriguing pre-college program named the Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program.  Hosted on the University of Pennsylvania campus, LEAD offers thirty students across the nation the opportunity to "attend lectures by distinguished Wharton School faculty and visiting corporate executives," to "engage in challenging team-based assignments" and to "visit corporations and institutions in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City" (passages taken from The LEAD Program at Wharton).  Enrolled students are also able to network with corporate executives and enjoy various social and cultural activities.

- Marist College (@Marist).  A private four-year institution boasting a reputation as one of the nation's "Best 237 Business Schools" (per the Princeton Review), Marist offers a competitive option for Misha:  the Summer Business Institute.  Hosted for two weeks on Marist's Poughkeepsie, NY campus, this program "introduces students to the world of business and the practice of management" (passages taken from Summer Business Institute).  Students study areas such as the "dynamic world of business, the nature of managerial work, the history of managerial thought," and they receive three college-transferable credits in business.

Misha is diligently preparing his letter to Marist's program, but...which one will he ultimately choose? If you have any advice for him, or if you would recommend any other program not listed above, please post in the comments section below.

Description of 1st image:  Three students enrolled in the Social Entrepreneurship program at Stanford.  Photo added to Pinterest by Jocelyn Su.  Kildonan and its IP program claim no ownership over this picture.

Description of 2nd image:  LEAD at Wharton - Class of 2014, pictured above.  Photo located at www.wharton.upenn.edu.  Kildonan and its IP program claim no ownership over this picture.

Description of 3rd image:  A student attending Marist's Summer Business Institute.  Photo located at www.marist.edu.  Kildonan and its IP program claim no ownership over this picture.

Misha: Real Estate & Land Development

Misha: "Mending Wall," by Robert Frost

A dedicated and mature young man, Misha is pursuing an interview with an expert in the real estate industry.  In the meantime, he is not only reading a valuable how-to manual designed for novice agents but also has begun to explore Robert Frost's more poetic, philosophical perspective on land development.

(Robert Frost, pictured above.  This photo was located at biography.com.  Kildonan and its IP program claim no ownership over the above image.)

An American poet often exploring realism in rural settings, Frost offers a unique view of property in his poem "Mending Wall."

Something there is that doesn't love a wall,
That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,
And spills the upper boulders in the sun,
And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.
The work of hunters is another thing:
I have come after them and made repair
Where they have left not one stone on a stone,
But they would have the rabbit out of hiding,
To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean,
No one has seen them made or heard them made,
But at spring mending-time we find them there.
I let my neighbor know beyond the hill;
And on a day we meet to walk the line
And set the wall between us once again.
We keep the wall between us as we go.
To each the boulders that have fallen to each.
And some are loaves and some so nearly balls
We have to use a spell to make them balance:
'Stay where you are until our backs are turned!'
We wear our fingers rough with handling them.
Oh, just another kind of out-door game,
One on a side. It comes to little more:
There where it is we do not need the wall:
He is all pine and I am apple orchard.
My apple trees will never get across
And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.
He only says, 'Good fences make good neighbors'.
Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder
If I could put a notion in his head:
'Why do they make good neighbors? Isn't it
Where there are cows?
But here there are no cows.
Before I built a wall I'd ask to know
What I was walling in or walling out,
And to whom I was like to give offence.
Something there is that doesn't love a wall,
That wants it down.' I could say 'Elves' to him,
But it's not elves exactly, and I'd rather
He said it for himself. I see him there
Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top
In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed.
He moves in darkness as it seems to me~
Not of woods only and the shade of trees.
He will not go behind his father's saying,
And he likes having thought of it so well
He says again, 'Good fences make good neighbors.'

Tell us what you think of the poem (and Tom O'Bedlam's reading) in the comments below.