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Re:Washington, DC, avoided the worst price rises that have p... by euroderf on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @03:44PM (#36976175)
Chicago has interestingly varied density. In an area that is otherwise low-rise, there will be one extremely tall skyscraper.

I wonder what kind of land use policy creates this phenomenon.

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Re:Washington, DC, avoided the worst price rises that have p... by manicennui on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @04:15PM (#36976699)
Probably the fact that the mayor and aldermen only care about property developers, and it is probably cheaper to buy some old building in an area with no skyscrapers.
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