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This is pretty interesting. What if our housing wasn't built to last indefinitely, but had a life cycle of maybe 50-100 years? As cities change, their housing s
by et2o 11y ago
This is pretty interesting. What if our housing wasn't built to last indefinitely, but had a life cycle of maybe 50-100 years? As cities change, their housing stock could more naturally change with them.
That said, I'm not sure if this style is appropriate for Manhattan today. We don't need more ten-story buildings in Chelsea for multi-millionaires, we need more 50-story buildings (still for millionaires, but hey).
- maxerickson 11y agoThe majority of housing in the US isn't even built to last 100 years (shingle roofs need replacing after ~25 years and a typical wood building will quickly deteriorate once the roof fails).
- et2o 11y agoExactly! That's why I suggested wood buildings might be interesting. Lots of the apartment buildings in Manhattan were solidly built in the late 1800s or early 1900s and are not going anywhere.
- epc 11y agoUnfortunately the residents of Chelsea seem adamantly opposed to taller buildings, in the few areas where they're not already prohibited by zoning or landmarking. West of Tenth seems to be the only area where taller (10+ storeys) seem to be accepted, even as they box in the High Line.