It is the idiomatic usage of the verb "make" when it means "cause to be, or to become".
pattern: subject + "make" + object of "make" + adjective
examples: make something difficult/easy/possible
The noun clause after "have you ever wondered" :
what (subject) makes (verb) living in this high building (object) possible (adjective as object complement)
= what makes it possible (for people) to live in this high building ....[dummy it for delayed object]