The $49,000 Haddad Flat — Silent Ledger in an Abandoned Rooftop Room

The Haddad flat, valued around $49,000, keeps its quiet record in a rooftop room once used for brief moments of work. Now filled with debris, the space hides a notebook marked ledger, left where it was last written.

Karim Haddad, Satellite Dish Installer

Karim Haddad, born 1986 in Amman, installed and repaired satellite dishes across nearby buildings.

Eight traces of his routine remain scattered in the rooftop room: a coil of coaxial cable; a signal meter device; a small toolkit with screwdrivers; a worn cap left on the chair; a box of mounting brackets; a receipt pad; a pair of work gloves; and the notebook labeled ledger used to track payments.
Each evening after rooftop jobs, he paused in the access room to note completed installations and record earnings.

Work Disrupted

A building-wide contract was awarded to a larger service company, removing independent installers from the area. Karim’s job entries became fewer, then stopped entirely. The ledger ends mid-line.

Back in the rooftop room, the notebook labeled ledger remains on the table beneath layers of dust and debris.
The flat stands quiet and deteriorating, its rooftop space filled with abandoned clutter, and the silent ledger left where the final entry was never completed.