Wednesday 5 October 2022 09:37 PM Dapper daredevil filmed jumping along top of NYC building is contractor who ... trends now A dapper daredevil who was filmed running along the top of a 23-story New York City building has been unmasked as a contractor who waterproofs skyscrapers. Joe Smizaski, 60, was recorded on the phone and taking pictures on top of the West Street Building in Manhattan on Tuesday. The heart-stopping footage showed him later leap from turret to turret before climbing back inside through a window 324ft above the road. Now, his family has revealed his identity to DailyMail.com and said he was there to fix a leak in an apartment on the 22nd floor. Andrea, who said it was her place he was called to, told how he had arrived to help before casually undertaking the daring task. Joe Smizaski, 60, was recorded on the phone and taking pictures on top of the West Street Building in Manhattan on Tuesday The heart-stopping footage showed him later leap from turret to turret before climbing back inside through a window 324ft above the road Marissa Fazendeiro, who is Smizaski's girlfriend's daughter in law, told DailyMail.com: 'It is real, he does this for a living' Marissa Fazendeiro, who is Smizaski's girlfriend's daughter in law, told DailyMail.com: 'It is real, he does this for a living.' She said he was a contractor who is listed as a Director at Standard Restoration & Waterproofing Co. and Rosenwach Tank Co., a firm that services water towers. But resident Andrea, who called her super to get her skylight fixed as it leaked water, cast doubt on the video. She told DailyMail.com the filmmaker who posted the video apparently used trickery to make it look like he took several jumps when he allegedly did not. 'The video doesn't make any sense if you really look at it,' she told DailyMail.com. 'If you look at the video, you could see he keeps repeating the same movement, again and again. It's like a flip book. It's the same window.' She added: 'The fact is a creative filmmaker staying in the Marriot is what produced all of this.' Now, his family has revealed his identity to DailyMail.com and said he was there to fix a leak in an apartment on the 22nd floor Andrea, who said it was her place he was called to, told how he had arrived to help before casually undertaking the daring task It was her son who alerted her to the viral video. She said she watched it, then felt a need to speak out It was her son who alerted her to the viral video. She said she watched it, then felt a need to speak out. She said there was a leak in her apartment from several days of rain, and that the doorman sent the contractor to take a look. The worker entered her apartment and saw water puddled on the floor, telling her, 'You clearly have a leak. The problem is up there.' He pointed upward, then headed to the floor above hers. 'He went up to the 23rd floor and opened the window, crawled out the window and lowered himself down. 'He went out, took a picture and that was it. I saw him standing in a ridiculous position.' She said there was a leak in her apartment from several days of rain, and that the doorman sent the contractor to take a look The worker entered her apartment and saw water puddled on the floor, telling her, 'You clearly have a leak. The problem is up there' He pointed upward, then headed to the floor above hers. 'He went up to the 23rd floor and opened the window, crawled out the window and lowered himself down' 'My son later sent the video to me and said 'mom, look what's going on in your building,' Andrea continued. She added: 'I thought the whole thing was so ridiculous. It makes the building look ridiculous.' Captured by Erik Ljung from a top floor at the adjacent 200 Liberty Street building, Smizaski was seen blurred out by the rain as his clothes flap against the wind. The Gothic-style building, built in 1907 and renovated in 2003, is measured at just over 324ft tall. 'Been getting a lot of questions,' the caption reads. 'I have no idea what the dude was doing.' Fazendeiro replied to the post saying: Hahah this is my mother in laws boyfriend! He works on buildings in NYC. Maybe secretly James Bond.' All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility