Century 21

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In an old office building in New York City, Century 21 real estate agency had been open for decades without anything out of the ordinary. Until one day, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar: every morning around sunrise, the elevator doors would briefly open on their own, revealing just a flash of dusty light before closing again. Finally, someone decided to follow the elevator’s mysterious opening. They found nothing but an old poster advertising ‘luxury apartments’—which was odd because Century 21 sold commercial properties only. A delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe it’s trying to tell us to buy some airtime!’ Everyone laughed, and from then on, whenever anyone mentioned Century 21, they’d wink knowingly.

2. In an old office building in New York City, Century 21 real estate agency, a delivery driver noticed something odd one morning. Among the usual boxes and envelopes on the loading dock stood a small wooden chest, locked tight. The delivery driver, curious but cautious, called out to his colleague, ‘Hey, check this out—looks like someone left their lunchbox here!’ They both cracked open the rusty lock with a paper clip, only to find inside…nothing but a note that read: “Sorry for the inconvenience! This is not our office anymore.” The neighbors laughed it off as just another quirky Century 21 story.

3. In an old office building in New York City, Century 21 real estate agency, someone started leaving mysterious notes under listing cards. Each note had just one sentence: 'This house is haunted.' Nobody knew who left them or why.} Then, one day, a delivery driver found a note saying, ‘This fridge is haunted.’ Soon, every appliance got its own message—‘This stove is cursed,’ ‘This toilet has ghostly visitors’—until everyone laughed so much they forgot to take it seriously anymore.

4. In an old office building in New York City, Century 21 real estate agency, every morning around sunrise, someone started leaving mysterious notes on empty listings. ‘Perfect for a secret garden,’ it read. No one knew who left them or why. One day, a delivery driver found a note on a listing for a tiny studio apartment: 'Great for hiding from your ex!' Soon, everyone thought the notes were hints for love-sick tenants. Turned out, they were just doodles scribbled by a regular trying to impress his crush.