

Hartsoe says even her building managers do not fully understand.įor now, she is steering clear of her bathroom as much as possible, while attributing at least part of the mass appeal of her video to the attentions of New Yorkers who can only dream of finding more square footage behind their bathroom walls.

The presence of the apartment remains shrouded in mystery. “And that definitely put me on edge.”īut after a thorough investigation she decided that ripped-up floors, exposed piping and the lack of a toilet or bathtub made the space uninhabitable. “I was kind of expecting there to be somebody, especially with the water bottle being there,” she told New York magazine. Prowling the dark rooms, she whispers: “What’s wrong with me?” She also discovers an empty water bottle, which she calls a “sign of life”. Inside the hair-raising secret space, Hartsoe finds open windows and a heap of trash bags.

Samantha Hartsoe posts series of TikTok videos.
