While Arkham Asylum was not accepting patients, Schiller applied to have the building used by the asylum repaired. It was a repair rather than a renovation or reconstruction because the building was protected as a historical and cultural landmark.
This old bank truly had some history behind it. Back when Wall Street had yet to become a bustling financial center, the ambitious banker had chosen this place as his headquarters.
After years of wind, frost, rain, and snow, Wall Street's skyscrapers gradually rose through dawns and dusks, while the crowds and traffic grew ever denser. When the Golden Age arrived, this bank, like every other building, gleamed with prosperity.
But as the financial center shifted and Wall Street gradually declined, the old bank became increasingly decrepit as well.
Schiller liked things with a sense of age, but that did not mean he could accept nine out of ten faucets producing no water, while the remaining one ran nothing but rust.
This repair work mainly targeted the internal water and electrical systems, as well as repainting and preserving the walls and floors. Once it was complete, Schiller returned to his office. Nothing here had changed, yet its core was entirely different. For instance, he could finally use higher-wattage light bulbs, and the sink in the small washroom in the Lounge finally worked.
Besides that, many things had been preserved, such as that old telephone brimming with last-century style. In the package deal for the Kryptonian Dream coins, Schiller had generously given Strange a discount and acquired from him the technology for "one telephone connecting all worlds," along with magical anti-tracking technology.
In the office at dusk, Schiller stood before the telephone table by the door and said into the receiver, "Yes, I am Doctor."
"You needn't make small talk. I'm guessing