Re:Leasing Begins for New York’s First Micro-Apartments
by ghaff on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @12:55PM
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You mean like the $4.5 billion 2nd Avenue subway that is nearing completion after being discussed for something like a hundred years.
And, while one can always build more and build higher, Manhattan isn't exactly a study in low-rise construction (although much of the city is low/mid-rise). And if you stay in NYC hotel rooms where you're looking out at some narrow shaft between buildings, it's not hard to understand why there are some limits on just building skyscrapers willy nilly.
Re:Leasing Begins for New York’s First Micro-Apartments
by rco8786 on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @02:31PM
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"nearing completion" is an enormous stretch, if not just plain wrong. The very first phase is still under construction and only consists of 2 miles of a planned 8.5 total.
And, while one can always build more and build higher, Manhattan isn't exactly a study in low-rise construction (although much of the city is low/mid-rise). And if you stay in NYC hotel rooms where you're looking out at some narrow shaft between buildings, it's not hard to understand why there are some limits on just building skyscrapers willy nilly.