Daredevil: Born Again disproves an Avengers Tower fan theory and it only justifies the street level MCU further

The Kingpin of real estate? Not so fast. At least not in Daredevil: Born Again.

For years, fans were convinced that Wilson Fisk had leveled up from crime boss to real estate mogul. After all, Spider-Man: Homecoming confirmed that Avengers Tower had been sold, but no one knew to whom. Naturally, theories ran wild. Was it the Fantastic Four? Norman Osborn? And most intriguingly, was it Wilson Fisk, looking to rebrand it as Fisk Tower?

It was a theory that made sense, at least on paper. Fisk is all about power, influence, and prime New York locations with a view. Owning the former home of the Avengers would have been a chef’s kiss level power move. But Daredevil: Born Again just demolished that theory. Fisk wasn’t interested in the tower. He was playing a much bigger game.

Instead of buying a building, he bought the city.

Wilson Fisk, no tower, no problem?

Since 2017, Avengers Tower’s new owner has been one of the MCU’s best-kept secrets. Fan speculation placed Wilson Fisk at the top of the list, imagining him turning it into a sleek corporate empire for his criminal dealings. But Daredevil: Born Again and Thunderbolts finally put this theory to bed. Fisk didn’t buy the tower. The real buyer? Valentina Allegra de Fontaine.

[The tower, once owned by Stark and later by the Avengers, now belongs to Valentina Allegra de Fontaine in Thunderbolts.]

That’s right. While Fisk was busy stealing votes, Val was out here securing real estate deals. The former Avengers Tower will now become the Watchtower, a key location in Thunderbolts. Meanwhile, Fisk’s power move wasn’t about real estate. It was about rewriting the rules entirely.

And honestly, this makes way more sense for his character. Fisk was never about flashy displays of wealth. His power comes from the shadows, from the quiet manipulation of systems, not from slapping his name on a skyscraper. He isn’t some Lex Luthor-type villain with a corporate ego to feed. He’s something much worse, a man who understands that real power isn’t about owning property, it’s about owning people.

Because let’s be real. Who needs a skyscraper when you can rewrite the laws in your favor?

Why be a landlord when you can be the mayor?

For a man like Wilson Fisk, bricks and glass were never the endgame. Sure, owning Avengers Tower would have made a statement, but becoming the mayor of New York City? That’s a checkmate-level move.

Now, Fisk doesn’t have to bribe cops under the table. He’s got them following his table’s rulebook. He doesn’t need to work around the system anymore, he became the system. And that makes him more powerful than he ever was as a crime lord.

This is where Daredevil: Born Again really gets it right. Fisk isn’t meant to be another MCU villain with a fancy penthouse and a nameplate on the door. He’s a man who thrives on manipulating the world from the inside out, and as mayor, his influence is practically untouchable.

Kingpin doesn’t need a tower, he already owns the city

By keeping Fisk out of Avengers Tower, Daredevil: Born Again does something brilliant. It keeps him grounded, and that’s exactly where he belongs.

Fisk isn’t Thanos, Kang, or some interdimensional overlord. He’s a monster in a tailored suit, a man whose power isn’t cosmic. It’s cold, calculated, and deeply embedded in the cracks of New York’s streets. Giving him the tower would have elevated him into the realm of larger-than-life supervillains, and that is not what makes him a real threat.

What makes Fisk a true menace is that he doesn’t need superpowers. He doesn’t need alien armies or reality-warping tech. His greatest weapon is the law itself, and now, as mayor, he’s untouchable in a way that no amount of muscle or money could have ever made him.

This keeps the street-level MCU intact, separating it from the multiversal chaos happening elsewhere. Fisk’s world isn’t about Avengers-level threats. It’s about corruption, power plays, and the kind of battles that can’t be solved with a snap of the fingers.

Fisk’s next move: Total control

For years, fans expected Wilson Fisk to take over Avengers Tower. Instead, Daredevil: Born Again made a far more genius move. It made him a king without a crown, a villain whose power isn’t in bricks and steel, but in every law, loophole, and institution he now controls.

With Fisk in office, Daredevil: Born Again is poised to be a gritty, brutal, and politically charged fight between Matt Murdock and a man who isn’t just above the law. He is the law.

Matt isn’t just up against a crime boss anymore. He’s going to war with an entire system.

And that’s a fight no skyscraper could ever contain.